Counsel

Corewell Health • $90K — $130K *
Southfield, MI 48076In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school
  • 5+ years of broad commercial transactional experience
  • Experience with supply chain agreements and M&A
  • Must be admitted to practice as an attorney with the ABA
  • Preferred: 2+ years' experience in health law, including Stark Law and HIPAA
  • Preferred: 2+ years in healthcare as in-house or private practice attorney

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements in healthcare
  • Advise supply chain leaders on key contract terms and conditions
  • Negotiate core acquisition and combination agreements
  • Oversee transactional workstreams, including due diligence and timelines
  • Support clients with a service mindset and curiosity
  • Advise on regulatory and compliance issues intersecting with contracts
  • Communicate complex legal concepts succinctly to non-legal stakeholders

Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment
  • Opportunity to mentor fellow attorneys and specialists
  • Engagement with external legal counsel for cost-effective solutions
  • Support for professional development and growth within the legal team
  • Stable work schedules with predictable hours
Full Job Description
Counsel - Contracts

Job Summary

The counsel position will report to the Managing Counsel and will work closely with other legal leaders, senior counsel, and team members to provide legal services, support and advice on complex and routine transactional matters involving the enterprise, care delivery system, and health plan.

Essential Functions
  • Draft, review, and negotiate high volume of commercial agreements, including health system-specific supply chain agreements, which involve the purchase of both products (e.g. medical devices, equipment, disposables) and services.
  • Provide counsel to enterprise-level supply chain leaders on key commercial terms, including pricing methodologies, rebates and incentives, delivery terms, warranties, indemnification, limitation of liability, insurance, confidentiality, intellectual property ownership/licensing, and audit rights.
  • In consultation with internal legal colleagues, draft, review, and negotiate core acquisition and combination agreements, including asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, membership interest purchase agreements, merger/contribution agreements, governance documents, joint venture agreements, letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, and ancillary documents to ensure documents reflect business objectives and regulatory compliance.
  • Provide support to enterprise leaders for transactional workstreams, including due diligence oversight, fair market value assessments, and coordination of internal and external teams, including management of transaction timelines, milestone tracking, and closing processes.
  • Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to support clients and legal team members on matters which may be new to your skillset. Exhibit a service mindset, and ability to establish and maintain relationships with clients and fellow team members in and outside the department.
  • Issue-spot and advise on regulatory and compliance considerations that frequently intersect with commercial contracting (e.g., HIPAA/data privacy, data security, rebates/referral/compensation concerns under Stark and Anti-Kickback), partnering with internal legal subject matter experts, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, and Finance, as appropriate.
  • Apply understanding of health system operations to deliver actionable, practical, business-focused legal advice when advising on transactions, regulatory considerations, risk allocation, and alignment with organizational strategy.
  • Communicate legal concepts in a clear and concise manner to non-legal business and senior leaders.
  • Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with, and as needed provide mentorship, direction, and guidance to, fellow attorneys, legal specialists, and other team members throughout the organization.
  • Foster and maintain relationships with and provide cost-effective use and oversight of external legal counsel, consultants, and advisors.


Qualifications

Required
  • Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school
  • 5 years of relevant experience Broad commercial transactional experience, including experience with material supply chain agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate healthcare transactions.
  • Attorney working as counsel - ABA American Bar Association Upon Hire


Preferred
  • 2 years of relevant experience and knowledge of and ability to provide legal guidance on health laws such as Stark Law, AKS, False Claims Act, HIPAA/data privacy and security.
  • 2 years of relevant experience in healthcare industry serving healthcare clients as a private practice attorney and/or as healthcare in-house attorney.


Primary Location
SITE - Corewell Health Place - 100 Corewell Drive NW - Grand Rapids

Department Name
Legal - Corporate

Employment Type
Full time

Shift
Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours
40

Hours of Work
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Days Worked
Monday - Friday

Weekend Frequency
N/A

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About Corewell Health

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Joining Corewell Health presents an unparalleled opportunity to become part of a leading team of healthcare professionals dedicated to excellence. Corewell Health is renowned for its commitment to innovation, leadership, and providing superior healthcare services.

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