Legal Assistant

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The Legal Assistant provides high-level administrative support to LCMC legal staff by preparing reports, handling information requests and performing clerical duties. Preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, scheduling meetings, etc. Coordinates requests for legal work from LCMC affiliates, reviews and processes legal invoices and works with specialized legal management software.

Your Everyday

Secretarial and receptionist duties for legal staff at LCMC:

• Serves as liaison for the healthcare related operations personnel, physicians, professional healthcare organizations and attorneys to facilitate the accomplishment of LCMC's mission and goals.
• Manages legal calendars, schedules and confirms appointments. Determines priorities independently or in consultation with attorneys in the Legal Department.
• Assists one or more attorneys in calendar management, builds travel time into the schedule, etc.
• Coordinates internal and external meeting arrangements, including invitation and registration process, facilities, catering and logistics, as well as travel and hotel arrangements as needed.
• Compiles meeting agenda, gathers information (often of a highly confidential nature) from multiple sources and ensures that materials are assembled and distributed.
• Organizes, indexes and assembles documents, reports, exhibits and other materials in response to subpoenas and production requests.

Coordinates requests for legal work, reviews and processes legal invoices and works with specialized legal management software:

• Processes requests for legal work from various departments of LCMC.
• Works with operations personnel to ensure that complete information is provided to the legal department.
• Enters data into, maintains and manages legal management software with regard to work requests and runs reports.
• Assigns projects to appropriate attorneys.
• Manages intake, approval and payment of legal invoices.

Compiles and maintains data, correspondence and documentation:

• Gathers information from internal and external sources. Organizes and tabulates data, often of a highly confidential nature.
• Establishes, organizes and maintains hard copies and computer files, often of a sensitive or confidential nature.
• Assists in preparing, proofing and finalizing transactional documents, memoranda and correspondence.
• Assists with preparation and filing of amendments, annual reports, tradename and trademark application, etc. with the state secretaries.

The Must-Haves

Minimum:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Required:High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of relevant legal or executive office experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills.
• Discretion.
• Professional demeanor and presence.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Database experience.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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