Corporate Contracts Counsel

Lincare; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare is seeking a Corporate Contracts Counsel to manage a segment of the Company's contract portfolio under the SVP Legal. This role drafts, reviews, and negotiates a high volume of contracts while advising business teams on risk and legal implications.

The position emphasizes leadership in contract management, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and ongoing legal knowledge updates to support corporate initiatives and compliance in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited US law school and active Florida bar.
• Minimum 5 years as a professional legal attorney in the healthcare industry.
• Minimum 5 years in insurance and contract management.
• 7+ years in contract management leadership.
• Healthcare industry knowledge and familiarity with DME preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drafts and manages contracts, leases, and other transaction documents by writing, reviewing, and negotiating agreements, supporting corporate business initiatives, and maintaining rapport with opposing counsel and parties.
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a high volume of commercial contracts (sales, vendor/supplier, NDAs, service agreements, leases, partnerships).
• Advises business teams on contract terms, risks, and business-friendly solutions.
• Manages the contract lifecycle from intake to execution using the Company's contract management tools.
• Identifies and mitigates legal risks in contracts and transactions.
• Creates and maintains playbooks/templates for common contracts to streamline processes.
• Collaborates with in-house teams (sales, operations, privacy, employment, compliance).
• Provides legal research and keeps stakeholders updated on developments in their area of concern.
• Updates legal knowledge by participating in educational opportunities (readings, networks, professional organizations).
• Contributes to organizational success by handling new requests and helping others accomplish job results.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Legal advisory

Contract lifecycle

Risk assessment

Templates

Playbooks

Leadership

Education

JD from US law school

Active Florida Bar

Job description

TheCorporate Contracts Counsel is responsible for managing a segment of the Company's contract and corporate transaction matters. Under thedirection of the SVP Legal this attorney handles legal review and negotiation of the Company's contractsportfolio while promoting business partners' understanding of legal issues related to corporate risk andcontracts.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Drafts and manages contracts, leases, and other transaction documents by writing, reviewing, and negotiatingagreements, supporting corporate business initiatives, and maintaining professional rapport with opposingcounsel and parties
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a high volume of commercial contracts
  • sales agreements, vendor/suppliercontracts, NDAs, service agreements, leases, partnership agreements, etc.
• Advises business teams (sales, procurement, operations, product) on contract terms, risks, and business-friendlysolutions
• Manages the contract lifecycle - from intake to execution - through utilization of the Company's contractmanagement tools
• Identifies and mitigates legal risks in contracts and transactions
• Creates and maintains playbooks/templates for common contracts to streamline processes
• Collaborates with other in-house teams (sales, operations, privacy, employment, compliance)
• Provides legal advice to business teams by conducting legal research
  • keeping stakeholders updated ondevelopments in their legal area of concern
  • providing explanations of legal concepts and actions
• Updates legal knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
  • reading professional publications
  • maintaining personal networks
  • participating in professional organizations
• Contributes to organization's success by welcoming related, different, and new requests and other duties asassigned by SVP, and helping others accomplish job results

Education

• JD from an accredited US Law School, Required
• Active member in good standing of the bar of Florida or reciprocaljurisdiction,Required

Work Experience

• 5 years as a professional legal attorney in the healthcare industry, Required
• 5 years with insurance and contract management, Required
• healthcare and knowledge of DME industry, Preferred
• 7+ years Contract Management Leadership, Preferred