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NYC Health + Hospitals · 13 hours ago

Deputy Counsel

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$225/hr - $225/hr

6+ years exp

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States, providing essential services to over one million New Yorkers. The Deputy Counsel will provide legal counsel and representation on various legal issues, ensuring compliance and guiding the legal staff in alignment with the Corporation's business objectives.

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Responsibilities

Directs, guides and advises Associate Counsels, staff officers, and legal staff on a wide-range of legal and regulatory matters, issues and cases

Provides counsel on complex legal matters

Develops and implements legal strategies that align with the Corporation’s overall business objective

Participates in formulation of plans, policies, and procedures for the organization of professional staff into areas of responsibility, authority and specialization

Provides leadership to legal staff by monitoring and evaluating performance, quality, and progress of work to increase efficiency and productivity

Initiates actions to accomplish objectives

Supervises and assists in the development of opinions, contracts, agreements, briefs and other legal documents associated with organizational actions and decisions

Reviews organizational legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with existing laws, regulations and guidelines set by the federal, state and city authorities

Monitors changes in laws and regulations that may affect Corporate operations, and advises on necessary actions

Represents the Corporation at conferences, hearings or trials serving as a lead advocate in complex and sensitive matters

Confers and negotiates with high-level counsels and executives in business, non-profit and governmental agencies

Prepares and assists in the presentation of cases for litigation, which may impact future Corporate operations

Performs assignments which entail independent planning, investigation, negotiation and preparation of special studies and projects pertaining to critical legal issues in areas of employment law, Civil Service law, administrative codes, real estate, pricing and costing policies, equal employment opportunity, taxes, contracts and governmental relations

Performs complex legal work on major contracts involving engineering, purchasing, licenses, options guarantees and releases, leasing acquisition and disposition of real estate

Participates in contract negotiations

Performs other related duties, as required

Qualification

Legal counselSupervisory experienceContract negotiationRegulatory complianceLitigation preparationLeadershipCommunicationNegotiation

Required

Admission and active membership to New York State Bar

Six (6) years of relevant, responsible legal experience and background in practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar, two (2) years of which must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity