Advocate Health Care

Senior Associate General Counsel - Managed Health Disputes

Advocate Health Care$207K — $332K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed attorney in accordance with applicable law
  • Doctorate Degree in Law from an accredited law school
  • 6-10 years of legal service experience in a law firm or as in-house legal counsel
  • Demonstrated ability to assess and mitigate legal risks
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead legal projects with independence
  • Manage outside counsel effectively
  • Serve as primary attorney for designated legal matters
  • Mentor junior attorneys and Department staff
  • Analyze and mitigate enterprise legal and regulatory risks
  • Contribute to strategic objectives of the practice group
  • Assist in managing the legal budget and expenditures

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and parental leave
  • Retirement plans with employer match
  • Educational Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Department:

10114 Enterprise Corporate - Legal Department

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

  • Fully Remote Role from these states: AL, AK, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, KS, KY, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WY.
  • Due to complex requirements, remote work is NOT permitted for short or long periods in: CA, CO, CT, HI, MA, MD, MN, NJ, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA and working Internationally (this includes working while on vacation).
  • No relocation, No Sponsorship or transfer of visa for this position now or in the future.


Pay Range:
$99.75 - $159.60

Major Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage projects requiring legal involvement with general independence.
  • Manage significant work assigned to outside counsel.
  • Routinely serve as a primary attorney within the Department for one or more legal subject matters.
  • Support and mentor less senior attorneys and/or other Department staff members.
  • Analyzes legal and regulatory risks of the enterprise and offers practical, effective legal solutions that further the mission and business interests of the enterprise.
  • Delivers effective legal advice while protecting enterprise interests and mitigating legal and reputational risk, instilling a culture of responsibility and ethical behavior.
  • Contributes to material strategic imperatives of the practice group and the Department at the direction of the practice group leader and other senior Legal Department leadership.
  • Provides input and advice regarding the assessment and management of outside legal relationships related to the practice group and retains and oversees the performance of outside counsel as required at the direction of the practice group leader.
  • Assists the practice group leader in the management of the legal budget, including internal staff, outside counsel, and other expenditures related to the practice group.
  • Responsible for understanding and adhering to the enterprise Code of Conduct and ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the enterprise's business.


Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
  • Attorney must be licensed and registered as required by applicable law. Certain roles may have specific requirements regarding licensure and registration depending on the practice group.


Education Required:
  • Doctorate Degree in Law from an accredited law school.


Experience Required:
  • Typically requires 6-10 years of experience providing legal services within a law firm or as in-house legal counsel.


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Ability to support Legal Department leadership and business clients on business and legal strategy, while assessing, communicating, managing, and mitigating legal risk to the enterprise.
  • Ability to analyze, develop, review, negotiate, and present corporate contracts and other legal documents to executive, administrative, and management staff and third parties.
  • Ability to develop, approve, and interpret policies within various sub-functions and departments.
  • Ability to effectively leverage the use of outside counsel while controlling outside counsel costs.
  • Ability to work effectively with governmental and other regulatory agencies to protect the best interests of the enterprise.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, which is necessary to collaborate with staff, management, executives and other organizations.
  • Excellent leadership and motivational skills.
  • Adaptable to change, supports transformation, and helps drive strategic objectives.
  • Self-directed with strong time management and organizational skills.
  • Manages time-sensitive/deadline-driven projects.
  • Flexible and committed to the team concept.
  • Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn.
  • Readily contribute to diversity goals and initiatives.
  • Driven by organizational mission, vision, and core values.
  • Protected Health Information
  • Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
  • Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
  • Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
  • Exposed to a normal office environment.
  • Minimal travel


This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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