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Senior Counsel Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs, as primary responsibility, broad and diverse legal assignments including the preparation, review, and negotiation of more complex legal contracts, legal research, legal memoranda, and correspondence. Manages complex litigation. Assists Deputy General Counsel and/or Associate Deputy General Counsel in providing legal advice and services on significant matters that may impact the organization. Provides supporting legal counsel to client areas with minimal supervision from the DGC.
- Provides expert legal counsel, guidance, recommendations, and support to all levels of business, middle, and upper management in order to protect the organization’s business interests and to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
- Recognizes and identifies all major legal problems affecting the business area and provides appropriate legal advice. Under minimal supervision, plans, conducts, and supervises broad legal assignments, necessitating the ability to evaluate matters that may have a major impact on the conduct of the organization’s business. Evaluates both legal and business risks and advises business areas accordingly.
- Understanding the assigned client’s business needs and goals and how they relate to the overall organizational goals. Thorough understanding of the client’s business goals and objectives.
- Handles more complex legal issues, including but not limited to involvement in negotiations, through exercising appropriate judgment and expertise.
- Maintains business communications through effective communication with various governmental agencies, external businesses, and corporate and legal entities having an association with the organization or healthcare industry.
- Has a developed area of legal expertise, has an expert knowledge base in the practice area, as well as knowledge and awareness of current legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments impacting the organization. Subject matter expert of the relevant market, regulatory, and legal factors that affect the business client, which may require constant contact with regulatory agencies.
- Attains the confidence of senior and upper management in the client’s area through an ability to generate new ideas, solutions, programs, and actions.
- May act as cross-functional team leader as well as participate in intradepartmental teams as assigned by the legal division’s senior management.
- Serves as legal representation on committees and projects as requested by the business client. Able to develop strong working relationships with business clients, all levels of management, peers, subordinates, and outside counsel.
- Acts as an effective team builder, team member, and project leader. Assisted by and provides lead direction and/or project management to less experienced attorneys and support staff.