Associate General Counsel - Legal - FT - Days - MHS

Memorial Healthcare

About The Position

At Memorial, we are dedicated to improving the health, well-being and, most of all, quality of life for the people entrusted to our care. An unwavering commitment to our service vision is what makes the difference. It is the foundation of The Memorial Experience. Summary: Provides support for the General Counsel and the organization on a variety of legal matters. Performs job duties consistent with safety, legal and regulatory requirements and the organizations values, standards, culture and business practices. Attorneys with healthcare-related legal experience are strongly preferred

Requirements

Must have: strong academic credentials and verbal/written communication skills; outstanding interpersonal skills with a strong work ethic and high level of integrity and ethics; detail-orientation with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently; the ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action quickly; a skill set that includes the ability to take initiative, manage projects and teams, think critically, and solve problems; substantial experience in preparing, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and other complex legal documents.
Minimum of 5 years of experience as an attorney.
Strong initiative as well as management, teamwork, delegation and problem-solving abilities.
Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.

Nice To Haves

Attorneys with healthcare-related legal experience are strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Negotiates with outside parties on regulatory and legal disputes, including settlements.
Evaluates changes in laws and regulations, communicates those changes to business stakeholders and drafts policy changes, as required.
Provides coaching and mentoring to junior attorneys.
Independently provides legal advice in diverse matters affecting the day-to-day activities of the organization by assisting, advising, investigating, researching and resolving legal matters.
Manages and advises clinical and business units on a broad spectrum of complex legal issues.
Provides legal direction and supervision on organization's strategic initiatives, deals, and projects.
Provides support and assistance in the development and drafting of Standard Practices and policies.
Serves as a legal representative for the organization in mediations, arbitrations, hearings, trials and other outside legal matters.
Serves as a liaison and cultivates relationships between the Legal Department and executive leadership, management, outside counsel, and governmental/regulatory agencies.
Serves as advisor to identified executives and business unit leaders.
Serves as subject matter expert in various substantive legal areas.
Strategically leads various legal projects and negotiates workable solutions to complex legal issues.
Anticipates and mitigates potential legal problems within the organization and develops strategies to avoid litigation and reduce potential areas of risk.
Manages, assigns duties, and provides organized and well-defined instruction and direction to the legal staff, including paralegals.
Conducts in-house training sessions for medical and other professional staff and employees regarding relevant legal issues.
Monitors and manages outside counsel and outside legal budgets.
Drafts, reviews, and negotiates contracts, in alignment with the organizations strategic objectives.