Sr. Paralegal - Collections at UNITE HERE HEALTH – Las Vegas, Nevada
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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 purpose of this position is to resolve employer audit and billing delinquencies for the Fund’s Las Vegas-managed plans consistent with the Fund’s Collection Manual, the Trust Agreement and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Work will involve extensive and detailed communication with various entities, such as the Participant Benefits and Payroll Audit departments, third-party administrator, unions, employers, and attorneys.
In addition, the Sr. Paralegal will act as the primary contact for negotiating the settlement amounts and payment plans with employers and attorneys. The Sr. Paralegal will help ensure the group’s work is completed, accurately and efficiently, by helping resolve more complex issues and mentoring the team members.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
- Collaborates with Participant Benefits/Payroll Audit/TPA regarding delinquencies, reviews and analyzes monthly delinquency report and identifies delinquencies
- Collects delinquent audit and billing amounts
- Obtains employer compliance with payroll audits and obtain necessary documentation
- Researches and resolves audit disputes
- Analyzes delinquencies to be settled, and conducts any necessary research regarding existing delinquencies, including review of payroll audits
- Calculates delinquency and/or settlement figures
- Develops acceptable settlement criteria
- Negotiates optimal settlement for the Fund
- Drafts settlement agreements
- Drafts settlement recommendations to Sr. Legal Counsel
- Follows-up on payment plans and unresolved settlements
- Closing of approved settlements and collection of proceeds
- Assists Sr. Legal Counsel as requested
- Prepares matters for referral to Outside Counsel and conducts necessary research
- Collaborates with Outside Counsel to assure steady progress of cases to be settled, schedules and attends conference calls regarding status of all cases referred to Outside Counsel
- Provides litigation support, including fact finding, preparation and/or review of affidavits, responses to interrogatories and other legal correspondence, review of settlement agreements
- Develops strategy and assists in resolving various projects of collection issues
- Conducts initial review of collective bargaining agreements for minimum standards compliance
- Prepares and transmits fully executed collective bargaining agreements to trustees and outside counsel for secondary review and approval
- Prepares Quarterly Trustee Report and other reports
- Prepares first drafts of addendums, correspondences, reports, and other documents
- Analyzes contract issues to be resolved, and conducts any necessary research regarding contract negotiation, past practices, plan requirements, and compliance and risk management related research
- Ensures that all new and revised executed agreements are accurately updated in the contract database system
- Develops effective working relationships with peer paralegals and other colleagues of the Legal function throughout the Fund
- Monitors Legal email inbox and promptly acts on time-sensitive matters, including scheduling meetings to ensure progress
- Assists with compiling reports relating to the Legal Department for Trustee Workgroup and other meetings
- Primary contact for collections related legal inquiries
- Ensures electronic and hard copy document management files are kept up to date (including filing of emails and correspondence) when active and once closed that they are archived
- Identifies and retrieves information necessary to support legal decision-making
- Sets goals and achieve measurable results
- Contributes ideas to plans and achieving department goals
- Exemplifies the Fund’s BETTER Values and professional effectiveness dimensions in contributing to a respectful, trusting, and engaged culture of diversity and inclusion
- Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibilities and requirements of the job
- Performs Essential Job Functions and Duties with or without reasonable accommodation
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Years of Experience and Knowledge
- 4 ~ 6 years of related litigation or collections experience minimum
- Working knowledge and experience in accounting, collections or auditing preferred
- Working knowledge and experience resolving delinquencies and audit disputes across the demand, dispute, arbitration, mediation, and litigation phases, with primary emphasis on the demand and dispute stages preferred
- Working knowledge and experience with multiemployer / ERISA group health plans
- Working knowledge and experience with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Education, Licenses, and Certifications
- Associate degree in the legal field or related field or equivalent work experience required
- Preferred: Certification in Paralegal studies
Skills and Abilities
- Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, OneNote)
- Intermediate level Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong Analytical, math and organizational skills
- Detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to coordinate communications between the Legal Department and other departments
- Ability to effectively interact with all levels of employees and management
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Job Location
Job Location
This job is located in the Las Vegas, Nevada, 89104, United States region.