Paralegal

Position: Paralegal-Legal Services Specialist (Contract Role)

• Location: 100% ONSITE at 480 Bedford RD, Chappaqua, New York, WESTCHESTER, 10514, United States
• Hourly Pay Range: $28 - $30 per hour
• Experience: 5+ years of risk management/legal experience and Bachelor's degree, Paralegal Certificate

Job Description:

Location: Chappaqua Crossing

Position Overview: The Paralegal-Legal Services Specialist assists the Senior Director Risk Management & Quality Assurance in coordinating the provision of comprehensive risk management services at Optum Medical Care, P.C. for all insurance, enterprise risk and medico-legal matters relating to the special tasks and activities of the department.

Essential Duties:

• Manages the occurrence/potential claims reporting program, closely reviewing and

• Responsible for coordination of interviews, proactively gathering involved

documentation and ensuring secure, protected and confidential file maintenance for

• Responsible for notifying insurance carriers, claims TPA, physicians and attorneys

• Coordinates document discovery, witness discovery, claims analysis, case

• Coordinate and schedule high-level meetings and conference calls.
• Receive and coordinate all service of process.
• Manage and coordinate all legal requests for physicians.
• Maintains calendars to include coordination and scheduling of meetings, depositions,

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Communication and Verbal Proficiency
• Interpersonal Skills
• Listening and Communication Skills
• Reporting Skills
• Scheduling
• Presentation Skills, Organization and Time Management
• Collaboration Skills
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Flexibility
• Technical Capacity
• Stress Management/Composure

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, Paralegal Certificate,
• 5+ years of risk management/ legal experience
• Experience with legal terms, laws and judiciary guidelines

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat
• Notary (preferred)

Please note that this is a contract position—there is no guarantee that this position will be extended past the end date or converted to permanent status.