Director, Associate General Counsel

POSITION SUMMARY

Director, Associate General Counsel will provide strategic legal advice to business partners, focusing on mitigating risks, safeguarding assets, and driving efficiencies. This role will identify opportunities for process improvement and standardization, leveraging data-driven metrics to streamline operations. Staying up to date on industry trends, laws, and regulations, the role will ensure compliance and informed decision-making. Additionally, the role involves expanding scope to manage more clients or specialties, implementing project plans for improvement, and supporting cross-functional legal initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Exemplifies characteristics of The BAYADA Way: compassion, excellence and reliability. Juris Doctor required. Seven (7) + years of experience in legal practice in a field having relevance to BAYADA Home Health Care operations (e.g., corporate contracts and transactions, healthcare, labor and employment, litigation, corporate governance, privacy, or another relevant field). Strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, and writing skills. Prior experience with a nonprofit organization considered a plus. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to handle complex legal matters, and ability to identify and mitigate risk. Ability to balance strategic legal solutions with pragmatic focus on faithful implementation. High ethical standards and sound judgment. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with other team members, senior management, practice leadership, and support office and field office staff. Substantial experience with project management in a corporate setting. Substantial experience leading people or complex corporate processes. Advanced communication and corporate implementation skills.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrate and communicate the core values of BAYADA and The BAYADA Way. Develop working knowledge of BAYADA’s mission, services, people, organization, policies and procedures. Identify and evaluate key legal issues and provide proactive strategic advice to business partners to safeguard assets, mitigate risks, and gain efficiencies. Identify continuous improvement opportunities to simplify current processes and drive standardization using data-driven metrics. Remain current on relevant industry trends, laws, and regulations. Draft and review legal documents, including contracts, agreements, and discovery requests. Conduct legal research using online and other research tools. May be assigned specialty-specific (e.g., labor and employment, contracts and transactions, privacy, healthcare, etc.) or function-specific (e.g., Finance, Global Support Services, Clinical, Operations Office, or Practice specialty) role(s) at the discretion of General Counsel or General Counsel’s designee. Scope will typically be expanded to handle additional clients and/or broader specialties than Senior Corporate Counsel. Design, develop, and implement project management plans to support continuous improvement opportunities as needed. Support cross-functional implementation and initiatives on behalf of legal team. Demonstrate solid performance or exceed performance standards in key job dimensions/attributes as defined on the Performance Appraisal for Office Staff. Perform related duties, or as required or requested by supervisor. BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset: Base Salary: $190,000 - $195,000 / year depending on qualifications Bonus Opportunity BAYADA offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes the following: Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, vision, dental and medical health plans, employer paid life insurance, 401k with company match, direct deposit and employee assistance program To learn more about BAYADA Benefits, click here As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates. BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here. BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities. #J-18808-Ljbffr BAYADA Home Health Care