Immediate opening for a full-time attorney in the Office of the General
Counsel at Stanford University. This is a University Counsel position and
reports to the Deputy General Counsel for Health Care.
This attorney is primarily responsible for providing legal counsel to the
Stanford hospitals and related entities.
The attorney must have experience with the following: drafting services or
other agreements and providing client advice and counseling. Additional
preferred areas of expertise include work with health care clients on health
care related issues, health care regulatory work, non-profit governance, and
analyzing the impact and application of federal and state health care laws and
regulations, including Stark, HIPAA, and fraud and abuse laws.
The position requires excellent client management skills and the ability to
juggle competing interests. It also requires discretion, flexibility,
excellent judgment, collaboration, and the ability to understand and manage a
broad range of client needs. The attorney must be able to work independently,
while also partnering and working collaboratively with outside counsel and
other staff attorneys.
**QUALIFICATIONS:**
Applicants should have a law degree from an accredited law school, a minimum
six years of relevant experience and be a member of the California Bar or able
to become one shortly. Requirements include excellence in academic
credentials, writing, analytical and communication skills as well as good
judgment and a practical approach to solving legal problems. Applicants must
be comfortable with technology, committed to teamwork, responsive and have a
proven record of providing the highest quality client service. The position is
a hybrid one, with three days per week required in person. For the right
qualified candidate, a role that is not fully 100% FTE may be possible
depending on the circumstances.
_***The final candidate will need to successfully pass a background check to
be considered for this position._
_The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in
this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a
comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific
duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs
without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of
responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned._
_Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who
would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and
clinical missions._
_Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide
reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires
accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job._