Paralegal

Paralegal Position at OCD Anxiety Centers

OCD Anxiety Centers has a true passion for bringing help and hope to some of the most underserved clinical populations. We strive to change the lives of individuals and their families who have been suffering from unrelenting anxiety, disturbing and terrifying thoughts, uncontrollable worry, exhausting behaviors and rituals, and avoidance that keeps them from living their lives. We are an evidence-based practice, which means we do what works, we stay up to date with scientific research, and we regularly attend international training to keep us at our very best.

The Paralegal provides in-office legal and contract administration support to OCD Anxiety Centers under the direction of the Corporate Attorney and CEO. This role is contract-heavy and is responsible for supporting the contract lifecycle, legal matter organization, document preparation, deadline tracking, corporate records, legal research, signature routing, and cross-functional legal operations. The Paralegal helps ensure contracts and legal files are accurate, organized, timely, secure, and ready for attorney review, executive decision-making, and operational execution.

Core competencies include strong contract administration, legal organization, proofreading, deadline management, judgment, and follow-through. Maintain a high level of confidentiality, professionalism, accountability, and discretion when handling privileged, sensitive, and protected information. Understand how to support attorneys and executives without independently providing legal advice, making legal decisions, or creating unauthorized legal commitments. Communicate clearly with internal departments, executives, outside counsel, vendors, payors, landlords, agencies, and other third parties as authorized. Identify missing information, inconsistent terms, unclear instructions, approval gaps, renewal risks, and compliance concerns, then escalate promptly. Use legal technology, Microsoft Office, PDF tools, spreadsheets, contract trackers, e-signature systems, and shared drives accurately and consistently.

Required qualifications include a paralegal certificate, associate degree, bachelor degree, or equivalent legal experience required; paralegal studies, legal studies, business, healthcare administration, or related field preferred. Three or more years of paralegal, contract administrator, legal operations, in-house legal, law firm, healthcare, corporate, or document-intensive legal support experience preferred. Hands-on experience supporting contract drafting, redlining, comparison, review routing, signatures, contract tracking, renewals, and legal document control required. Experience supporting a corporate legal department, healthcare organization, behavioral health organization, multi-state business, or high-growth company preferred. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PDF editing, e-signature tools, shared drives, trackers, and online research required. Excellent grammar, proofreading, organization, follow-up, professional communication, and attention to detail required. Must be available for full-time, in-office work and must meet Company background check, privacy, security, confidentiality, healthcare, and regulatory requirements.

Physical demands include regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, typing, reviewing documents, and viewing computer screens for extended periods in an office environment. Use a computer, phone, headset, scanner, copier, printer, video platform, e-signature tools, PDF tools, and approved Company systems throughout the workday. Communicate in person, by phone, by video, by email, and through messaging with attorneys, executives, employees, vendors, outside counsel, agencies, and internal departments. Occasionally lift, carry, organize, scan, or file office materials, records, binders, or packages up to 15 pounds. Maintain confidentiality and secure handling of attorney-client privileged information, protected health information, employee information, contracts, financial records, and sensitive Company records.