Chief Legal Counsel
1 week ago
Job Summary
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania seek a highly skilled and experienced Associate General Counsel to join our team. This role will provide critical support to our healthcare professionals and facilities, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. The successful candidate will have a strong background in medical malpractice litigation and a proven track record of providing strategic legal advice to senior management and staff.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of pre-litigation matters and litigation matters from pleadings through settlement or disposition at trial, ensuring timely and effective resolution of cases.
- Collaborate with Senior Counsel to oversee and evaluate outside defense counsel in medical malpractice and other Health System-related litigation.
- Undertake direct defense of medical malpractice and other Health System-related litigation from pleadings through settlement or trial.
- Participate in setting indemnity and expense reserves for medical malpractice litigation.
- Manage litigation-related issues, including representation of physicians and hospital employees in depositions and other proceedings.
- Act as a legal resource for Director of Risk Management, Risk Managers, and Risk Management Analysts on various risk management-related issues.
- Provide general legal advice to senior management, staff, and employees of the Health System to protect the Health System from legal exposure and to maximize compliance with statutory, regulatory, and case law requirements.
- Counsel physicians, house staff, medical students, and nurses concerning involvement in matters with medical-legal implications.
- Provide legal support and advice to Health System committees as requested.
- Foster a collaborative and proactive approach to resolving legal issues in a pragmatic and expeditious manner.
Qualifications
- J.D. from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
- Minimum of ten years of litigation experience, with an emphasis on medical malpractice litigation.
- Experience in general healthcare law is desirable.
- Admission to the Pennsylvania Bar and, at a minimum, in-house counsel licensure in New Jersey is required within one year of appointment.
- Strong critical thinking and strategic skills.
- Excellent legal analysis and reasoning skills.
- Proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to be a team player.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Impeccable oral and written communication skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Superior organizational skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a dynamically fluid environment.
- Ability to identify, frame, and solve complex legal issues creatively.
- Ability to convey advice clearly and effectively.
Work Environment
The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment with a dynamic team of professionals. The ideal candidate will be able to thrive in a collaborative setting, with a strong focus on teamwork and communication.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
- Tuition assistance for the candidate and their family.
- Generous retirement plans.
- Flexible work options.
- Long-term care insurance.
- Adoption assistance.
- Penn Home Ownership Services.
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