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UofL Health

Chief Legal Officer

UofL Health, Louisville, Kentucky, us, 40201

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Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

The Chief Legal Officer (CLO) is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the organization’s legal and risk management framework to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate internal and external risks that could hinder business operations or strategic goals.

The CLO plays a critical role in protecting the organization's assets, reputation, and sustainability by promoting a proactive approach to legal, risk, compliance, and governance. The CLO collaborates across departments to ensure that legal and risk considerations are embedded in all major business decisions.

The CLO leads the development of policies, manages enterprise-wide legal and risk assessments, and ensures adherence to regulatory standards. By championing a culture of risk awareness, the CLO helps safeguard the organization’s long-term stability and success.

Essential Functions

Developing and maintaining the organization’s enterprise legal and risk management framework, policies, and procedures. Leading regular risk assessments across business units to identify and evaluate strategic, operational, financial, legal, and compliance risks. Establishing and maintaining risk registers and control frameworks that track exposures and define mitigation actions. Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies, including those related to cybersecurity, data privacy, and financial reporting. Provides expert and strategic legal advisement to the board of directors, CEO and other senior management. Oversees the work of the legal team and outside counsel. Negotiates, writes and executes agreements and contracts on behalf of UofL Health. Collaborates with internal audit, compliance, finance, HR and IT to ensure comprehensive legal and risk coverage and incident response planning. Advises on legal aspects of the organization’s financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities. Oversees and advises on complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas, such as employment law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Staying current on emerging risks (e.g., regulatory, environmental, geopolitical, cyber) and integrating insights into the risk management approach.

Other Qualifications

Thorough knowledge and understanding in trends in health care, especially legal, risk and compliance trends. Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills required to initiate and develop productive working partnerships with all levels of management/ leadership and staff. Ability to influence results, garner support and tactfully manage complex relationships and influences within and across the organization. Demonstrates customer service orientation and seeks to understand customer requirements and exercising judgment in meeting their expectations, particularly when there are differences of opinions on needs and services, unanticipated contingencies or a divergence of ideas/perspectives. Exceptional oral and written communication, persuasion, consulting, team building and negotiation skills. Must be able to clearly articulate and demonstrate commitment to high quality and patient safety. Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of UofL Health System.

Education

Additional Job Description:

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited institution is required.

Experience

Ten (10) or more years of senior leadership experience in a legal context.

Certification

None required

Licensure

Must be eligible to practice law within the state of Kentucky.

Job Competency

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

critical to this role:

Language Ability

Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

Reasoning Ability

Able to critically think through complex situations, process improvements and evidence-based practice. Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.

Computer Skills

Computer skills with Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint and Word required. Data analytic skills required.

Additional Responsibilities

Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times. Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times. Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines. Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members. Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.

Seniority level

Seniority level Executive Employment type

Employment type Full-time Job function

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