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JOB TITLE: Healthcare Attorney
LOCATION: Indianapolis
STATUS: Exempt

SUMMARY: As an Attorney in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s healthcare law practice, you will have the opportunity to work in an interesting and ever-changing legal field. In this role, Attorneys support other attorneys and Members of the Firm in delivering outstanding legal services to the Firm’s clients. The ideal Attorney will have a strong background and interest in all aspects of healthcare law, including litigation, administrative, drafting, and counseling skills, and feature strong verbal and written communication skills.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to demonstrate outstanding legal research, analysis, and written/oral communication skills on a consistent basis.
• Maintain demand for his/her services sufficient to maintain minimum required goals through excellent and responsive work product.
• Manage aspects of complex legal matters with appropriate degrees of supervision.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain and enhance existing client relationships, evidenced by requests from Firm Members and Firm clients for his/her services.
• Assist the Firm in helping to generate new client relationships through research, written work product, presentations, and other specific tasks upon request.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Regular, ongoing study of healthcare law, including state and federal regulatory matters, trends in the related industries, and satisfaction of continuing legal educational requirements.
• Demonstrate consistent, excellent work habits indicated by meeting the Firm’s billable and non-billable hour requirements.
• Demonstrate expertise in all aspects of Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the ability to work with all portable document format (PDF) applications.
• Development of effective presentation skills, including the cultivation of internal and external opportunities to convey knowledge and judgment in an engaging way.
• Demonstrate expertise or ability to quickly learn e-discovery.
• Understanding of appellate brief rules, formatting, and preparation of citations to the record on appeal for appellate briefs.
• Experience managing “healthcare” matters.
• Preparation of deposition summaries and document indices, where necessary.
• Maintain a professional attitude and appearance with clients, other attorneys, judges, and anyone associated with a specific client matter.
• Maintain good practice hygiene, including entering time on a daily basis and reviewing any prebills or invoices in a timely manner consistent with the Firm’s practices.
• Active participation in healthcare law sections of relevant bar associations.
• Attendance at relevant Firm and Practice Group meetings
• Attendance at law student and Attorney recruiting events upon request
• Follow all personnel policies and procedures of the Firm.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• A minimum of four years practicing litigation and/or civil litigation.
• Experience with Indiana Medical Malpractice Act preferred.
• Consistently demonstrate personal qualities of honesty, character, leadership, integrity, maturity, and Firm loyalty.
• Proper treatment of attorneys and other team members within the Firm.
• Ability to effectively leverage support team.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Exceptional writing and legal drafting skills.
• Some travel may be required, including the possibility of overnight stays.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with the team and clients.
• Willingness to own mistakes, accept constructive feedback, and work towards progress.
• Ability to travel as needed throughout the state of Indiana for court appearances, depositions, and client meetings.
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Admission to state bar association and in good standing.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires sitting for the majority of the workday. May lift up to 5 – 10 lbs.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:

• Assigning attorneys and the Healthcare Strategic Business Unit Leaders.

The statements contained in this job description are not necessarily all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned, and requirements may vary from time to time.