The Role
The Paralegal supports in-house attorneys with legal research, document preparation, contract management, litigation support, and maintaining intellectual property files.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
This employee is responsible for performing a variety of support duties for in-house attorneys, including legal matters and contract review management, IP portfolio management, researching law, investigating facts, preparing/gathering documents/files, and other duties as assigned.
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Researches and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, and legal codes
- Reviews and supports attorneys in managing litigation and corporate documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, contracts, articles of incorporation, corporate documents, interrogatories and responses to
- performs initial form review and manages review process for agreements with partnerships, payers, vendors, and other third parties review, approval, and use by counsel and general counsel
- Assists attorneys in managing and processing contracts, including initial drafting, reviewing and negotiating of contracts, maintaining contract repositories, and ensuring contracts adhere to Lincare's standards
- Drafts termination and default letters
- Investigates facts and law of cases to assist with reviewing causes of action and to preparation of cases accordingly
- Gathers documents, files, and other information needed for active litigation cases
- Assist reviewing attorney by producing accurate, timely initial redlines and clerical edits on corporate contracts to support the attorney
- Manage administrative tasks related to IP portfolio maintence
- Manages intellectual property files in coordination with IP counsel
- Performs other clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, composing/typing routine correspondence, and reading/routing incoming legal requests
- Prepares legal documents and maintains files
Education
- Bachelor's Degree, Required
Work Experience
- Five years or more of related background and/or training in litigation and contract management
- Two years or more of related experience and/or training, Required
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualifications include problem solving/analysis
- Thoroughness and attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication
- Strong business acumen
Top Skills
Contract Management Software
Legal Research Tools
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The Company
What We Do
Lincare is a leading supplier of respiratory-therapy products and services for patients in the home. You can learn more about our extensive suite of products and services by visiting our website. Everywhere we operate, Lincare is working to be a partner in patient care by providing high-quality services and supplies, promoting patient education, and building strong relationships with patients, physicians, families and caregivers.
Services we offer include:
Oxygen Therapy
Nebulizer Therapy
Sleep Therapy
Ventilator Therapy
Enteral Therapy
Pediatric Services
Caring Responders
Long Term Care
Disease Management Programs
and More!
