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Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.

Job Description

Summary
Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.

Job Duties

• Provide day to day legal advice and guidance to business partners.
• Support department leadership on complex or escalated matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents.
• Partner with business stakeholders to support execution of TJU initiatives.
• Identify legal risks and escalate issues appropriately.
• Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and responsiveness.

Additional Duties:

• Investigates facts and circumstances relating to actual or threatened commercial, business, contract and other disputes and manages disputes and litigation matters as assigned.
• Serves as a liaison between Jefferson Office of Legal Affairs, internal Jefferson stakeholders and outside counsel regarding disputes and litigation matters.
• Coordinates and oversees discovery efforts, including document preservation, legal hold implementation and compliance.
• Reviews pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, settlement agreements and other litigation-related documents.
• Assists in developing litigation strategies and provides recommendations regarding legal risk, settlement opportunities, and dispute resolution approaches.
• Drafts, reviews and revises correspondence, demand letters, response letters, settlement communications, litigation-related memoranda, and other legal documents.
• Interfaces with claimants, opposing parties, opposing counsel, witnesses, experts, and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Works closely with business leaders and other attorneys to communicate regarding open litigation matters and disputes, identify litigation risks, implement risk mitigation strategies, and improve organizational practices.
• Maintains accurate litigation records and supports the administration of legal matter management, document management, and other legal department systems.
• Performs non-litigation related legal duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
• 5 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
• Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice.
• Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team.
• ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Additional Qualifications

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.