At Delta Dental of Wisconsin, we are champions of Oral Health, and we have built our company on a foundation of delivering innovative products and services within our culture of legendary service. Our culture that sets us apart within our industry and the way we do business and it is different than what many employees experience in their careers. Our employees stay here because the organization supports them as employees and their career growth.
We are looking for a Paralegal to join the team at Delta Dental of Wisconsin. The Paralegal is responsible to provide support for the legal team in various aspects of corporate and insurance-related legal matters including filing documentation, organizing and maintaining legal files, drafting various legal documents and performing a variety of legal related administrative tasks.
This hybrid position is located at our headquarters in Stevens Point, WI.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with commercial contracting and vendor management matters, including gathering relevant information from business stakeholders, managing the contract negotiation and execution process, monitoring contractual timelines, and managing the vendor evaluation process.
• Assist with insurance-related filings, including form and rate filings and licensure matters.
• Manage the process for, and assist with, responding to security assessments from customers.
• Assist with the management of the company's enterprise risk management efforts, including monitoring the performance of risk mitigation activities.
• Assist with the management of the company's environmental, social, and governance initiatives, including monitoring the performance of ESG initiatives.
• Assist with the management of non-financial audits conducted by the company's regulators or customers.
• Conduct legal research on insurance regulations, statutes, and case law to provide support for legal strategies and decision-making.
• Stay informed about changes in insurance laws and regulations that may impact the company's operations.
• Draft and review legal documents, including commercial contract documents, form and rate filings, other regulatory filings, and corporate governance documents.
• Oversee the administration of the company's government affairs conduit, including receiving and responding to funding requests and performing necessary filings.
• Maintain and organize legal databases, document management systems, and the legal and compliance team's intake system.
• Collaborate with internal departments to gather relevant information for legal and contractual matters.
• Assist in ensuring the company's compliance with relevant insurance laws and regulations.

Non-essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Special projects and other duties as assigned

Education/Experience/Personal Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent in paralegal studies or a related field.
• Paralegal certification preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience as a paralegal, with a focus on corporate law, commercial transactions, and/or insurance law.
• Proficient in legal research, document drafting, and matter management.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in legal software and Microsoft Office Suite

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Visual Acuity: The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading

Work Conditions
The work conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• General office working conditions which may require sitting for extended periods of time
• National travel required <5%

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)