The University of Michigan has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for an Associate General Counsel.
Company: The University of Michigan is one of the greatest public research universities of the United States. Since the nineteenth century, the University has served as a national model of a complex, diverse, and comprehensive public institution of higher learning that supports excellence in research; provides outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; and demonstrates commitment to service through partnerships and collaborations that extend to the community, region, state, nation, and around the world. For more information, please visit: https://umich.edu/.
Position: The Office of the Vice President and General Counsel (“OGC”) at the University of Michigan (University or U-M) is conducting a search for an experienced health care regulatory attorney to serve as an Associate General Counsel. The successful candidate will provide counsel and support to the University’s fully integrated academic medical center (“Michigan Medicine”), its state-wide clinical enterprise, (“University of Michigan Health”), and periodically will advise the University’s other schools, colleges, and administrative areas on health care regulatory matters. The successful candidate must be able to work independently on a wide range of complex and novel issues, with a particular focus on regulatory matters. The role will be tailored to the unique qualifications and experiences of the selected candidate as those talents relate to client needs and other OGC team members’ areas of expertise and workloads. This attorney will be based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The OGC team currently works a hybrid model with three days a week in the office
Experience: At least five (5) years of experience providing legal advice on healthcare regulatory matters. Law firm experience is preferred. Experience working on issues related to an academic medical center is a plus.
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