Sr. Legal Services Specialist - MN Hybrid Preferred or Remote

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This position provides support to the C&S Legal team, as well as Business Leads as appropriate. The position responsibilities will focus on the following areas: legal research, state fair hearing support, materials review, procurement support and other topics as needed to support the broader team. The candidate should have solid organization and project management skills.   

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.  For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Legal Research: Gather background information, research contracts, the laws, and regulations on specific issues and prepare summaries with initial analysis for the attorney
• Contracts/Agreements: Review contracts and identify areas of legal and/or business risk. Requires working closely with the appropriate business client and assigned attorney
• Project Coordination/Management: Coordinate projects within the team and with other departments. Organize, manage communication, and track progress on assigned projects
• State Fair Hearing Support: Coordinate and assist with the preparation for state fair hearings. This includes partnering with the business to coordinate and staff requests for hearings, preparing evidence packets, coordinating witness preparation and outside counsel engagement, and appearing at the fair hearing
• Team Collaboration: Work as part of a team of three paralegals. Each paralegal has primary assignments, but flexibility is required to shift work as needed to respond to priority projects. Manage multiple projects, train others as needed and willingly take on work from others to ensure team success and a supportive work environment for all
• Request for Proposals (RFPs) Support as Needed: UnitedHealthcare C&S bids on contracts nationwide to serve as the Managed Care Organization for various state Medicaid agencies. This role involves reviewing RFPs in collaboration with the proposal team, the legal team, and business partners. Identify legal questions/issues, work to develop standard responses in collaboration with attorneys, draft unique responses, adhere to proposal timelines and checklists, and draft legal summaries working with attorneys as needed

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant experience 
• 3+ years of experience working as a paralegal 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Project management experience
• Ability to deal with multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work well with others, but manage an independent workload
• Proven solid organizational skills and ability to coordinate projects
• Research experience including working with contracts, such as contract review and drafting

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Paralegal Certificate
• Experience in the healthcare industry, managed care industry or a federal or state government health care program 
• Experience with state fair hearing support
• Experience working in a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated research skills with a variety of vehicles - intranet, internet, Lexis Nexis, networking, etc. 
• Proven excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Ability to be detail oriented, including reviewing presentations, letters, contracts, training materials, etc., spotting legal issues, ensuring clarity/accuracy of description 
• Proven solid analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Ability to be a self-starter and independent thinker who knows when to seek guidance
• Ability to work within a team, sharing work and assignments as needed to ensure priority projects are handled within the appropriate timeframe
• Experience serving external and internal clients/customers, with a positive customer service attitude 
• Trial or administrative hearing support experience 
• Experience with RFP work
• Reside local to Minneapolis, MN and willing to work a hybrid schedule of four in-office days a week

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $72,800 to $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.  

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.    

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.