[Remote] Temporary Legal Specialist

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking an experienced Legal Specialist to support their Legal team on a part-time, fixed-term basis. This role involves providing practical legal support across various matters including contract review and compliance support, while working independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide contract drafting, legal research, subpoena response, and other support to Office of Legal Services attorneys and staff advising St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and its subsidiaries
• Assist the Legal Operations Director in working collaboratively with both internal and external colleagues
• Support development, coordination, and delivery of administrative services for the department
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum Experience: 2+ years of legal assistant, paralegal, or related experience
• Experience Exception: Juris Doctorate degree with internship experience
• Seeks to understand customer needs by asking clarifying questions
• Prioritizes responses to customer queries
• Solves routine customer problems as per processes, and seeks guidance, if needed for quick resolution
• Seeks clarifications to understand what is being said
• Is able to clearly summarize information learnt to confirm understanding
• Writes in a clear and concise manner and speaks succinctly and confidently
• Exhibits basic knowledge of policies, procedures, regulatory requirements and protocols related to legal operations
• Carries out standard legal operations and administrative activities under supervision
• Understands the task at hand, seeks out information, and draws conclusions from available data to deliver outcomes
• Adapts quickly to changing priorities to perform as needed in his/her role
• Remains calm when faced with changes to (and in) his/her work
• Plans in advance, organizes own work, and executes high-quality work on time. Shows initiative to take on more responsibilities/work
• Embraces goals and demonstrates a sense of urgency in achieving them
• Holds self to high standards and keeps pushing to meet them
• Shows basic awareness of legal analysis approaches and is able to analyze case law and regulations within area
• Understands key legal questions/issues and conducts legal research to arrive at meaningful insights
• Juris Doctorate degree preferred
• Experience working in an academic or healthcare setting preferred

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