Legal Counsel Senior

Elevance Health•Louisville, OH

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Counsel Senior is responsible for completing a variety of routine and non-routine legal assignments and intermediate level projects independently and using professional legal concepts and principles in accordance with company and departmental objectives to solve challenging legal issues in practical ways. This role works autonomously with regular collaboration and reporting to management. At this level, the associate has developed a specific technical depth and/or breadth of organizational and industry legal issues. The position requires substantive expertise in contracting, solid judgment in assessing legal and business risk, and the ability to manage negotiations against consultants and opposing counsel. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to proactively identify and mitigate legal, regulatory, and reputational risk while supporting the organization's strategic and financial objectives. The Legal Counsel Senior works with more experienced attorneys to represent the organization in legal duties, may research legal principles and precedents, consult with outside counsel, draft and execute legal documents, and gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods. They contribute to the overall results of an SBU or CEE unit and/or department, serve as a strategic partner with assigned internal clients, and provide legal solutions to a wide range of difficult or new problems, developing recommendations and solutions that are thorough, practical, and consistent with organizational objectives. The role may also support the development of other attorneys and paralegals by providing guidance on technical and tactical procedures for lower level attorneys, and begins to assume management of outside counsel on routine matters. They assess and mitigate risk for familiar situations and report to management any identified business exposure and associated risks as well as mitigation techniques being utilized.

Requirements

Requires a JD
Current license to practice law
A minimum of 6 years of specific industry and/or technical legal experience post licensure; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background

Nice To Haves

Experience with PBM contracts, healthcare services agreements, or large-scale enterprise client contracts
Experience advising on regulatory and compliance considerations impacting client contracts
Proven ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Negotiation Excellence: Demonstrates solid negotiation skills against experienced opposing counsel and consultants
Executive Presence: Effectively communicates risk and recommendations to senior and executive leadership
Strategic Mindset: Aligns legal advice with enterprise goals and long-term business strategy
Resilience & Judgment: Maintains composure and sound decision-making under pressure and tight timelines

Responsibilities

Works with more experienced attorneys to represent the organization in legal duties
May research legal principles and precedents, consult with outside counsel, draft and execute legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods
Contributes to overall results of an SBU or CEE unit and/or department
Serves as a strategic partner with assigned internal clients
Provides legal solutions to a wide range of difficult or new problems
Develops recommendations and solutions that are thorough, practical and consistent with organizational objectives
May support the development of other attorneys and paralegals by providing guidance on technical and tactical procedures for lower level attorneys
Begins to assume management of outside counsel on routine matters
Assesses and mitigates risk for familiar situations
Reports to management any identified business exposure and associated risks as well as mitigation techniques being utilized
Draft, review, and negotiate non-standard contract terms, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives
Oversee contracts throughout the full lifecycle, including proposal support, execution, interpretation, dispute resolution, and termination
Partner closely with sales, account management, finance, compliance, regulatory, and operations teams to support client relationships and enterprise initiatives
Demonstrate interest in developing a deep understanding of dynamic pharmacy benefit environment
Advise on operational requirements tied to contract obligations across financial commitments, reporting obligations, and audits
Support teams managing broker relationships including commercial contracting, information protection, and product initiatives
Implement multi-faceted changes in contract relationships and operational requirements under evolving market dynamics