Details 

Location:

TX - The Woodlands

Job Type:

General Business 

Legal

Base Pay:

N/A 

Required Education:

Graduate Degree

Bonus:

Required Experience:

At least 4 year(s)

Other:

Required Travel:

Negligible

Employee Type:

Full-Time

Relocation Covered:

Yes

Industry

Healthcare - Health Services

Job ID:

303077

Description 

SCOPE:

Assists in directing routine corporate legal matters and advising management on standard corporate governance issues. Assures that business practices, policies, and dealings of the corporation meet regulatory requirements to protect the corporation from legal action. Prepares and interprets legal documents and provides counsel to management on legal matters. Assures compliance with all federal and state legal and regulatory requirements. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Provides advice on legal issues to company management and staff. 

· Provides company management with legal services related to corporate mergers, acquisitions, or other strategic partnerships. 

· Resolves claims and disputes prior to litigation. 

· Identifies potential legal issues related to business practices and policies and advises management. 

· Reviews and interprets legislation as it pertains to company operations and activity. 

· Counsels management on legal handling of business transactions such as leases, contracts, sales, etc. 

· Drafts and reviews contracts, endorsements and agreements, restructuring coverage where necessary to reduce risk. 

· Assists in advising Corporate Human Resources and senior management on employee/labor law. 

· Advises senior management on securities law matters including compliance issues, rule 144 transactions and registration of stock issues. 

· Participates in structuring and negotiating complex transactions and sets up procedures to reduce risk. 

· Reviews corporate legal contracts and documents for compliance with legal requirements. 

· Retains outside counsel as necessary. 

· Forms companies and legal entities and assists in acquisitions. 

· Assists in representing the company at hearings and administrative procedures. 

· Develops and reviews corporate governance and compliance procedures. Participates in the preparation and update of matters related to the company's Corporate Compliance Program.

Requirements 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Juris doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school, as well as admission into the appropriate federal and state bar associations required. Minimum four years experience in corporate law. Prior healthcare experience preferred.

COMPETENCIES:

· Uses Technical and Functional Experience: Possesses up to date knowledge of the profession and industry; is regarded a san expert in the technical/functional area; accesses and uses other expert resources when appropriate. 

· Demonstrates Adaptability: Handles day to day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change; shows resilience inn the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity; demonstrates flexibility. 

· Uses Sound Judgment: Makes timely, cost effective and sound decisions; makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty. 

· Shows Work Commitment: Sets high standards of performance; pursues aggressive goals and works efficiently to achieve them. 

· Commits to Quality: Emphasizes the need to deliver quality products and/or services; defines standards for quality and evaluated products, processes, and service against those standards; manages quality; improves efficiencies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Vision and hearing must be corrected to normal levels.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work is performed in an office environment and requires frequent interaction with executives, management and operations staff. Work will require some travel by air or automobile, approximately 10% of time.