Legal Affairs Specialist

Over 35 years strong and fueled by 1,700 smart, passionate employees across New York state and Vermont, MVP is full of opportunities to grow. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning leader for a reason. The beating heart of our company is a wide range of employees from a diverse set of backgrounds-tech people, numbers people, even people people-working together to make health insurance better. If you are ready to join a thriving, mission-driven company where you can create your own opportunities and make a positive difference-it's time to make a healthy career move to MVP!

There are some positions at MVP where your work may require an onsite or community component. When working in an MVP office and/or in the community on behalf of MVP, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and have received the first booster dose within one month of eligibility.

Legal Specialist Summary This position will perform wide-ranging functions within the Legal Department, serving a variety of business clients with significant client interaction. Confidentiality and discretion are critical to the role. This position may be expected to provide, under attorney supervision, accurate and timely services with respect to contracting (including but not limited to provider contract amendments, confidentiality agreements, or Business Associate Agreements, including first pass reviews), while identifying risk for more senior staff and management and compliance with appropriate corporate policies and business unit procedures. Further, this position may be expected to provide services related to insurance products as known in the health insurance field. These responsibilities include being responsible for technical aspects of product filings including processing benefit materials through appropriate government regulators, tracking submission progress, and participating actively in team meetings on related topics. As needed, drafting and editing, under attorney supervision, of benefit materials (certificates of coverage, subscriber contracts and riders) is also part of the job duty. In addition, this position may be responsible for tracking and supporting contracts, corporate documents, correspondence, regulatory filings and licensing obligations, and other legal and business documents by using databases, logs or spreadsheets. Prepares needed materials in PowerPoint, Excel, Word. This position may be expected to have a working knowledge of litigation processes (class action; bankruptcy; subpoenas; other) and be able to efficiently use LexisNexis or Westlaw. This position involves conducting legal research and summarizing such research and findings for senior staff as needed. The maintenance of legal files and an electronic legal research library is also part of this position's role. This position will be expected to support MVP's in-house attorneys for special projects. This position also works closely with other teams to address requests for proposals (RFPs). Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

Minimum Education

Associate degree required or the equivalent of such degree gained through experience working in a law firm, government, health insurance, or in-house role.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Minimum Experience

Minimum of three years of progressive experience in at least two of the following areas: health insurance product experience (product development, product marketing, product implementation/operations, or product communications); contracting (confidentiality agreements, Business Associate Agreements, Statement of Work); analyzing regulatory requirements; compliance work in an insurance setting (preferably health insurance).

Knowledge of MVP's business processes and structure preferred. Prior experience in managing/leading projects preferred.

Required Skills

• A team player able to work well in an energetic, dynamic and deadline-oriented environment.
• Previous experience required in situations demanding strict adherence to confidentiality. • Strong analytic and technical skills
• Highly detail oriented, strong organizational skills and ability to meet competing deadlines with solid judgment and confidence
• Self-directed to work independently with minimal supervision and have an appreciation for detail and accuracy
• Experience with maintaining data and running reports • Decisive and exercises good judgment under pressure
• Customer service focused with ability to work/communicate effectively (orally and in writing) with a cross-functional team at all levels of management
• Strong written communication skills with ability to produce clear, concise and accurate communications
• Comfortable to recommend and develop process improvements
• Manages projects and assignments that support the Legal Department's efforts to help the Company fulfill its regulatory obligations and client expectations. Ability to drive projects to completion
• Participate actively in team and other department meetings
• Working knowledge of standard contract language and when to escalate decisions
• Excellent computer and software skills including but not limited to: MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Experience with LexisNexis or Westlaw

Some travel, including overnight, to work with staff in MVP's regional offices required

Position - hybrid, based in Schenectady, NY or Rochester, NY.

About MVP

MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health insurer caring for more than 700,000 members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of our members and the communities we serve, MVP makes health insurance more convenient, more supportive, and more personal. We are powered by the ideas and energy of more than 1,700 diverse, employees from all backgrounds, committed to having a positive impact on the health and wellness of everyone we serve. MVP Health Care is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis, e.g., Pay Transparency (PDF), and the Know your Rights protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any person with a disability needing special accommodations to the application process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]

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Other details

• Job Family Legal
• Pay Type Salary

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