Kaiser Permanente-posted 3 months ago
Oakland, CA
Ambulatory Health Care Services

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for developing outside counsel relationships with a team of litigators to craft overall litigation strategy with the objective of implementing or facilitating company-wide business objectives and for portfolios of high reputational and economic significance and implementing strategies for cost control and mitigation; collaborating with the business to implement key changes and ensuring alignment with overall business strategy; collaborating and communicating business groups, government, clinical, and other groups within KP to ensure achievement towards a common goal; and providing practical and effective legal advice and promoting proactive strategies to prevent, mitigate and resolve legal, regulatory and enterprise risk. This position is responsible for engaging in relationships with a team of lawyers to facilitate efficient and proactive legal services; dealing with low-risk cases; discussing the necessary remediation of identified risk areas over the course of an investigation; and implementing guidelines and standards. The position is also responsible for developing arguments in preparation of cases; representing KP during legal proceedings, mediation, and negotiation of settlements; providing strategic legal advice and working on complex risk initiatives, remediation, and/or compliance projects; monitoring adherence to legal obligations and settlement agreements; reviewing, evaluating, and aligning team efforts on resolving complex and unique claims and lawsuits related to unique subject matter expertise; advising the enterprise on complex legal and risk matters; and identifying operational concerns and collaborating with the enterprise to approve solutions to complex concerns.

  • Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members.
  • Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit.
  • Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback.
  • Models team collaboration within and across teams.
  • Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies.
  • Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results.
  • Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals.
  • Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
  • Participates in the creation, review, and negotiation of legal documents by preparing, drafting, creating, and leading conversations on complex and nuanced written legal advice, contracts, and/or other documents related to subject matter expertise; reviewing work product of others; and serving as an expert and prime contact to clients and other legal professionals.
  • Performs and analyzes legal research by leveraging in-depth and advanced knowledge to interpret and review legal documents; ensuring completion of complex research and analyses of case law and statutory/regulatory authority; identifying complex industry patterns and trends impacting legal questions or issues; and identifying key insights from the research findings and legal analysis to communicate with cross-functional senior business stakeholders.
  • Assesses legal risk and/or provides legal guidance by utilizing advanced knowledge of legal principles, business risks, regulatory landscape, and compliance considerations to legal advice and review recommendations on matters critical to the organization.
  • Contributes to legal planning and strategy by proactively contributing to the creation of legal strategies for the implementation of cutting-edge solutions to unique issues.
  • Minimum two (2) years of experience in litigation (discovery, law & motion, experts, pre-trial, trial/arbitration).
  • Juris Doctorate (JD) or equivalent (e.g., Legum Baccalaureus [LLBs], Legum Magister [LLMs], and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws [PCLLs]) AND minimum five (5) years of experience as a practicing lawyer.
  • State Bar License (California)
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Negotiation; Business Acumen; Reputational Management; Risk Identification; Legal Claims Management
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