Associate General Counsel - Legal - FT - Days - MHS

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 organization's values, standards, culture and business practices. Attorneys with healthcare-related legal experience are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

Doctor of Jurisprudence (Juris Doctor) from an accredited law school; State Bar License - State of Florida (FL); Minimum of 5 years of experience as an attorney; 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; Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action quickly; 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; Strong initiative as well as management, teamwork, delegation and problem-solving abilities; Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills

Nice to have

Healthcare-related legal experience