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Legal Assistant II

Role overview

Summary

This role supports the contracting and transactional functions of the WVUHS Legal Department under the supervision of the Associate General Counsel. You will assist with various legal tasks, document preparation, and communication with internal departments to facilitate legal processes.

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or Equivalent AND one (1) year of experience in legal or related field OR Bachelor's degree.
  • Preferred: Associates degree in business/office management, secretarial sciences, or related legal field
  • Preferred: Experience with database and document management systems
  • Preferred: Experience related to general transactional and contract legal processes
  • Preferred: Advanced experience in Microsoft Office and Adobe

Responsibilities

  • Provide a wide range of support to WVUHS transaction and contracts team
  • Manage calendar and travel arrangements for associate and assistant general counsel
  • Communicate with internal WVUHS departments regarding legal matters
  • Prepare and coordinate execution of legal documents

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Legal Assistant
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication
  • Writing
  • Organizational Skills
  • Time Management
  • Adaptability

About the company

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WVU Medicine

  • Hospitals & Health Systems
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
The WVU Health System, which operates under the brand name WVU Medicine, is comprised of 22 member, managed, and affiliated hospitals in West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It is West Virginia’s largest healthcare system and largest private employer with more than 2,500 licensed beds, 4,900 providers, approximately 30,000 employees, and more than $5 billion in total operating revenues. It includes: • J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown (flagship), including WVU Medicine Children’s in Morgantown and Fairmont Medical Center in Fairmont; • United Hospital Center in Bridgeport; • Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg; • Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg; • Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio; • Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway; • Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland; • Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz, Ohio; • Jackson General Hospital in Ripley; • Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson; • Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser; • Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, including The Behavioral Health Pavilion in Bluefield; • Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale; • Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston; • St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon; • Summersville Regional Medical Center in Summersville; • Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston; • Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; • Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville; • Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling; • And five institutes – the WVU Cancer Institute, the WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, the WVU Eye Institute, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The WVU Health System also provides management services to Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg. For more information, visit WVUMedicine.org.

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Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full.  Below, you’ll find other important information about this position. 

Acting under the direction and supervision of the Associate General Counsel, provides general Legal Assistant support of the contracting and transactional functions and responsibilities of the Associate General Counsel, as well as in support of the more general legal needs of the WVUHS Legal Department.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. High School diploma or Equivalent AND one (1) year of experience in legal or related field OR Bachelor's degree.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Associates degree in business/office management, secretarial sciences, or related legal field

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience with database and document management systems

2. Experience related to general transactional and contract legal processes

3. Advanced experience in Microsoft Office and Adobe


CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provide a wide range of support to WVUHS transaction and contracts team

2. Key point of contact, responsible for calendar management and travel (when necessary) for associate and assistant general counsel.

3. Communicate timely and professionally with internal WVUHS departments regarding legal matters

4. Prepares documents for signature and coordinates execution and mailing of legal documents

5. Monitor and maintain management information for the WVUH Legal Services Department.

6. Maintain appropriate departmental filing system and departmental files ensuring ease of access in timely manner to accurate information.

7. Complete various projects related to the organization of documents, filing systems, and management of on-site and off-site contracts.

8. Lead area by Create and organize information, and generate reference tools for easy use by the office.

9. Monitor governmental websites for excluded parties on governmental and OIG websites, perform sanction checks on outside vendors as necessary, and ensure all vendors are registered to perform business in state of residence.

10. Ensure contract file has all contracts, signatures, and documents fully executed prior to closing.

11. Circulate copies of contracting documents to stakeholders as appropriate.

12. Support the WVUH Legal Services Department in all matters, including support of other counsel and staff within the Department as needed.

13. Train other personnel in contracts management database as directed.

14. Organize and track files for important transactions or case documents, including pleadings and voluminous discovery16 documents; creating files and maintaining files in electronic case and contracts management databases.

15. Obtaining and assisting with the review of due diligence and discovery materials, such as corporate certificates of good standing and other court filings.

16. Search legal records collected in computer databases.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Prolonged periods of sitting.

2. Manual dexterity used in operating standard office equipment

3. Lifting of no more than 10 pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:


1. Good verbal and writing skills.

2. Ability to proofread and edit documents.

3. Good organizational skills.

4. Basic computer knowledge and ability to operate standard office software.

5. Willingness to adapt and reprioritize tasks in a changing environment

6.  Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize while working independently.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company:

SYSTEM West Virginia University Health System

Cost Center:

509 SYSTEM Legal Services

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