Closing Date: 13th May, 2024

Description:

Under the direction of a senior attorney, the Associate Counsel will provide legal counsel on a variety of matters for A Not-for-Profit Healthcare Organization, its employees, and its subsidiaries, with a specific focus on real estate and strategic transactions.

Along with offering a chance to work in a stable, strong, mission-based environment, the Associate Counsel role provides the opportunity to experience Colorado's diverse culture and incredible landscape. You'll be able to explore abundant outdoor recreational opportunities, including skiing, hiking, and fishing, as well as stunning national parks and forests, all within hours of where you'll call home. Becoming a part of the Intermountain team means gaining a family and finding a place to plant your roots.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind, and spiritual well-being. To that end, we've launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

This is an exempt, full-time position located in the Front Range of Colorado (Denver Metro area) and will allow the hired candidate to work in a remote capacity with potential travel into the Broomfield, CO office. To show our commitment to you and assist with your transition into our organization, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable.

As the Associate Counsel you will:

Support legal matters or projects within a legal team.
Work cooperatively and closely with their operational counterparts on legal and regulatory issues.
Identify, analyze and resolve legal matters.
Read, write, analyze and interpret documents, contracts and instruments.
Support legal projects under the direction of a senior attorney.
Work directly with operational caregivers within an Intermountain business unit and develop an understanding of the business unit's needs, products and services. Advises business unit on its policies and procedures.
Support senior attorneys' evaluation of the legal impact of major decisions where applicable law, regulations, or facts of the matter are unclear, controversial or conflicting.
Be able to analyze situations and develop simple, concise, and effective legal solutions, and build a strong partnership with key stakeholders.
Demonstrate strong writing, legal research and communication skills.
Work with and coordinate on matters with outside counsel.
Develop, maintain expertise, and actively use contract management software programs and other software applications available to the Legal Department.

Requirements:

A Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school is required. Education is verified.
License to practice law in a state where Intermountain is located or be willing to obtain such licensure within 12 months of hire date is required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders in an organization (management, senior attorneys, physicians, compliance, hospital administrators, etc.).
Experience with real estate transactions is highly preferred
Experience with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other partnerships, highly preferred

Physical Requirements:

Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
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Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
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See and read computer monitors and documents.
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Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.