Mayo Clinic

Legal Counsel

Mayo Clinic$100K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
  • 5+ years of experience in employment law, including immigration
  • Proven track record in managing complex investigations and litigation
  • Excellent communication and writing skills
  • Strong legal project management and team leadership abilities
  • Capacity to handle multiple client relationships effectively

Responsibilities

  • Lead and collaborate on immigration and employment law matters
  • Advise on recruitment, hiring, and compliance issues like I-9 and E-Verify
  • Provide legal guidance on risk assessment and support strategic initiatives
  • Manage and coordinate with outside counsel
  • Deliver exceptional legal services across Mayo Clinic's Legal Department

Benefits

  • Hybrid position with negotiable remote work options
  • Opportunity for professional development and empowerment
  • Involvement in cross-functional teams
  • Access to various Mayo Clinic legal resources and networks
  • Periodic travel opportunities to different Mayo locations
Full Job Description
Job Description

Mayo Clinic is seeking an experienced attorney to join our legal team to provide expert advice and counsel to human resources, management, and physician leaders regarding employment matters, including immigration-related issues. Resumes must be submitted online with a cover letter.

Core job responsibilities for this role will include:

  • Leading and working collaboratively within cross-functional teams by advising on immigration and employment law issues, which may include the following practice areas: recruitment and hiring; I-9 and E-Verify compliance; personnel performance management, discipline, and separation issues; wage and hour; nondiscrimination; disability and leave issues; employee privacy; labor relations; credentialing, peer review, and medical staff bylaws; or government contracting.


  • Providing legal and strategic guidance to clients, including organizational leadership, on risk assessment and mitigation in support of Mayo Clinic's strategic initiatives; and


  • Management of outside counsel.


We are looking for a proactive, solution-oriented attorney who is comfortable leading and working within teams of attorneys and paraprofessionals, with demonstrated commitment to developing and empowering others. This position requires a committed but humble leader who will coordinate across the Mayo Clinic Legal Department to deliver exceptional legal services and clear, concise counsel.

This is a hybrid position with negotiable remote work frequency. Incumbent must live within 100 miles of a Mayo Clinic campus in Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ; Jacksonville, FL; Rochester, MN; or Eau Claire, WI. Periodic travel to other Mayo sites may be required.

Qualifications

Requires completion of law school and five or more years of employment law experience, including advising on employment matters, management of immigration-related matters, complex investigations, and litigation. A strong academic background and excellent communication and writing skills are required. Candidates must have the ability to manage multiple client relationships and understand and help meet their clients' needs and business goals. Candidates should have sound legal project management skills, the ability to effectively lead teams, service as a positive change agent, and delegate work in a fast paced, team-based environment within a dynamic organization.

This position requires a license to practice law in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, or Wisconsin.

About Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center based in Rochester, Minnesota, focused on integrated clinical practice, education, and research. It employs more than 4,500 physicians and scientists and 58,400 administrative and allied health staff. The practice specializes in treating difficult cases through tertiary care and destination medicine. It is home to the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, which includes a medical school and research programs. Mayo Clinic has a large presence in three U.S. metropolitan areas: Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona. It also has several affiliated hospitals and clinics elsewhere in the United States and around the world.
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1919

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