Associate General Counsel – Governance and Transactions

Advocate Health

Remote

Overview

Advocate Health seeks an experienced and proactive attorney to join the Advocate Health Legal Department as Associate General Counsel with a focus on Governance and Transactions. This position reports directly to the VP/Managing Counsel of the Governance and Transactions Practice Group within the Legal Department.  The position will provide advice and counsel to the Advocate Health enterprise related to corporate and transactional activities including, but not limited to, corporate governance matters, transactions (mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, affiliations, strategic collaborations), bond financings, tax matters, and other strategic system initiatives.  The position will also advise on clinical contracts and regulatory matters.

Major Responsibilities 

• Work effectively with the team of attorneys, paralegals and staff in the Governance and Transactions Practice Group and the broader Legal Department.
• Execute legal or business projects requiring legal involvement with a moderate level of independence and oversight from more senior attorneys as needed. 
• Support and mentor peers, paralegals, and/or other Legal Department staff members.  
• Analyze legal and regulatory risks of the enterprise and offer practical, effective legal solutions that further the mission and business interests of the enterprise.
• Deliver effective legal advice while protecting enterprise interests and mitigating legal and reputational risk, instilling a culture of responsibility and ethical behavior.
• Contribute to material strategic imperatives of the Governance and Transactions Practice Group and Legal Department at the direction of the Practice Group leader and other senior Legal Department leadership. 
• Provide input and advice regarding the assessment and management of outside legal relationships and retain and oversee the performance of outside counsel as required at the direction of the Practice Group leader.
• Assist the Practice Group leader in the management of the legal budget, including internal staff, outside counsel, and other expenditures related to the Practice Group.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the enterprise Code of Conduct and ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the enterprise's business.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed to practice law in at least one state in the United States.

Professional Experience Requirements:
3-6 years of relevant experience in a corporate/transactional practice in a law firm or as in-house counsel with health law experience preferred. 

Pay Range

Major Responsibilities:

• Execute legal or business projects requiring legal involvement with a moderate level of independence and oversight from more senior attorneys as needed.
• Support and mentor peers, less senior attorneys, paralegals, and/or other Department staff members.
• Analyzes legal and regulatory risks of the enterprise and offers practical, effective legal solutions that further the mission and business interests of the enterprise.
• Delivers effective legal advice while protecting enterprise interests and mitigating legal and reputational risk, instilling a culture of responsibility and ethical behavior. Contributes to material strategic imperatives of the practice group and the Department at the direction of the practice group leader and other senior Legal Department leadership.
• Provides input and advice regarding the assessment and management of outside legal relationships related to the practice group and retains and oversees the performance of outside counsel as required at the direction of the practice group leader.
• Assists the practice group leader in the management of the legal budget, including internal staff, outside counsel, and other expenditures related to the practice group.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the enterprise Code of Conduct and ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the enterprise's business.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Attorney must be licensed and registered as required by applicable law.  Certain roles may have specific requirements regarding licensure and registration depending on the practice group.

Education Required:

• ​​ Doctorate Degree in Law from an accredited law school.

Experience Required:

• ​​ Typically requires 2-6 years of experience providing legal services within a law firm or as in-house legal counsel.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Ability to support Legal Department leadership and business clients on business and legal strategy, while assessing, communicating, managing, and mitigating legal risk to the enterprise.
• Ability to analyze, develop, review, negotiate, and present corporate contracts and other legal documents to executive, administrative, and management staff and third parties.
• Ability to develop, approve, and interpret policies within various sub-functions and departments.
• Ability to effectively leverage the use of outside counsel while controlling outside counsel costs.
• Ability to work effectively with governmental and other regulatory agencies to protect the best interests of the enterprise.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, which is necessary to collaborate with staff, management, executives and other organizations.
• Excellent leadership and motivational skills.
• Adaptable to change, supports transformation, and helps drive strategic objectives.
• Self-directed with strong time management and organizational skills.
• Manages time-sensitive/deadline-driven projects.
• Flexible and committed to the team concept.
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn.
• Readily contribute to diversity goals and initiatives.
• Driven by organizational mission, vision, and core values.
• Protected Health Information
• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization.  Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• This position requires travel, therefore, will be exposed to weather and road conditions.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Exposed to a normal office environment.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program