Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking experienced, motivated, and dedicated leaders and educators to participate in the design and delivery of an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students in active and novel learning.

Required Documents to Apply:

Applicants should submit the following materials:
• Letter of interest highlighting essential qualifications and interests
• A detailed curriculum vitae

Job Description:

The Paralegal position will involve moderate level of difficulty and report to the School of Medicine’s General Counsel and provide administrative/paralegal support to the Chief Compliance Officer with routine aspects of legal and regulatory research, data compilation and analysis, drafting legal documents, contract management system coordinator and conveying routine legal information to stakeholders. Duties of this position are complex in nature, requiring considerable discretion in the handling of confidential information and sensitive matters; and the ability to work proactively to balance multiple tasks.

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions Specific To The Position:

• Conducts routine legal and factual information research and data compilation, as directed.
• Compiles, reviews and organizes information for meetings as appropriate.
• Provide routine paralegal assistance to stakeholders as directed.
• Keep and maintain corporate governance documents.
• Manage internal sources for document and information retrieval; researching and retrieving documentation and information; collecting and reviewing documents to determine suitability of information for production and document confidentiality; ensuring legal documents comply with internal compliance rules; and making assessments and categorizing information.
• Attend meetings as requested and synthesize complex discussions including taking notes, identifying key takeaways, and following-up on actionable items.
• Provide notarial services to School of Medicine employees.
• Maintain case files.
• Act as the project manager for various legal projects and work independently and in concert with various stakeholders on projects from conception to completion.
• Provide clear project direction to ensure projects meet deadlines and provide consistent updatesto appropriate stakeholders.
• Partnering with resources from across the organization, business units, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Coordinate the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer’s schedules, expenses, travel, and other administrative needs

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate must be organized, service-oriented and a self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial team environment that is mission-driven, results-driven, and community-oriented. They must be willing to roll up their sleeves and “do” in addition to working collaboratively with others.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience.
• Corporate/law firm paralegal or other relevant in-house legal, compliance or records management experience preferred.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.
• Experience in process improvement and project management.
• Possess a strong commitment to customer service and organizational mission.
• Highest ethics as they relate to all aspects of business.
• Self-motivated, strategic thinker who anticipates future issues and opportunities, recommending solutions to complicated and varied problems.
• Demonstrated proficiency in accuracy, attention to detail, and follow-through on assigned tasks.
• Experience in a professional communications role with stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Knowledge of the principles and procedures of legal research.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and virtual meeting platforms.

Personal attributes that support your success

• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to principals and colleagues while demonstrating expertise and integrity.
• You are helpful, a team player, and show respect while collaborating with others.
• You are results oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work.
• A lifelong learner, who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and innovation.
• A visionary who plans for the future with imagination and wisdom.
• You are dedicated to achieving excellence and work with others to tackle the tasks at hand. 

Skills Expected of All AWSOM Team Members

• Exemplary written, verbal and other communication skills
• Adaptable and flexible to the needs of the position and the school
• Collaborative Skills: Build and maintain relationships internal and external to the organization
• Creative and Open-Minded: Enjoy exploring and supporting innovation in teaching strategies, topic areas, professional growth opportunities, and more
• Discerning: Ability to recognize and support innovation
• Highly self-directed, and reliable and accountable
• Strong commitment to self-care
• Committed to Diversity and Inclusion: Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g., co-workers, students, community members)
• Ability to effectively mentor a diversity of individuals
• Commitment to meet and maintain professional development requirements related to this role

About Us!

Founded in 2021 by philanthropist Alice Walton, the School of Medicine will offer a medical degree-granting program that builds on conventional medicine with an inclusive, compassionate, and whole health approach. The School of Medicine embraces self-care to empower students to care for their patients and themselves and helps them rise to the health challenges of the 21st century with a focus on mental, physical, social, and emotional health. The School will have an attached clinic for training in these concepts. Currently, the School of Medicine seeks to be a national medical school with the goal of welcoming its inaugural class in 2025, pending programmatic and institutional accreditation.

Construction of the 154,000 square-foot building has begun with the goal of completing and welcoming the first class in Fall 2025, pending accreditation. AWSOM will be located east of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

What We Seek

We are building a cadre of medical professionals trained in conventional medicine and in whole health, by reimagining medical education. We seek leaders and faculty who are excited by this endeavor. We are building a health care learning and delivery environment in which diversity is a strength and highly valued. Thus, we seek candidates who contribute to diversity in all its forms. Ideal candidates are committed to our goals of inclusive excellence, and to facilitating optimal health for all using a whole health approach.

Faculty and staff members will contribute to the development and rollout of the ARCHES curriculum, which is built on evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. It includes the following six core elements:

• Art of Healing
• Research, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
• Clinical Care
• Health Systems Sciences
• Embracing Whole Health
• Science of Medicine

All six areas of the curriculum will be interwoven throughout the four-year curriculum. 

How To Apply

Applicants should submit the following materials:

• Letter of interest highlighting essential qualifications and interests
• A detailed curriculum vitae

Review of Applications Begin immediately

Positions Open Until Filled

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement, background check and verification of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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