University of Michigan

Associate General Counsel

University of Michigan$150K — $180K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in health care legal advice
  • Strong expertise in regulatory matters and healthcare transactions
  • Proven ability to manage complex, time-sensitive assignments effectively
  • Skilled in stakeholder engagement and communication
  • Law degree from an accredited school and Michigan State Bar admission or eligibility
  • Demonstrated integrity and ethical judgment
  • Strong creative problem-solving capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel on diverse regulatory matters for Michigan Medicine
  • Advise on legal aspects pertaining to the clinical enterprise and academic medical center
  • Address health care regulatory issues for various university departments as needed
  • Manage complex legal cases and contractual negotiations
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality legal services
  • Participate in attorney on-call rotation for emergent issues
  • Support strategic health system initiatives through legal guidance

Benefits

  • Hybrid work options available based on departmental discretion
  • Annual review of work agreements for flexibility
  • Opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders within the University
  • Supportive environment fostering collegiality and teamwork
  • Commitment to high-quality service and ethical standards
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel for Michigan Medicine, this role will provide counsel and support to the University's clinical enterprise, inclusive of its fully integrated academic medical center, its medical school, and its state-wide clinical network (Michigan Medicine), as well as periodically advise the University's other schools, colleges, and administrative areas on health care regulatory matters. The attorney who fills this role must be able to work independently on a wide range of complex and novel issues, with a particular focus on regulatory matters

Required Qualifications*
  • A minimum of ten (10) years experience providing legal advice on health care matters
  • Experience with regulatory, medical staff, healthcare contracting, healthcare transactions and/or working on issues related to an academic medical center are strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple, complex, often time-sensitive assignments simultaneously and with a high degree of organization and effectiveness
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and clients, both internal and external
  • Excellent academic and professional credentials
  • Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills
  • A commitment to the mission of academic medicine, higher education, and health care
  • Collegiality and a desire to support colleagues with a commitment to Michigan Medicine values of caring, innovation, inclusion, integrity, and teamwork
  • Commitment to delivering expeditious, high-quality service to our clients
  • Integrity and a strong moral and ethical compass
  • Creative problem-solving skills and demonstrated experience partnering with the University to understand challenges/opportunities and provide situation-appropriate solutions
  • Strong oral and written communication skills which demonstrate knowledge, persuasiveness and the ability to inspire confidence throughout the University; the ability to synthesize and communicate succinctly
  • Unquestioned integrity, credibility, judgment, and transparency
  • A proactive, roll up the sleeves and hands-on approach
  • Team player with an ability to work well both independently and in a team environment
  • Law degree from an accredited law school
  • Admission to the State Bar of Michigan or eligibility for immediate admission

Desired Qualifications*
  • Significant experience providing analysis and support to health system strategic initiatives
  • Significant experience assessing and advising on Medicare conditions of participation for hospitals
  • Experience advising on matters regarding medical staff
  • Experience identifying Stark and Anti-kickback issues and applying fraud and abuse analyses
  • Experience advising accountable care organizations and clinically integrated networks
  • Experience reviewing and negotiating contracts for a health system
  • Experience working with public entities, academic medical centers, and non-profit, tax-exempt entities
  • Experience applying the Michigan Public Health and Mental Health Code
  • Ability to participate in the Michigan Medicine attorney on call rotation and develop expertise in other emergent patient care issues

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

282596

Working Title

Associate General Counsel

Job Title

Attorney Lead

Work Location

Ann Arbor Campus

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Hybrid

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Offc Gen Counsel

Department

Office of the General Counsel

Posting Begin/End Date

9/02/2026 - 10/02/2026

Career Interest

Legal & Government Relations

About University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan system. The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 in Detroit, as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, 20 years before the territory became a state. The school moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet (781 acres or 3.16 km²), and has two satellite campuses located in Flint and Dearborn. The University of Michigan is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
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