General Counsel (Healthcare Company)

Princeton Legal Search Group has been retained on an exclusive basis by a healthcare company in Northern New Jersey to lead the search for their General Counsel.

Responsibilities

• Provides legal counsel and guidance to the officers, employees, and Board of Directors on a variety of legal and policy matters relevant to the Company.
• Anticipates and identifies legal issues and counsels officers of the Company and other upper management to develop legal strategies and solutions.
• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts, including without limitation commercial agreements, employment and consulting agreements, customer and vendor agreements.
• Reviews and provides guidance with respect to marketing, sales collateral, web site, social media, and other communications to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Provides advice regarding employment law matters; investigates and responds to complaints filed with the EEOC and/or related state agencies.
• Represents or oversees the representation of the institution and upper management in judicial and administrative proceedings.
• Provides support for financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other key corporate transactions.
• Manages the Company’s Intellectual Property portfolio and takes appropriate steps to protect and/or defend the Company’s patent or trademark rights.
• Maintains the corporate books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Selects and oversees outside counsel + develops and manages annual departmental budget.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited U.S. law school, and ability to register as in house counsel with the State of New Jersey if not admitted to the NJ Bar.
• Broad generalist experience in areas including without limitation corporate governance, commercial transactions, and employment law.
• Minimum of 15 years’ relevant legal experience. In-house experience as well as experience in a healthcare organization is highly desirable.
• Incumbent must operate in a collaborative, responsive and proactive manner, gaining the confidence and trust of the business partners throughout the organization. This position requires significant hands-on legal work, and a focus on minimizing outside counsel expenditures.