Sr. Legal Counsel

Overview

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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Legal Counsel in our National Center Office located in Dallas, TX. This position will work in a hybrid setting (in-office approximately 2 days per week, and as desired or needed) in our Dallas, TX office.

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• Under the direction of the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, provide legal advice, opinions, services, and documents to support the decisions, plans, and activities of National Center staff and departments.
• Provide reliable and timely legal advice and services to Association staff.
• Provide reliable legal advice on issues regarding business decisions and plans.
• Communicate with the Association’s staff/clients effectively and promptly.
• Stay current with legal developments affecting the Association’s business and advise Legal staff and Association management on best practices.
• Build relationships with key players in the Association’s business unit, attend strategic meetings to identify emerging legal issues, provide legal input, identify needs for Legal projects, training, and intakes, and guide Legal Staff on intakes related to that area.
• Attend additional training/legal education courses as requested.
• Prepare and present relevant legal training to the Association’s National Center and region staff.
• Identify areas of legal need and work on assigned projects to address the Association’s requirements.
• Provide legal support for the Association’s Compliance efforts for applicable laws and practices.
• Research legal issues and prepare legal opinions and guidelines regarding resolutions of specific issues or courses of action.
• Review, edit, interpret, draft, negotiate, and approve contracts, leases, intellectual property licenses, and other legally binding instruments.
• Design, conduct, and prepare recommendations from periodic legal audits of the Association’s functions or operations.
• Provide guidance and resources to Attorneys and Legal Dept staff.
• Manage outside counsel and advise the Association’s management on litigation and dispute resolution issues when necessary.

• Meet and interact with Association staff and volunteers to assist them in defining legal issues, educating them about pertinent laws, regulations, judicial determinations, and contractual requirements, and counseling them about appropriate decisions, actions, and plans.
• Frequently contact people outside the organization regarding managing the Association's legal affairs, including attorneys, insurance companies, government agencies, and regional staff and volunteers.
• Be skilled in using a personal computer for drafting and producing documents, legal research, internet access and research, and communications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurial business.
• Possess business operations experience or a diverse business background.
• Understand antitrust issues relating to distribution through sales channels; have prior experience reviewing marketing programs; able to address time-to-market issues while minimizing risk.
• Be a critical thinker who highlights short-term legal and…