Sr. Counsel - Litigation and Disputes

We’re hunting for a Senior Counsel – Litigation and Disputes, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will support the Director in providing legal counsel and guidance to the hospital and its affiliated entities; interact with state and federal agencies as appropriate; provide counsel regarding corporate litigation, employment issues and litigation, and governmental investigations impacting the organization; work with and serve as a liaison to outside counsel regarding litigation, employment issues, and investigations; participate in meetings and serve on committees as appropriate; and lead and support on other matters as assigned by the Director.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel to hospital and its affiliated entities.
• Provide legal counsel and guidance, including written legal opinions and memoranda, to hospital’s management and staff, under the direction of the Director.
• With assistance of outside counsel as appropriate, assist with strategy and representation of Texas Children’s in commercial disputes and formal corporate litigation.
• With assistance of outside counsel as appropriate, assist with strategy and representation of Texas Children’s in formal employment charges and litigation.
• Investigate employment-based complaints and prepare responses to outside entities, with and without support of outside legal counsel.
• Interact and assist with investigations and responses to inquiries from various state and federal agencies.
• Act as a trusted advisor and liaison to Texas Children’s Human Resources and other areas regarding employment issues across the organization.
• Researches, investigates and remediates legal and corporate compliance issues.
• Reviews policies and procedures within hospital and research of applicable legal issues.
• Assists with litigation-related activities and government investigations, as directed.
• Aids and works with other attorneys in the department on various projects.
• Works directly with hospital leaders on assigned projects.

Skills & Requirements

• Required Juris Doctor Degree (JD)
• License to practice law in the State of Texas is required. If candidate does not have a Texas law license, must have and maintain a license to practice law in another state and get licensed in the State of Texas within 18 months of hire.
• Required 2 years attorney experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
•  4 years’ experience as a licensed Attorney with a focus on commercial litigation and/or employment law, either in a law firm or corporate setting

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailo