Within the Office of the General Counsel will be responsible to provide legal and commercial counsel for a line of business and/or staff group. This position will serve as primary legal support for a line of business and/or staff group and its respective senior management teams.
May provide guidance and support within the following legal areas: general corporate matters, including corporate organization, compliance, drafting transactional documents, license agreements, employment law, immigration law, data privacy, risk management asset-backed financing, and contract management
Conduct research, interpret new as well as existing laws and regulations directly impacting the organization's business to ensure ongoing statutory and regulatory compliance
Identify and assess risk and determines and effectuates appropriate course of action for a broad spectrum of risks for specific business areas and others with department wide/ Line of Business (LOB) consequences
Demonstrate subject matter level proficiency in substantive practice areas
Act as an advisor to other legal staff within the department on specific practice areas
Act autonomously as a LOB Subject Matter Expert (SME) and the main point of contact for legal concerns for business partners and department(s)
Provide advice and guidance on daily commercial legal matters relevant to the business and/or staff group as well as on an enterprise-wide level
Maintain relationships with outside counsel. Provides recommendations on partnership, contract, etc.
Possess detailed working knowledge of LOB/Business Partner/Pillar operations good working knowledge of Company operations
Perform all other duties as assigned
Job Specifications
Typically has the following skills or abilities:
Juris Doctorate degree and a current State Bar License to practice law
7+ years of experience in-house or law firm that specializes in health care and/or (other specialized area - procurement, M&A, regulatory, or privacy)
Proven success in practice areas; managed teams or team project work; proven ability to support executive leadership and above
Excellent organization skills, detail oriented and ability to multitask
Excellent written, verbal, and analytical skills. Proactively collaborates with the LOB and the Office of General Counsel to mitigate risk.
Ability to drive results through informal authority and serve as a consultant to business partners
Demonstrates ability to be a decision-maker showing balanced consideration of business issues
Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of the job duties
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Compensation range for the role is listed below. Applicable salary ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses and commissions. For more information regarding VSP Vision benefits, please click here.
Salary Ranges: $105,000.00 - $165,375.00
