Legal Assistant

at  Physician Affiliate Group of New York

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY), a multispecialty medical practice group, staffs several municipal hospitals and clinics within New York City through an affiliation agreement with NYC Health + Hospitals. PAGNYs corporate staff provides administrative, practice management and human resources services in support of its more than 3000 clinical providers.
Under the supervision of General Counsel, the Legal Assistant provides a wide range of support to the legal department. The Legal Assistant is expected to complete all work with a high level of workmanship and quality and contribute to a respectful and collaborative work environment.
The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nations largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

• Organize and maintain corporate records, correspondence, vendor contracts and other legal department documents
• Assist in contract management process for vendor contracts including tracking, finalizing and coordinating signatures
• Assist in corporate filings and applications
• Track legal vendor invoice fees and payments
• Track, manage, and assist outside counsel with pending litigation matters
• Attend meetings and take minutes
• Support General Counsel with administrative matters
• Manage attorneys calendars, schedules, and appointments
• Other administrative duties as assigned.
• 5 days per week on site required.
• Associates Degree required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years of significant in-house corporate experience, preferably in healthcare, hospital administration or large medical practice required
• Paralegal experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability to deal with confidential information on a daily basis
• Ability to deal with multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel
• Positive and proactive problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Ideal candidate will be a quick study; detail- oriented; work well under pressure and able to juggle multiple priorities; have excellent interpersonal, speaking and writing skills. Looking for someone to take a hands-on role within a small but dynamic legal department.

Please refer the Job description for details