Legal Assistant/Paralegal

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Summary:

Provide secretarial, clerical, and administrative support for one or more of the in-house attorneys for Cook Children's Health Care System (CCHCS).

Qualifications:

• High School diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent.

• A minimum of 8 years legal office experience.

• Proficient in spelling, grammar and punctuation.

• Highly proficient in the use of word processors, calculators, and other office machines.

• At least ten years computer experience.

• Typing speed of 65-70 wpm corrected for errors.

• Cooperative and courteous to visitors and employees, focused on customer service.

• Initiative and good judgment.

• Ability to work with minimal or no supervision.

• Ability to make independent decisions within scope of responsibilities.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Highly proficient in use of specified software used in Legal Department.

• Ability to do basic legal research.

• Familiarity with legal terminology, documents and procedures.

Certification/Licensure:

• Paralegal certification not a requirement, but desired.

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.