Sr. Counsel

Bring your drive for excellence, team orientation and customer commitment to IBC; help us renew and re-imagine our business and shape the future of health care.  Our organization is looking to diversify, grow, innovate and serve, and we are looking for committed, empowered learning-oriented people to join our team.  If this describes you, we want to speak with you.

Sr. 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 assure adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

·      Responsible for recognizing and identifying all major legal problems affecting the business area and providing appropriate legal advice.  Under minimal supervision, plans, conducts and supervises broad legal assignments, necessitating the ability to evaluate matters which may have a major impact on the conduct of the organization’s business.  Evaluates both legal and business risks and advises business areas accordingly.

·      Responsible for understanding the assigned client’s business needs and goals and how they relate to the overall organizational goals.   Thorough understanding of client’s business goals and objectives.

·      Responsible for handling 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 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 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.

Qualifications

·      Must possess a JD from an accredited law school and admission to the bar w/at least eight years as an attorney in a substantive area of law which is relative to the organization’s business.

·      Possess a comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the legal field in order to successfully complete complex assignments.

·      Demonstrated ability to provide superior legal advice in the business context on a number of significant matters.

·      Possess excellent legal research and analytical abilities with an ongoing knowledge of both federal, state, and local laws. 

·      Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills; presents thoughts in clear, concise, logical, and well-organized fashion in stressful conditions under tight deadlines.

·      Proven project management ability demonstrating leadership ability.