Paralegal

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Louisiana

Job Location:

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well be healthy continue learning develop skills grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with Blue Cross.

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

POSITION PURPOSE

This position is responsible for providing legal support for inhouse Litigation Counsel. Responsibilities primarily consist of activities associated with evaluating subpoenas and requests for Company records by applying relevant privacy law to those requests gathering records from various departments and corporate document repositories and drafting appropriate responses. Other responsibilities may include litigation or arbitration related tasks on legal case files.

NATURE AND SCOPE

This role does not manage people
This role reports to this job: MANAGER LITIGATION
Necessary Contacts: In order to effectively fulfill this position the incumbent must be in contact with: Employees of the company (which include Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and its subsidiaries HMO Louisiana Inc. and Southern National Life Insurance Company Inc.) providers subscribers counsel for providers and subscribers and various courts and administrative agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Certificate of Completion from a Paralegal Studies Program or an unlicensed Juris Doctorate with no record of bar discipline is required

Work Experience

2 years of paralegal experience required
Health insurance knowledge or experience in the insurance litigation field preferred

Skills and Abilities

Strong understanding of the legal process with the ability to analyze and interpret legal documentation and how it relates to and affects the company. Experience with drafting and responding to discovery requests including records subpoenas preferred
Excellent written and oral communication skills exquisite precise attention to detail analytical abilities effective grammar and human relations skills and the ability to work independently are required.
Computer skills including experience in using Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel Access PowerPoint Teams etc.) and eDiscovery software.

Licenses and Certifications

National Certification for Paralegal Assistants is preferred

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Researches and analyzes record requests from third parties to determine validity of inquiry and prepare initial draft of appropriate response with guidance from management.
Reads reviews understands organizes redacts and produces records in response to requests in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
Researches corporate systems and document repositories to locate relevant information and documents responsive to request
Maintains case files charts databases and tables to track pertinent operational and legal information related to assigned matters and to ensure accurate and efficient information retrieval of documents/data as well as timely completion of case related activities.
Calculates and calendars court deadlines; monitors all due dates to ensure all response deadlines are timely met keeps current with changes in court rules and filing procedures
Communicates with requestor and internal personnel to facilitate progress of response to request.
Keeps abreast of internal and external legal technological and regulatory developments related to work responsibilities to provide the company with the best professional assistance.
Assists as needed and assigned with other Litigation matters.

Additional Accountabilities and Essential Functions
The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Perform other job-related duties as assigned within your scope of responsibilities.
Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.
Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.
The ability to comprehend document calculate visualize and analyze are required.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Additional Information

Please be sure to monitor your email frequently for communications you may receive during the recruiting process. Due to the high volume of applications we receive only those most qualified will be contacted. To monitor the status of your application please visit the My Applications section in the Candidate Home section of your Workday account.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application please contact for assistance.

In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians Blue Cross encourages the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and in order to promote good health our company properties are smoke and tobacco free.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana performs background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration criminal courts federal state and county repositories of criminal records Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.

Additionally Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.