Commercial Contracts Attorney

3-3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Organization is seeking an experienced Commercial Contracts Attorney (Associate Counsel - Level A) to join our General Counsel team. The Associate Counsel will work in a dynamic environment as in-house counsel to serve the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s Supply Chain Services group.

The Associate Counsel will be responsible for negotiating contracts and ensuring that each contract meets all of the System’s legal and internal operating procedure requirements. The Associate Counsel will work in collaboration with internal stakeholders and should be able to effectively communicate and manage priorities at all levels of the System.

The successful candidate must possess a baccalaureate degree or equivalent, and LLB or JD from an accredited School of Law, and admission to New York State Bar. The candidate must also have at least three (3) years of experience and background in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar in matters of litigation, negligence, corporate law, contracts, real estate, labor relations, labor law and employee relations.

The Associate Counsel will have a strong sense of ownership and an interest in playing a meaningful role in the operation of a large, integrated healthcare delivery system through the performance of legal work. The successful candidate will also possess a proactive attitude, excellent interpersonal, writing, analytical, problem-solving and customer service skills.

The Associate Counsel will have knowledge and experience in HIPAA and Business Associate Agreements, New York State labor laws, CMS regulations, anti-kickback laws, FOIL, public procurement methods, and vendor diversity requirements. Transactional experience, in-house experience, as well as specialized knowledge and experience with commercial contracting in a healthcare environment is preferred.

The Associate Counsel role offers a salary range of $125, - $135, annually and a comprehensive benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, retirement savings and pension plans, loan forgiveness programs, paid holidays and vacation, college tuition discounts and professional development opportunities, and multiple employee discounts programs.

If you have the qualifications and would like to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button. If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.


## Commercial Contracts Attorney (Associate Counsel - Level A)
Organization is looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Attorney (Associate Counsel - Level A) to join the General Counsel team. The Associate Counsel will provide legal counsel to the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s (the “System”) Supply Chain Services group in order to ensure that each contract meets all of the System’s legal and internal operating procedure requirements.

### Job Description
Under the general supervision of the Chief Procurement Counsel within the Office of Legal Affairs, the Associate Counsel will be responsible for:

- Negotiating contracts and ensuring that each contract meets all of the System’s legal and internal operating procedure requirements.
- Drafting policies, assisting with audits, project-managing, facilitating dispute resolutions, conducting litigation management, and developing standard processes within Supply Chain Services.
- Conducting relevant legal research.
- Working in collaboration with internal stakeholders and effectively communicating and managing priorities at all levels of the System.

### Qualifications
- Baccalaureate degree or equivalent, and LLB or JD from an accredited School of Law; and admission to New York State Bar;
- Three (3) years of experience and background in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar in matters of litigation, negligence, corporate law, contracts, real estate, labor relations, labor law and employee relations.
- Knowledge and experience in HIPAA and Business Associate Agreements, New York State labor laws, CMS regulations, anti-kickback laws, FOIL, public procurement methods, and vendor diversity requirements.
- Transactional experience, in-house experience, as well as specialized knowledge and experience with commercial contracting in a healthcare environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and oral and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy with excellent skills in Microsoft and Google office suites.

### Salary Information
The Associate Counsel role offers a salary range of $125, - $135, annually and a comprehensive benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, retirement savings and pension plans, loan forgiveness programs, paid holidays and vacation, college tuition discounts and professional development opportunities, and multiple employee discounts programs.

### How To Apply
If you have the qualifications and would like to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button. If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week, Retirement Savings and Pension Plans, Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees, Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts, College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities, Multiple employee discounts programs

Transactional experience, In-house experience, Commercial contracting in a healthcare environment, Interpersonal, Analytical, Oral and Written Communication Skills, Computer literacy with Microsoft and Google office suites

Baccalaureate degree or equivalent, and LLB or JD from an accredited School of Law; and admission to New York State Bar

Apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button, include cover letter in same file attachment with uploaded resume

Qualification and Experience Baccalaureate degree or equivalent, and LLB or JD from an accredited School of Law; and admission to New York State Bar; and Three (3) years of experience and background in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar in matters of litigation, negligence, corporate law, contracts, real estate, labor relations, labor law and employee relations, or Two (2) years of experience and background in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar in matters of litigation, negligence, corporate law, contracts, real estate, labor relations, employment law and employee relations, with two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in a professional or managerial capacity in respective fields applicable to the general body of law, specialties or practice.

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