Senior Counsel - Labor & Employment Law

Job Description This Senior Counsel is a recognized specialist in labor and employment law who provides a comprehensive range of legal services and legal advice to BJC Hospitals and Service Organizations. The incumbent is a legal advisor who can demonstrate increasing competence in applying complex legal skills and practices, plus evidence of maturity and judgment to help analyze and solve legal issues and deal with BJC/SLHS management and outside counsel on legal matters. Provides extensive advice on a wide range of labor and employment matters, provides expertise in the formulation and development of new policies and revision of existing policies; provides advice in the implementation and application of policies; develops and conducts legal training, handles agency charges, supervises litigation. Demonstrates ability to effectively manage a workload that is large, diverse, and complex with minimal direct supervision or direction. Possess exceptional legal knowledge and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Typically requires 7 or more years of working experience in health care law or specific legal area assigned(labor & employment). **This person must live in the Kansas City or Saint Louis Metro Area.** Job Requirements Applicable Experience: 6-9 years Licensed Attorney - The Missouri Bar Doctorate Degree - Jurisprudence Job Details Full Time Day (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes Are you interested in staying up to date on openings at Saint Luke’s Health System? Simply sign up for job alerts at https://careers.saintlukeskc.org/job-alerts When we have opportunities that meet your interests, you will receive an email with the job details. Saint Luke’s Health System values our employees and we encourage them to apply to any internal openings. If you are a current Saint Luke's Health System employee, please apply through your Workday account by typing "Find Jobs" in the top left corner search bar. You can also follow the link below to the current internal career site to apply. http://www.myworkday.com/saintlukes/d/task/1422$1011.htmld Apply tot his job Apply To this Job