Senior Associate General Counsel, Litigation

Schedule: Days: M-F

Job Location Type: Onsite in Brentwood, TN

More about our team

The position of Senior Associate General Counsel, Litigation (
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How you99ll contribute

ASenior Associate General Counsel who excels in this role:

• Oversees and manages all aspects of potential or pending litigation matters and investigations, with a focus on managed care payor disputes and litigation.

• Retains and manages outside counsel and third-party experts, including evaluating the expense, effectiveness and quality of their work.

• Oversees and manages all aspects of electronic and other discovery, including the implementation of legal holds.

• Conducts internal investigations of potential or pending litigation matters and investigations, including making recommendations based upon the findings of the investigations.

• Creates and implements strategies to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of litigation matters and investigations, including educating attorneys and business partners about those strategies.

• Maintains an awareness of applicable healthcare policies, laws and regulations and assisting the company in ensuring compliance with those policies, laws and regulations.

• Provides general legal advice and guidance to attorneys and business partners regarding the interpretation and negotiation of third-party agreements, including agreements with managed care payors.

• Creates and implements processes and procedures for the Legal Department, including ones related to legal budgets, reports, requests and discovery.

• Provides ongoing reports to the VP-L and other attorneys and business partners about potential and pending litigation matters, including proposed strategies for their resolution.

• Fulfills other duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated from time-to-time by the VP-L.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time andpart-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we99re looking for

• Experience with and an understanding of healthcare-related laws and regulations, including the operational and transactional impact of those laws and regulations.

• Experience with and an understanding of healthcare and general litigation matters and investigations, including the ability to manage those independently, efficiently and effectively.

• A Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in the State of Tennessee.

• 5+ years of relevant experience highly preferred as a licensed attorney; experience with managed care payor disputes preferred.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.