[Hiring] Senior Counsel - Litigation @Cleveland Clinic

Role Description

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. The Senior Counsel is a licensed attorney who supports a business unit of the Cleveland Clinic through both direct legal practice and the supervision of internal staff and outside counsel. In this role, you will:

• Oversee and manage medical malpractice litigation.
• Provide oversight of outside counsel.
• Investigate and negotiate claims and settlements.
• Collaborate with business partners and caregiver groups on matters related to risk, claims, and litigation.

A caregiver in this role works remote Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and must reside in Ohio, Florida, or Nevada.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Ensure timely responses to requests for legal advice in the attorney's assigned area.
• Advise, mentor, and guide attorneys and other staff members working within the attorney's areas of responsibility.
• Delegate matters when necessary.
• Participate in budget processes and manage outside counsel in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintain expertise in assigned subject matter areas.
• Advise and train appropriate members of the department on legal developments impacting the attorney's areas of expertise.
• Actively seek out opportunities to bring the organization into compliance with those areas of the law.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) from ABA accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of the state bar or ability to become a member of the state bar within a reasonable period of time.
• 10 years of comparable experience in the substantive legal area of law that is designated as the attorney's area(s) of expertise, preferably in both a law firm as well as an in-house setting.

Requirements

• Three to five years of successful experience leading internal staff as well as outside counsel.
• Two years of experience in a healthcare setting or working with healthcare clients.
• Medical Malpractice litigation experience.
• Experience in management of outside counsel.
• Experience interacting or providing advice to leadership or executive leadership.

Benefits

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system.
• Ability to operate a computer, audio visual and other office equipment.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information, including the ability to deliver training in person and virtually.