Legal Assistant

Responsibilities

(This role has a hybrid schedule with 4 days in office and 1 day flex-remote)

Join a dynamic organization driven by our passion for healthcare.  UHS is seeking talented individuals who are eager to contribute their expertise and pursue rewarding careers.  As a leader in acute care and behavioral health, UHS provides high-quality care to over 3 million patients annually, across our national network of facilities.

The UHS Legal Department is hiring a Legal Assistant to provide primary administrative support to the UHS General Counsel and the Legal Department. In addition to administrative duties, this person may perform basic legal assistant and other administrative duties in collaboration with the attorneys and paralegals.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Duties include fielding telephone calls and directing when necessary to appropriate Legal Department staff, coordinate conference calls and meetings, receiving and directing visitors, managing calendars, making travel, meeting and event arrangements; preparing expense reports and financial data, creating spreadsheets and presentations for senior executive meetings and conferences, compose and type memos and various correspondence, organize and distribute incoming mail and general filing

• Provide support to General Counsel and other attorneys with basic office tasks and projects as needed

• Provide backup support to paralegals and contract administrators when necessary. Support may include preparation of corporate documents, updating corporate database, preparing regulatory licenses and other filings

• Prepare and/or reviews expense reports and check requests

Qualifications

Associate's degree preferred with 3 - 5 years' experience in an administrative or legal assistant role.  Candidates with 1 - 3 year's previous administrative experience will also be considered.

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint required

• Familiarity with Legal Tracker (billing system) and/or NetDocuments (matter management) preferred. Must have the ability to learn other web-based programs and databases

• Attention to detail and organization

• Flexibility in performing duties, with exceptional ability to execute multiple tasks concurrently

• High capacity to function both independently as well as in a team setting

• Excellent communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

This opportunity provides a rewarding career, challenging and rewarding work environment as well as growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries, including competitive compensation, excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan, and 401k with company match.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449