Description:
Litigation Counsel will be a trusted partner and key business advisor for litigation-related aspects of An Advancing Correctional Healthcare Company national legal strategy and functional initiatives for the Company. The successful candidate will possess significant litigation experience, including litigation management and strategy, preferably in the areas of medical malpractice, civil rights, and/or government and municipal law.This position can be physically located at any of An Advancing Correctional Healthcare Company corporate or regional offices in Birmingham, Alabama; Las Vegas, Nevada; San Diego, California; or Phoenix, Arizona. Relocation assistance will be considered.
Responsibilities:
- Working with Legal Team members, business leaders and corporate staff to articulate the risks and benefits of legal strategy.
- Assisting with developing strategies for, managing, and resolving a wide variety of investigations, litigation and pre-litigation disputes, including professional medical liability, employment, contractual, insurance-coverage and other matters
- Providing strategic litigation advice to the business on a daily basis
- Helping lines of business develop and implement processes, policies, procedures, and systems to promote risk avoidance and prevent litigation.
- Assisting with supervising outside counsel
- Working with An Advancing Correctional Healthcare Company insurers to manage insured claims.
- Coordinating reserve analyses and legal disclosures as necessary
You must have:
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Admitted to practice before a state bar (ability to secure registration as Authorized House Counsel or admission through reciprocity with the State Bar of Alabama, Nevada, California and/or Arizona preferred)
- Five or more years of litigation experience
- Litigation and trial experience specific to medical malpractice and civil rights claims regarding healthcare services provided in a jail or prison setting.
