Senior Paralegal - Health Law

About the role

This position provides administrative and legal support to a team of 3–4 attorneys specializing in healthcare law. The role involves assisting with healthcare compliance matters, supporting medical staff and clinic operations on legal and regulatory questions, conducting legal and regulatory research, drafting and managing contracts, and ensuring accurate documentation and efficient coordination across legal and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-level legal and operational support to attorneys within the Office of General Counsel on a broad range of healthcare legal, regulatory, compliance, governance, transactional, and operational matters.
• Conducts legal and regulatory research and analysis related to federal and state healthcare laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and healthcare industry requirements.
• Manages the intake, review, drafting, negotiation, execution, and ongoing administration of healthcare-related contracts and legal documents under attorney supervision.
• Serves as a primary legal operations resource for clinical, academic, and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) contracting processes, coordinating contract review, approvals, execution, and ongoing administration.
• Provides support for strategic transactions, business arrangements, affiliations, partnerships, provider relationships, and other healthcare system initiatives.
• Assists with corporate governance activities, including resolutions, organizational records, and related documentation.
• Supports regulatory compliance activities, including licensing, accreditation, governmental filings, audits, investigations, and responses to regulatory inquiries.
• Assists with litigation and claims management, including legal hold administration, document collection, discovery coordination, matter tracking, and collaboration with outside counsel.
• Prepares and manages complex legal documents, correspondence, reports, presentations, summaries, educational materials, and special projects while exercising sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality in sensitive legal and business matters.
• Provides contract paralegal support to the department and other attorneys, as assigned.
• Prepares varied legal documents, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in paralegal studies or related field, or paralegal certification required.
• Minimum of 7 years demonstrated paralegal experience required; 10 years preferred.
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to proactively interact with all levels of staff and/or others while achieving positive outcomes.
• Possesses information, skill, and understanding of the work to be performed.
• Ability to work both closely with a team and independently, exercising flexibility and acting as a self-starter.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Physical Demands

• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) pounds without assistance.
• Job classification is not exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties.

Work Environment

• Normally works in a climate-controlled office environment.
• Frequent sitting with movement throughout office space.
• Use of computers throughout the work day.
• Frequent use of keyboard with repetitive motion of hands, wrists, and fingers.