Sr Legal Counsel

The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Ottawa seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to provide expert legal advice on corporate and medico-legal matters. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in contract negotiations and risk management, ideally within a healthcare setting. This role offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Defined Benefit Pension (DBP) plan

Health and Wellness resources

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in corporate and medico-legal law.
• 5+ years of experience in managing and leading staff.
• Superior knowledge of related legislation and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide counsel for contract negotiations and legal advice.
• Manage external counsel relationships and support due diligence.
• Identify and manage potential legal vulnerabilities and risks.

Skills

Healthcare environment experience

Contract negotiations

Risk management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical abilities

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant field

Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Call to the Ontario Bar

Tools

CanLII

WestlawNext

LexisNexis Quicklaw

Job description

Overview

Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition at The Ottawa Hospital

About The Ottawa Hospital

Inspired by research and driven by compassion!

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is one of Canada's largest learning and research multi-campus hospitals. With more than 1,400 beds and approximately 17,000 staff, physicians, residents and volunteers, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec and Eastern Nunavut regions. At The Ottawa Hospital, we don\'t just serve our community, we belong to the community. That insight is at the heart of our ambitious plan to reshape the future of healthcare for our community.

From the compassion of our people to the relentless pursuit of new discoveries, The Ottawa Hospital never stops seeking innovative solutions to the most complex health care challenges while continually engaging with the community to support our vision to provide each patient with the kind of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

Working together with its research institute, the University of Ottawa, and other partners, the hospital is continually gaining national and international recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research, while striving to meet the needs of the culturally diverse community we serve.

What you will do

Reporting to the Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategy and People Officer, the Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate, acts as the counsel for complex contract negotiations, legal advice, and associated risk management in the areas of corporate and medico-legal law.

The successful incumbent will play a key risk mitigation function for TOH. The Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate will provide expert and effective counsel; manage external counsel relationships; and identify, monitor, and manage potential areas of legal vulnerability and risk. Senior Legal Counsel will be expected to develop strong relationships to drive performance and provide a disciplined, well balanced, and values-based approach to anticipating, mitigating and managing legal risks and seizing opportunities. The role will deliver expert legal counsel to key internal stakeholders, including senior leadership, to execute on legal and regulatory requirements relating to TOH\'s organizational objectives.

Senior Legal Counsel is a resource for staff on a wide range of corporate and medico-legal related issues on a day-to-day basis. The position also supports the standardization of due diligence and related policy development, contract drafting and negotiation, claims management.

You will stand out with

• Experience working in healthcare or health-related environment.

Seniority and requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field of study;
• Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB);
• Call to the Ontario Bar and member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario;
• Experience with (CanLII, WestlawNext, LexisNexis Quicklaw, Brown, and Beatty, etc.);
• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in consulting, advising, analyzing and problem-solving legal matters in the field of corporate and medico-legal law;
• Five (5) years of experience managing, coaching, mentoring, and leading staff;
• Superior knowledge of corporate and medico-legal law policies and procedures, and related legislation (i.e. Human Rights Code, Public Hospitals Act, Coroner\'s Act, Mental Health Act, Regulated Health Professionals Act, Labour Relations Act.);
• Superior knowledge of Legal principles and framework associated with all aspects of corporate and medico-legal law;
• Knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, and other legal requirements affecting public hospitals and the broader public sector;
• Excellent organizational skills, prioritization, and capable of managing competing priorities / meeting deadlines;
• Confidence, diplomacy, service-oriented, discretion, sound judgment;
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills including exceptional negotiation skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, and group facilitation skills and ability to develop others, including providing effective feedback and coaching to others;
• Strong conceptual thinking and analytical abilities;
• Ability to analyze problems, develop and assess solutions and provide risk management assessments to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, translating complex compliance and regulatory standards into material that can be understood by a diverse audience;
• Proficiency in the use and maintenance of computer database systems and data analysis;
• Ability to establish and develop effective working relationships with others and foster collaboration between diverse groups in order to drive positive change.

You will stand out with

• Experience working in healthcare or health-related environment.

What you can expect from us

The Ottawa Hospital is committed to providing a healthy, safe, and inclusive work environment for everyone. We are driven by our purpose to provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

We offer an attractive and equitable compensation package including a comprehensive benefits package, a Defined Benefit Pension (DBP) plan, and insurance protection. We also offer discounts from choice providers on a variety of products and services.

The Ottawa Hospital provides various Health and Wellness resources as well as opportunities for personal and professional development opportunities from our in-house Learning and Leadership Development team to help align your goals with your career objectives.

Interested? Apply today!

If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by improving the health of the community, excited by leading-edge medical technology, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient safety as we are, we would like to hear from you. Please submit an on-line application for the position you are interested in. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

The Ottawa Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.