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OCD Anxiety Centers has a true passion for bringing help and hope to some of the most underserved clinical populations. We strive to change the lives of individuals and their families who have been suffering from unrelenting anxiety, disturbing and terrifying thoughts, uncontrollable worry, exhausting behaviors and rituals, and avoidance that keeps them from living their lives. We are an evidence-based practice, which means we do what works, we stay up to date with scientific research, and we regularly attend international training to keep us at our very best.

Our Investment in You

Quarterly performance bonus

Generous paid time off:

15 days PTO

9 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with up to 80% of premiums covered by the company (varies based on coverage level)

HSA with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement and CEU support

Company-paid life insurance + voluntary supplemental options

Paid, specialized training from day one

Ongoing professional development and advancement pathways

The Team You'll Work With

The success of our organization is dependent on the trust and confidence we earn from our employees, clients, and community. Our values are connected to our work at OCD Anxiety Centers and are measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct.

We act with integrity and communicate honestly and openly

We are passionate about meeting the company’s needs and delivering for our clients

We are accountable for all our own actions

We work together as a team and are committed to excellence and innovation

We respect each other and celebrate our diversity

Purpose - The Corporate In-House Attorney provides legal guidance, contract support, regulatory interpretation, risk management, policy support, dispute resolution, and legal process discipline for a fast-growing behavioral health organization.

Key Performance Indicators and Reporting

• Assigned contracts are drafted, reviewed, negotiated, or coordinated within approved turnaround standards and risk-priority levels.
• Legal matter trackers, contract repositories, templates, outside counsel logs, and risk registers remain organized and review-ready.
• Avoidable outside legal spend is reduced through appropriate internal handling and efficient outside counsel coordination.
• Legal guidance is provided timely to leaders on contracts, employment, healthcare compliance, real estate, payor, privacy, and operational issues.
• Policies, training, compliance readiness, and dispute prevention are supported through practical guidance.
• High-risk legal matters are escalated with options, tradeoffs, recommended next steps, and documentation.

Upon achieving these key performance indicators, your supervisor will meet with you to review progress and collaborate on establishing new performance goals that reflect continued growth and excellence.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrate strong role-specific knowledge, judgment, organization, and follow-through required for Corporate In-House Attorney.
• Demonstrate clear communication, confidentiality, accountability, and ability to work in a fast-moving national organization.
• Demonstrate ability to use data, systems, scorecards, and written documentation to make work visible and repeatable.
• Demonstrate professional collaboration with leaders, peers, and cross-functional partners without creating duplicate ownership.
• Demonstrate calm urgency, sound judgment, and willingness to escalage risks before they become larger problems.

Core Responsibilities - These duties may vary depending on job assignments and Company needs.

Primary Role Execution

• Draft, review, negotiate, or coordinate review of contracts, leases, vendor agreements, payor agreements, and employment-related documents.
• Maintain legal templates, approved clauses, contract playbooks, signature workflows, and risk escalation standards.
• Advise leaders on contract obligations, notice deadlines, risk allocation, confidentiality, and termination rights.

Systems, Reporting and Quality

• Coordinate with outside counsel for specialized matters, litigation, state-specific advice, or major transactions.
• Support compliance, policy development, training, dispute response, and legal readiness for audits or diligence.
• Maintain legal matter logs, outside counsel budgets, and executive status updates.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with assigned leaders and departments to keep handoffs clear, timely, documented, and aligned with Company priorities.
• Maintain clean records, trackers, SOPs, reports, and communication trails that support audits, diligence, training, and continuity.
• Escalate risks, unclear ownership, missing information, underperformance, compliance concerns, or client-impacting issues promptly.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required; Utah license preferred.
• 5+ years of legal experience preferred, including healthcare, corporate, employment, contract, compliance, or regulatory work.
• Must pass all required background checks and meet Company, privacy, security, licensure, payer, or regulatory requirements applicable to the role.

Skills and Expertise

• Contract drafting, negotiation, risk analysis, legal research, policy writing, dispute support, outside counsel coordination, and executive communication.

Physical Demands

• Regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, type, and view computer screens for extended periods.
• Use standard office equipment, secure systems, phones, video platforms, dashboards, and document-management tools.
• Communicate with employees, executives, board members, advisors, vendors, payers, legal partners, lenders, and external stakeholders as assigned.
• Travel occasionally or regularly for executive meetings, facility visits, market visits, conferences, diligence events, or stakeholder meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality while working with strategic, financial, legal, clinical, employee, client, and company records.

Disclaimer

OCD Anxiety Centers has not designed this job description to contain a comprehensive list of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. The Company may change, remove, or assign duties, responsibilities, and activities at any time, with or without notice, based on business needs, growth, compliance requirements, and operational priorities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Statement

OCD Anxiety Centers is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, job assignments, promotions, working conditions, scheduling, benefits, compensation, disciplinary action, termination, and social, educational, and recreational programs.