Senior Paralegal at Cigna in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

This Senior Paralegal role provides an exciting opportunity to join the care delivery legal team within Evernorth's Legal and Corporate Affairs department. This role will primarily support the care delivery legal team in all areas related to health care law. Specifically, this individual will partner with internal counsel, work independently, and oversee various facets involved in commercial, managed care, and provider contracting, corporate governance, and legal project management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist attorneys with drafting, reviewing and executing templates, agreements and other legal documents


• Manage state registrations for various entities and prepare, store and track corporate governance documents


• Serve as project manager for various legal department initiatives and projects and perform other assignments as requested


• Assist in establishing and maintaining a contract management system


• Serve as a primary liaison between in-house legal counsel, cross-functional business, and legal partners, as well as external third parties (e.g., vendors and external law firms)


• Special projects or additional responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and certificate in paralegal studies


• 5-8 years of relevant experience as a paralegal


• Corporate law and/or health care law experience is preferred.


• Experience working in a capacity supporting an in-house legal department is preferred


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Strong organizational/project management skills


• An ownership mentality, exceptional follow-through skills, flexibility in embracing frequent change in all forms


• Demonstrated initiative, independent thinker, and worker


• Able to work under tight deadlines, carry out multiple related activities simultaneously and prioritize appropriately


• Must be team-oriented and able to share information, identify opportunities and make justifiable recommendations


• Ability to work with confidential information


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

* Hybrid work arrangement -- must be in the office in Chicago three days a week

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.