Paralegal

Sun Health is looking for a big-hearted, invested, and thorough Paralegal to join our vibrant team at our Administration office in Surprise, AZ.

Statement of Purpose: Seeking a paralegal/executive legal assistant who is ready and able to provide high-level assistance to the Vice President of Legal Affairs and one or more other executives in connection with tasks related to corporate governance, corporate regulations, corporate transactions and disputes, and everyday business matters.

Compensation: This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay.

Reports to: VP of Legal Affairs

Why Sun Health?

Sun Health has supported healthcare in the West Phoenix metropolitan area for over 50 years and continues its mission to champion superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.

Sun Health's core purpose is to empower people to enjoy living longer and more purposeful lives, and our team members lead the way in education, advocacy, and care for our residents and community.

Sun Health was recently:

• certified as a Great Place to Work by our employees in 2020, 2021 and 2022,
• awarded a top 10 spot on the national Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ 2020 and 2021 list, and
• awarded a Platinum award in 2019, 2020 & 2021 through the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.

Benefits offered for this position include:

• Paid Time Off and Sick Time
• Medical, dental & vision
• 401k with immediate vesting & up to 5% employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships
• Career and leadership development opportunities
• Employee Health and Wellbeing programs & rewards
• Community volunteer opportunities
• Discount Programs through The Employee Network
• Employee Association: Nonprofit supporting team members in need

A comprehensive list of benefits for all positions can be found here: https://www.sunhealth.org/careers#benefit

Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing and maintaining business and legal documents
• Directing and coordinating assorted legal and business-related activities
• Drafting written correspondence
• Proof-reading written documents to ensure the accuracy of all documents prepared.
• Researching public records and applicable law
• Managing business entity documents internally and with state agencies
• Filing corporate and legal documents with public agencies and the courts
• Assisting with responding to subpoenas and written discovery requests, including searching for responsive documents, organizing and Bates labeling materials
• Overseeing vendor contracts, invoices, time records and budgets
• Assisting with presentations, summaries and reports and preparation of spreadsheets, tables, diagrams, and PowerPoints
• Scheduling and arranging meetings and managing calendars and deadlines.
• Keeping Meeting Minutes, notes and preparation of memoranda summarizing the same
• Interacting with company vendors, business associates and other team members
• Making copies, sending e-mails, and arranging for deliveries by courier or messenger
• Demonstrate the Sun Health Vibrant Living culture and provides all customers/audience with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating Sun Health behaviors (the 6 Cs) each and every day.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency required, associate degree in paralegal studies preferred
• Minimum 5 years of work-related on-the-job experience performing paralegal related work either with a full-service law firm or in an in-house legal department
• Knowledge and experience working with written agreements and redlining and comparing drafts of the same
• Knowledge and experience with researching, preparing, and filing business and legal documents with the Arizona Corporation Commission and Arizona Secretary of State
• Knowledge and experience preparing, researching, and reviewing publicly recorded documents
• Knowledge and experience with Rules of Civil Procedure and filing court documents with the Maricopa County Superior Court and U.S. District Court
• Knowledge and experience assisting with responding to subpoenas and written discovery requests
• Familiarity with attorney time keeping and billing practices, procedures, and invoices, and with budget oversight
• Knowledge and experience managing business entity documents for corporations and LLCs internally and with state agencies
• Knowledge and experience generating and working with spreadsheets, tables, diagrams, and PowerPoints
• Knowledge and experience to perform legal research if needed and as assigned
• Proficient in Microsoft Office/Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Familiarity with Excel and Westlaw

Salary : $30 - $33