The Role
Manages and negotiates commercial contracts, leases, and corporate transaction documents. Advises sales, procurement, operations, and product teams on contract risks and legal solutions. Oversees contract lifecycle processes, maintains templates and playbooks, conducts legal research, mitigates risks, and collaborates with internal legal and compliance teams.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
The Corporate Contracts Counsel is responsible for managing a segment of the Company's contract and corporate transaction matters. Under the direction of the SVP Legal this attorney handles legal review and negotiation of the Company's contracts portfolio while promoting business partners' understanding of legal issues related to corporate risk and contracts.
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Drafts and manages contracts, leases, and other transaction documents by writing, reviewing, and negotiating agreements, supporting corporate business initiatives, and maintaining professional rapport with opposing counsel and parties
- Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a high volume of commercial contracts
- sales agreements, vendor/supplier contracts, NDAs, service agreements, leases, partnership agreements, etc.
- Advises business teams (sales, procurement, operations, product) on contract terms, risks, and business-friendly solutions
- Manages the contract lifecycle - from intake to execution - through utilization of the Company's contract management tools
- Identifies and mitigates legal risks in contracts and transactions
- Creates and maintains playbooks/templates for common contracts to streamline processes
- Collaborates with other in-house teams (sales, operations, privacy, employment, compliance)
- Provides legal advice to business teams by conducting legal research
- keeping stakeholders updated on developments in their legal area of concern
- providing explanations of legal concepts and actions
- Updates legal knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
- reading professional publications
- maintaining personal networks
- participating in professional organizations
- Contributes to organization's success by welcoming related, different, and new requests and other duties as assigned by SVP, and helping others accomplish job results
Education
- JD from an accredited US Law School, Required
- Active member in good standing of the bar of Florida or reciprocal jurisdiction, Required
Work Experience
- 5 years as a professional legal attorney in the healthcare industry, Required
- 5 years with insurance and contract management, Required
- healthcare and knowledge of DME industry, Preferred
- 7+ years Contract Management Leadership, Preferred
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited US law school
- Active member in good standing of the Florida bar or reciprocal jurisdiction
- Five years of professional legal attorney experience in the healthcare industry
- Five years of experience with insurance and contract management
- Healthcare and durable medical equipment industry knowledge
- Seven or more years of contract management leadership experience
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The Company
What We Do
Lincare is a leading supplier of respiratory-therapy products and services for patients in the home. You can learn more about our extensive suite of products and services by visiting our website. Everywhere we operate, Lincare is working to be a partner in patient care by providing high-quality services and supplies, promoting patient education, and building strong relationships with patients, physicians, families and caregivers. Services we offer include: Oxygen Therapy Nebulizer Therapy Sleep Therapy Ventilator Therapy Enteral Therapy Pediatric Services Caring Responders Long Term Care Disease Management Programs and More!
