About the job

We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly motivated Legal Assistant to join our Health Law – Payers, Plans, and PBM team. This individual will support legal professionals in drafting, reviewing, proofreading, and managing high-volume contracting documents for premier health plan clients. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional attention to detail, the ability to balance multiple high-priority deadlines, and a commitment to delivering polished, accurate work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation, editing, and proofreading of complex contracts, amendments, and supporting documentation, ensuring grammatical accuracy and adherence to internal style guidelines.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews to catch formatting inconsistencies, typographical errors, and content deviations from established standards.
• Organize and maintain document templates and style guides for contracting deliverables.
• Track multiple contract workflows and maintain accurate records of drafting, review, and approval status.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on timelines, revisions, and delivery requirements.
• Maintain compliance and confidentiality requirements and document retention policies.
• Support ad hoc administrative, organizational, and legal research tasks as needed by the team.
• Work occasional overtime, especially during contracting cycles, to meet client deadlines.
• Assume additional responsibilities as requested.
• This role requires 60% in office presence; remote work is permissible 40% of the time.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of paralegal or legal administrative experience, preferably in healthcare, PBM, or health plan environments.
• Experience supporting contract-heavy legal teams or operations strongly preferred.
• Advanced comfort with Adobe Acrobat Pro for PDF manipulation and redlining.
• Familiarity with document comparison tools and content management systems is a plus.
• Strong command of basic grammar, sentence structure, and business writing conventions.
• Ability to internalize and apply complex formatting and stylistics conventions consistently.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to execute through to completion.
• Creative problem solving skills, reasoning ability, and logical thought process.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize competing demands, and meet various deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to professionally interact and collaborate with colleagues at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Outstanding sense of customer service.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and positive attitude.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.
• Must be self-motivated to produce quality work.
• High level of integrity and honesty.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to quickly get up to speed and master new applications and software is critical.
• Flexibility to work overtime when necessary.

The salary range for this position in Washington, DC is $67,000 to $77,000. This position is bonus eligible. Mintz offers a comprehensive benefits package.

This job description is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required for this job.

Physical Demands:

This position requires sitting or standing for long periods of time and the continuous operation of standard office equipment, such as computers, keyboards and phones. It also requires mobility sufficient to perform certain job functions, such as getting to photocopiers/scanners/fax machines, and regular bending, reaching, lifting, stooping and occasionally pulling, pushing and/or lifting items that weigh up to 25 pounds.

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