Counsel II, Litigation
Job Summary
In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is part of KP Legal’s business litigation team and is responsible for developing and evaluating arguments for cases; working with outside counsel to represent KP during legal proceedings, mediation, and negotiation of settlements; monitoring adherence to legal obligations and settlement agreements; reviewing, evaluating, and aligning team efforts on resolving complex pre-litigation disputes, arbitrations, and lawsuits related to healthcare provider reimbursement and other subject matters; advising the enterprise on litigation risk and related legal matters, which may include regulatory and compliance issues; and identifying operational concerns and collaborating with various departments to provide solutions to complex problems. This position will develop and maintain outside counsel relationships with a team of litigators to craft overall strategy with the objective of implementing or facilitating company-wide business objectives for portfolios of disputes with reputational and economic significance while implementing strategies for cost control and mitigation; collaborating and communicating with business groups, including claims, clinical, and government relations teams, to ensure achievement towards common business goals; and providing practical and effective legal advice and promoting proactive strategies to prevent, mitigate, and resolve litigation exposure and other risks.
Essential Responsibilities
- Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward;
- Buils relationships with cross-functional stakeholders;
- Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback;
- Provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members;
- P Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit;
- Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback;
- Models team collaboration within and across teams;
- Counsults or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies;
- Pairs internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results;
- Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals;
- Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others;
- Participates in the creation, review, and negotiation of legal documents by: preparing, drafting, creating, and leading conversations on complex and nuanced written legal advice, contracts, and/or other documents related to subject matter expertise; reviewing work product of others; and serving as an expert and prime contact to clients and other legal professionals (e.g., counsel, paralegals, and legal assistants).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- (Core) Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
- Attention to Detail
- Business Knowledge
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Cross-Group Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Dependability
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
- Drives Results
- Facilitation Skills
- Health Care Industry
- Influencing Others
- Integrity
- Learning Agility
- Organizational Savvy
- Problem Solving
- Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
- Teamwork
- Topic-Specific Communication Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- (Functional) Business Acumen
- Legal Claims Management
- Negotiation
- Reputational Management
- Risk Identification
- Big-Picture Thinking
- Business Relationship Management
- Change Management
- Company Representation
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Resolution
- Consulting
- Contract Law
- Deadline Oriented
- Discretion
- Interpersonal Skills
- Investigations Management
- Legal Acumen
- Legal And Regulatory Requirements
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Documentation
- Legal Process
- Legal Record Platforms
- Legal Research
- Legal Risk Management
- Legislation Awareness
- Managing Diverse Relationships
- Microsoft Office
- Personal Courage
- Presentation Skills
- Relationship Building
- Risk Assessment
- Service Focus
- Stress Tolerance
- Written Communication
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in litigation (discovery, law & motion, experts, pre-trial, trial/arbitration).
- Juris Doctorate (JD) or equivalent (e.g., Legum Baccalaureus [LLBs], Legum Magister [LLMs], and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws [PCLLs]) AND minimum five (5) years of experience as a practicing lawyer.
- State Bar License (California)