Paralegal II - #1400259

UNITE HERE HEALTH serves 190,000+ workers and their families in the hospitality and gaming industry nationwide. Our desire to be innovative and progressive drives us to develop impactful programs and benefits designed to engage our participants in managing their own health and healthcare. Our vision is exciting and challenging. Please read on to learn more about this great opportunity!

The Paralegal II will work with Counsel and the Paralegal Leadership to implement procedures necessary to fulfill the Fund’s Minimum Standards compliance and carry out changes to the Funds’ Minimum Standards, which have been adopted by the Funds’ Trustees.

Essential Job Functions And Duties

• Reviews and analyzes collective bargaining agreements for compliance as established by organization
• Communicates information regarding complex issues with both internal staff and external customers
• Identifies, understands, and assists in resolving contract issues affecting employee’s health coverage
• Coordinates with Fund departments to ensure contracts can be administered effectively
• Knowledgeable about all assigned plan units and their nuances
• Prepares/analyzes reports from database and from other sources as requested by Counsel
• Researches and writes for attorneys
• Drafts memoranda, letters, addenda, and extracts
• Research new legislation
• Performs special projects and maintains historical documents and practices
• Demonstrates the Fund’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) principles in their conduct at work and contributes to a safe inclusive culture with equitable opportunities for success and career growth
  
  

Essential Qualifications

• 2 ~ 4 years of related experience, minimum
• Working knowledge and experience in LexisNexis research, preferred
• Experience with contract review, interpretation and drafting
• Experience with labor relations contract review, preferred
• Experience in working on and resolving contract disputes, preferred
• Working knowledge and experience in employee benefits, preferred
• Associate's degree
• Certification in Paralegal Studies, preferred
  
  

Salary range for this position : Salary $58,300 - $72,900. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to: relevant experience, qualifications, expertise, certifications, licenses, education or equivalent work experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

Work Schedule (may vary to meet business needs): Monday~Friday, 7.5 hours per day (37.5 hours per week) with the potential to be a hybrid work-from-home arrangement.

We reward great work with great benefits, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time-Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, 401(k), Pension, Short- & Long-term Disability, Life, AD&D, Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare & dependent care), Commuter Transit, Tuition Assistance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).