Associate General Counsel

Who We Are

The OGC represents and advises the entire U-M community, including the Board of Regents, the President, the Executive Officers, the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and Michigan Medicine. 

The OGC helps clients fulfill their educational, research, and entrepreneurial missions in accord with legal and policy requirements applicable to public research universities. The OGC is comprised of subject matter experts and problem solvers committed to helping clients achieve their goals in a creative, practical, and timely manner

Job Summary

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel for Michigan Medicine, this role will provide counsel and support to the University's clinical enterprise, inclusive of its fully integrated academic medical center, its medical school, and its state-wide clinical network (Michigan Medicine), as well as periodically advise the University's other schools, colleges, and administrative areas on health care regulatory matters. The attorney who fills this role must be able to work independently on a wide range of complex and novel issues, with a particular focus on regulatory matters

Required Qualifications*

• A minimum of ten (10) years experience providing legal advice on health care matters
• Experience with regulatory, medical staff, healthcare contracting, healthcare transactions and/or working on issues related to an academic medical center are strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple, complex, often time-sensitive assignments simultaneously and with a high degree of organization and effectiveness
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and clients, both internal and external
• Excellent academic and professional credentials
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills
• A commitment to the mission of academic medicine, higher education, and health care
• Collegiality and a desire to support colleagues with a commitment to Michigan Medicine values of caring, innovation, inclusion, integrity, and teamwork
• Commitment to delivering expeditious, high-quality service to our clients
• Integrity and a strong moral and ethical compass
• Creative problem-solving skills and demonstrated experience partnering with the University to understand challenges/opportunities and provide situation-appropriate solutions
• Strong oral and written communication skills which demonstrate knowledge, persuasiveness and the ability to inspire confidence throughout the University; the ability to synthesize and communicate succinctly
• Unquestioned integrity, credibility, judgment, and transparency
• A proactive, roll up the sleeves and hands-on approach
• Team player with an ability to work well both independently and in a team environment
• Law degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to the State Bar of Michigan or eligibility for immediate admission

Desired Qualifications*

• Significant experience providing analysis and support to health system strategic initiatives
• Significant experience assessing and advising on Medicare conditions of participation for hospitals
• Experience advising on matters regarding medical staff
• Experience identifying Stark and Anti-kickback issues and applying fraud and abuse analyses
• Experience advising accountable care organizations and clinically integrated networks
• Experience reviewing and negotiating contracts for a health system
• Experience working with public entities, academic medical centers, and non-profit, tax-exempt entities
• Experience applying the Michigan Public Health and Mental Health Code
• Ability to participate in the Michigan Medicine attorney on call rotation and develop expertise in other emergent patient care issues

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.