Healthcare Paralegal

Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Columbus, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior healthcare paralegals who thrive in regulatory and transactional work, with a focus on organizational rigor and adaptability in a fast-paced Am Law 100 environment in Columbus.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in healthcare regulatory filings and transactional document management
    — “preparing healthcare regulatory applications (operating licenses, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.), for both new initiatives and change of ownership transactions”
  • Individuals who have worked with legal document management systems and AI tools like Harvey and Copilot
    — “Comfortable with using AI tools such as Harvey and Copilot”
  • Professionals who have supported attorneys with multi-project management and client communication
    — “Supporting attorneys with project management across multiple matters”

Things to consider

  • Candidates must be prepared to work in a fast-paced, high-volume Am Law 100 law firm environment
    — “fast-paced Am Law 100 environment”
  • The role requires a proactive approach to learning client-specific business operations
    — “willingness to learn client-specific business operations and internal workflows”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with healthcare regulatory processes and complex transactional work in your resume
    — “complex regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters within the healthcare industry”
  • Demonstrate your ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly during interviews
    — “ability to manage competing priorities effectively, and a demonstrated capacity to adapt quickly in a dynamic practice”
  • Emphasize your experience with due diligence and corporate filings in healthcare contexts
    — “Collecting and organizing documents for due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, financings, or corporate reorganizations”
  • Demonstrate your communication skills with clients and government agencies in your application materials
    — “Communicating with clients, firm attorneys, opposing counsel, government agencies, and other stakeholders”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Prepared healthcare regulatory applications
  • Supported attorneys with project management
Typical background
Paralegal certificate or bachelor’s degreeExperience in healthcare law

Skills & requirements

Required

ParalegalHealthcare Regulatory ApplicationsCorporate FilingsLegal ResearchDocument ManagementAI Tools

Preferred

Legal Document Management Systems

Stack & domain

ParalegalHealthcare Regulatory ApplicationsCorporate FilingsLegal Document Management SystemsAI Tools (harvey, Copilot)

About the role

Original posting from Barnes & Thornburg LLP via Ashby

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a paralegal for the Healthcare Department and Healthcare Industry Practice in our Columbus office. This full-time position offers exceptional training and meaningful exposure to complex regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters within the healthcare industry in a fast-paced Am Law 100 environment.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, diligence, responsiveness, and comfort working on regulatory and corporate issues, along with the ability to support sophisticated clients across a broad range of healthcare projects and matters. Candidates should possess effective communication skills, sound judgment, and a willingness to learn client-specific business operations and internal workflows.

Responsibilities include preparing and drafting routine documents, correspondence, and memoranda; assisting with regulatory filings (licensure applications, provider enrollment materials, and ownership transfer documentation); and supporting attorneys with project management across multiple matters. The successful candidate will also have strong writing skills, the ability to manage competing priorities effectively, and a demonstrated capacity to adapt quickly in a dynamic practice. A strong academic background and an interest in developing within a legal career is preferred.

Responsibilities:

  • Preparing healthcare regulatory applications (operating licenses, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.), for both new initiatives and change of ownership transactions
  • Preparing corporate filings with Secretaries of State and other governmental agencies.
  • Conducting preliminary legal or business research on corporate, regulatory, or procedural matters.
  • Collecting and organizing documents for due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, financings, or corporate reorganizations.
  • Preparing, overseeing, and managing transactional documents.
  • Overseeing and coordinating transaction closings, including managing execution of closing documents and related planning.
  • Maintaining accurate and organized records of completed transactions.
  • Communicating with clients, firm attorneys, opposing counsel, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
  • Supporting special projects and performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Paralegal Certificate and/or a bachelor’s degree from a highly regarded academic institution.
  • Excellent academic credentials and a strong work ethic.
  • Superior organizational, analytical, and written communication skills.
  • High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and comfort with legal document management systems.
  • Comfortable with using AI tools such as Harvey and Copilot
  • Relevant paralegal or administrative experience preferred.

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement:

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.

Source: Barnes & Thornburg LLP careers (Ashby)

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