CORPORATE COUNSEL - Charlotte North Carolina

Company: LMSI dba Lighthouse Lab Services
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted On: 11/21/2024

Lighthouse Lab Services is seeking an ambitious Corporate Counsel to join our team! We are looking for a dedicated legal professional with a strong focus on contracts, vendor negotiation, and collections. If you are ready to contribute to our mission of making quality lab testing more accessible, we want to hear from you!
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The Corporate Counsel will provide legal guidance and support to advance our business strategies and objectives. You will oversee contract drafting, negotiation, and interpretation, ensuring all agreements serve the company's best interests while adhering to applicable laws and regulations.This is expected to be a remote, work-from-home opportunity with occasional travel and/or the possibility to work in office at our Charlotte headquarters, if preferred.Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate routine and complex contracts, ensuring compliance with legal standards and company policies.
• Create documents to support business operations, including collection and demand letters.
• Analyze and advise stakeholders on contractual terms, ensuring documents align with the company's risk tolerance.
• Coordinate legal support for commercial contract disputes, conducting investigations as necessary.
• Perform legal research, draft memos, and provide comprehensive legal advice.
• Manage and collaborate with Corporate Paralegal team member.
• Opportunities to advise on and draft documents related to mergers and acquisitions, such as Letters of Intent (LOIs), Asset Purchase Agreements (APAs), and Transitional Services Agreements (TSAs), collaborating with outside counsel as needed.
• Ensure adherence to healthcare regulations, including HIPAA, and implement necessary policies and training.
• Lead the company's ethics and compliance functions ensuring adherence to and enhancement of the company's corporate compliance program.
• Oversee company business registrations and manage legal entities.
• Manage liability insurance renewals and risk management objectives.
• Utilize legal skills to assist in amicably resolving disputes with third parties.
• Develop content and educate internal stakeholders on relevant legal developments.
• Retain and manage outside counsel for additional support as needed.
• Direct internal investigations as necessary.
• Collaborate with executive leaders and the human resources department.
• This position may require travel, including overnight stays, up to 5% of the time.Qualifications:
  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
  • Current license to practice law (preferably in North Carolina).
  • 5-7+ years of legal experience, preferably in the healthcare industry.
  • Leadership or management experience a plus.Preferred Areas of Expertise:
    • CLIA and Laboratory Law
    • Stark Law
    • Anti-Kickback Statute
    • False Claims Act
    • EKRA (Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act)
    • Fraud & Abuse
    • FDCA (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
    • Billing, Legal, Medical, PHI, HIPAA, and HITECH regulationsSkills:
      • Excellent editing, drafting, and negotiating skills for commercial contracts.
      • Some experience in mergers and acquisitions.
      • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
      • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.Salary and Benefits:
        • Expected salary range of $130- $150,000+ bonus
        • Medical, Vision, and Dental benefit offerings
        • Starting with 15 days Paid Time Off (vacation and sick days)
        • 10 Paid Holidays
        • 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4% Company match
        • Company-provided group life + AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance
        • Paid Volunteer Time Off
        • Partially Paid Medical Leave / Paid Parental LeaveIt is the policy of Lighthouse Lab Services to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Lighthouse Lab Services is committed to working and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including persons with disabilities. If at any time during the application process, you need an accommodation, please contact [emailprotected] for assistance.
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