General Counsel - Illinois Division, Advocate Health
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Hybrid Remote
Engages in rigorous problem solving, data collection, and analysis, then makes good decisions in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.
Recognizes important patterns in complex environments, distills the essence, and communicates through “powerful simplification.”
Sees the big picture and has a long-term perspective, while balancing it against short term realities.
Catalyzes innovation and builds supporting capabilities.
Builds consensus; decides when necessary.
Manages and oversees the delivery of legal services to the organization by the functional team. Connects and collaborates across Advocate Health, recognizing the critical importance of integration and collaboration across Advocate Health to achieve high performance.
Leads effectively across cultures and builds and leads inclusive, high-performing teams.
Delivers business aware solutions while protecting the system’s interests and mitigating legal and reputational risk, instilling a culture of responsibility and ethical behavior.
Seeks win-win outcomes and puts the well-being of the patient and the overall organization first.
Accountable for assisting in the planning, designing, and developing the legal function and the people within the functional team. Identifies, assesses, and builds relationships with key stakeholders.
Mobilizes and directs supporting capabilities in public affairs, communications, government affairs and others to achieve desired outcomes.
Assesses and assists in the management of outside legal relationships related to the assigned function, assesses the talents and roles of outside legal counsel, retains outside counsel as required, and oversees the performance of outside counsel.
Invests time coaching and mentoring high potentials for success.
Assists in the development and oversight of the legal budget, including internal staff and outside counsel, related to the assigned function.
Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
Knowledgeable about the Advocate Health business model, the consumer, and competitive, political and social environments in which the organization operates.
Performs human resources responsibilities for staff including interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
Establishes trust and creates a culture of psychological safety to enable candid debate
Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
Attorney licensed to practice law issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Education Required:
Doctorate Degree in Law from a top ABA accredited school of law.
Experience Required:
Typically requires 10 years of progressive experience and documentable accomplishments in healthcare legal services which includes providing strategic oversight of the legal function within a major law firm or as in-house legal counsel in a complex health system environment. Prior healthcare legal experience in a law firm.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
