Corporate Counsel

5-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Corporate Counsel

CommonSpirit Health is a unique non-profit health system formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the ., CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four . residents. The organization is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

## Job Summary

The Corporate Counsel provides direct, specialty-specific legal services to one or more designated CommonSpirit national groups, as well as to CommonSpirit’s operating divisions. This is a remote position that will support the Payer Strategy/Managed Care business.

## Responsibilities

* Perform direct and consistent legal services for, represent, and support CommonSpirit in connection with one or more specialty areas at the system or division level
* Assist more senior Legal Team attorneys in the delivery of specialty-specific legal services
* Provide sound specialty-specific legal advice at the system, business line, or division level
* Actively engage and coordinate with other Legal Team members
* Supervise, direct, manage, and collaborate with paralegals, executive assistants, and other Legal Team support staff
* Manage and evaluate outside counsel engaged to provide specialty-specific legal support
* Prepare, review, and revise corporate documents (., articles of incorporation and bylaws) and assist with internal CommonSpirit approval processes
* Assist with specialty-specific litigation, administrative proceedings, and other regulatory (including licensure and certification) proceedings or matters

## Qualifications

* Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
* Health law or specialty professional education, or equivalent experience (preferred)
* Minimum of five (5) years’ legal work experience either with a law firm or in-house legal department involving the performance of general, operational, or specialty legal services for hospitals, health systems, medical foundations or groups, clinics, providers, health care delivery organizations, or integrated delivery systems (preferred)
* Active State Bar licensure, registration as in-house counsel, or equivalent acceptable status for state of primary work location

## Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training

* Strong decision-making skills and judgment
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Strong drafting skills suitable to more complex and sophisticated matters
* Understanding of and ability to adhere to confidentiality obligations
* Effective and collegial interpersonal skills
* Ability to work independently, manage a diverse workflow, and timely and effectively complete assigned work
* Possess an understanding of when to inform or advance legal issues to or seek input from Legal Team supervisor
* Ability to use in-house and outside legal resources to accomplish work while achieving cost effectiveness

## Salary Information

The posted pay range for this position is - per hour.

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Strong decision-making skills and judgment, Excellent written and oral communication skills, Strong drafting skills suitable to more complex and sophisticated matters, Understanding of and ability to adhere to confidentiality obligations, Effective and collegial interpersonal skills; ability to perform legal functions with integrity and consistent with CommonSpirit’s mission, vision, and values, Ability to work independently, manage a diverse workflow, and timely and effectively complete assigned work, Possess an understanding of when to inform or advance legal issues to or seek input from Legal Team supervisor, Ability to use in-house and outside legal resources to accomplish work while achieving cost effectiveness

Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association

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Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, minimum of five (5) years’ legal work experience either with a law firm or in-house legal department involving the performance of general, operational, or specialty legal services for hospitals, health systems, medical foundations or groups, clinics, providers, health care delivery organizations, or integrated delivery systems

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