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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Legal Counsel in our National Center Office located in Dallas, TX!
This position will work in a hybrid setting (in office approximately 1-2 days a week and as needed) in our Dallas, TX. office.
The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.
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ResponsibilitiesUnder the direction of the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, the legal counsel provides legal advice, opinions, services, and documents to support the decisions, plans, and activities of National Center staff and departments.
Provides reliable and timely legal advice and services to Association staff.Provides reliable legal advice on issues regarding business decisions and plans.Communicates with the Association’s staff/clients effectively and promptly.Stays current with legal developments affecting the Association’s business and advises Legal staff and Association management best practices.Build relationships with key players in the Association’s business unit, attend strategic meetings to identify emerging legal issues and provide legal input to key players, identify the need for Legal projects, training, and/or intakes, and provide guidance to Legal Staff on intakes received related to that business area.Attends additional training/legal education courses as requested.Prepares and presents relevant legal training to the Association’s National Center and region staff.Identifies areas of legal need and works on assigned projects to address the Association’s requirements.Provides legal support for the Association’s Compliance effort for applicable laws and the Association practices.Research legal issues and prepare legal opinions and guidelines regarding resolutions of specific issues or courses of action.Reviews, edits, interprets, drafts, negotiates and approves contracts, leases, intellectual property licenses, and other legally binding instruments.Design, conduct, and prepare recommendations from periodic legal audits of the Association’s functions or operations.Provide guidance and resources to Attorneys and Legal Dept staff.Manages outside counsel and advises the Association’s management on litigation and dispute resolution issues when necessary.
Know-How:
The incumbent will be required to meet and interact with Association staff and volunteers to assist them in defining legal issues, educating them about pertinent laws, regulations, judicial determinations, and contractual requirements, and counseling them about appropriate decisions, actions, and plans. The incumbent frequently contacts people outside the organization regarding managing the Association's legal affairs, including attorneys, insurance companies, government agencies, and regional staff and volunteers. The incumbent must be skilled in using a personal computer for drafting and producing documents, legal research, internet access and research, and communications.The incumbent has demonstrated an understanding of entrepreneurial business.The preferred incumbent will have business operations experience or a diverse business background.The incumbent will possess a clear understanding of antitrust issues relating to distribution through sales channels, have prior experience reviewing marketing programs, and be able to creatively address time-to-market issues while minimizing risk.The incumbent will be a critical thinker who highlights short-term legal and business issues and calls attention to long-term results, administrative costs, and public perception.
Qualifications Current license in good standing to practice law. Graduate of an ABA-accredited law school.Eight (8) years of experience as a practicing attorney in a corporate law department, preferably involving contracts, intellectual property, and governmental regulatory affairs, and at least five (5) years of experience in drafting and negotiating intellectual property licenses.Current working knowledge of general corporate and administrative areas of law, including contract, property and intellectual property, business and corporation law.Skill at analytical thinking and preparing clear and concise documents, and proven skill at legal research and drafting.Skill at effective oral and written communications, negotiating, and interacting with individuals at all levels in the Association, business, government, and the public.Ability to handle diverse clients and a substantial workload while providing timely and relevant legal support.Ability to engage and interact with internal and external legal customers effectively.Ability to manage diverse matters simultaneously within established deadlines.Ability to work independently.Ability to travel 5% local and overnight stay.
Preferred Skills:
Any experience in providing legislative advocacy support or public interest law is an additional plus. Compensation & BenefitsThe American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.
Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs; elgibility for an incentive program is based on the type of position
Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.
The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.
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