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Paralegal

Northwell Health · New Hyde Park, New York, US

Job Description Supports the legal counsel in litigation research, discovery, and preparation of legal documents for various legal matters. Job Responsibilit...

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Job Description Supports the legal counsel in litigation research, discovery, and preparation of legal documents for various legal matters. Preferred: - Prepares exhibits for various proceedings. - Collaborates with departments throughout to obtain necessary information relevant to each case. - Researches case law, codes, decisions, legal articles, and public records to determine causes of action and to prepare for various cases. - Assists with discovery, investigation, and research among other activities. - Conducts the initial interview to obtain information about the problem at hand. - Prepares legal documents (i.e. affiliation and transfer agreements, petitions, order to show cause, physician employment agreements, etc.) for review by counsel. - Collaborates with in-house counsel to maintain current Medical Staff Bylaws for the hospitals. - Develops and maintains departmental databases for tracking / monitoring information (i.e. labor and employment actions, vendor contracts, physician employment agreements, legal fees, file index, etc.). - Maintains department’s law library, ensuring legal volumes and online resource access are current and up-to-date. - Performs related duties...