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Job Summary
In close coordination with Legal Counsel, the Lead Paralegal applies advanced knowledge of highly complex legal concepts to support the legal department and businesses on a range of pharmacy and healthcare programs, operations, and strategic initiatives, with a focus on payor contracting. The ideal candidate will have experience negotiating and drafting transactional documents and an understanding of relevant federal and state regulatory frameworks.
Job Responsibilities
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
In close coordination with Legal Counsel, the Lead Paralegal applies advanced knowledge of highly complex legal concepts to support the legal department and businesses on a range of pharmacy and healthcare programs, operations, and strategic initiatives, with a focus on payor contracting. The ideal candidate will have experience negotiating and drafting transactional documents and an understanding of relevant federal and state regulatory frameworks.
Job Responsibilities
- Works independently on a variety of legal matters, including negotiation with outside/opposing counsel and resolution of legal issues.
- Effectively and regularly communicates with legal counsel, staff and business to understand goals and achieve objectives.
- Works in coordination with Legal Counsel on complex legal issues and administers law department activities.
- Researches highly complex legal issues and relevant topics relating to Walgreens business operations.
- Investigates facts and applicable law and searches pertinent sources. Independently develops oral and/or written presentations to communicate findings.
- Represents Company externally to customers, vendors, opposing counsel and government agencies and resolves legal issues using negotiation and legal experience.
- Demonstrates independent judgment and critical thinking to proactively identify issues, appreciate commercial/operational impacts and report on findings to internal and external stakeholders.
- Analyzes contracts, pleadings, statutes, decisions, correspondence and other documentation to independently evaluate legal position and makes recommendations to attorneys based on legal precedence or law.
- Drafts legal documents, communications and reports under minimal attorney supervision.
- Provides guidance by training, coaching or mentoring other paraprofessionals and/or other staff.
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.