Senior Specialist

R1 is a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that help hospitals and health systems to manage their financial systems and improve patients' experience. We are the one company that combines the deep expertise of a global workforce of revenue cycle professionals with the industry's most advanced technology platform, encompassing sophisticated analytics, Al, intelligent automation and workflow orchestration. R1 is a place where we think boldly to create opportunities for everyone to innovate and grow. A place where we partner with purpose through transparency and inclusion. We are a global community of engineers, front-line associates, healthcare operators, and RCM experts that work together to go beyond for all those we serve. Because we know that all this adds up to something more, a place where we're all together better.

R1 India is proud to be recognized amongst Top 25 Best Companies to Work For 2024 by the Great Place to Work Institute. This is our second consecutive recognition on this prestigious Best Workplaces list, building on the Top 50 recognition we achieved in 2023. Our focus on employee wellbeing and inclusion and diversity is demonstrated through prestigious recognitions with R1 India being ranked amongst Best in Healthcare, Top 100 Best Companies for Women by Avtar & Seramount, and amongst Top 10 Best Workplaces in Health & Wellness. We are committed to transform the healthcare industry with our innovative revenue cycle management services. Our goal is to 'make healthcare work better for all' by enabling efficiency for healthcare systems, hospitals, and physician practices. With over 30,000 employees globally, we are about 16,000+ strong in India with presence in Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai. Our inclusive culture ensures that every employee feels valued, respected, and appreciated with a robust set of employee benefits and engagement activities.

Position Summary:

We're looking for a self-motivated employment legal Senior Specialist. This critical position will be primarily responsible for the effective and efficient management of US litigation department's resources and systems. This legal professional will assist in opening matters, closing matters, maintaining files, summarizing litigation matters, preparing and administering legal holds. 

Key duties & responsibilities    

•    Manage legal inbox and route appropriate matters to responsible attorney on a daily/regular cadence.  Catalogue and calendar any key dates/deadlines

•    Manage legal hold process:  Draft initial legal hold, manage acknowledgements, periodic update/distribution of legal hold charts, update as appropriate and close out once finalized

•    Manage proof of claims process for bankruptcy matters where we are a creditor (obtaining necessary invoices to support our claims; working with operations to obtain relevant data; redacting private/irrelevant information)

•    Managing/optimizing subpoena process:  Review subpoena, coordinate with relevant stakeholders to obtain documents and respond/object to subpoena; maintain legal tracker of all relevant subpoenas and status and obtaining relevant documents for subpoena

•    Manage charge process (legal hold, gather relevant facts, witnesses, and documents, calendar all relevant dates for hearings, fact finding etc.) 

•    Manage routine discovery on cases and take direction from responsible attorney, assist with follow up on outstanding requests

•    Prepare case summaries or routine research on laws and regulations

•    Triage on various tasks, as needed

•    Draft emails seeking approvals as necessary

•    Review policies and update as needed

•    Maintain Sharepoint Library

•    Document solutions - redacting, preparing exhibits, formatting and designing powerpoint presentations, charts, graphs, etc

•    Scheduling and coordinating meetings across functions

•    Manage Service of Process with CT Corp, acknowledge SOPs and distribute to appropriate attorney(s)

•    Open/Close matters in legal tracker, coordinate with Risk to report new matters to proper carrier.

Qualification  

 
•    Law Degree from an Indian accredited university 

•    Law degree from a US university would be an added benefit
Experience, 

Skills and Knowledge  

 
•    Experience in a reputed Law firm / In-House legal support in a company (preferably IT/ITES) / legal process outsourcing firm
Key competency profile    
•    Previous work experience of 2-5 years

Working in an evolving healthcare setting, we use our shared expertise to deliver innovative solutions. Our fast-growing team has opportunities to learn and grow through rewarding interactions, collaboration and the freedom to explore professional interests.

Our associates are given valuable opportunities to contribute, to innovate and create meaningful work that makes an impact in the communities we serve around the world. We also offer a culture of excellence that drives customer success and improves patient care. We believe in giving back to the community and offer a competitive benefits package. To learn more, visit:

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