http://kpcareers.org/careers/legal-and-government-relations-jobs en Essential Functions:
- Type letters, reports, and legal briefs.
- Conducts data research and composes letters for attorney/manager approval.
- Responds to or drafts responses to correspondence based upon knowledge and research of subject matter.
- Establishes, maintains, codes and closes legal files concerning professional liability, health plan contract and benefit coverage issues, labor and employment, environmental and real estate matters, all of a highly confidential nature.
- Processes all vendor bills generated during litigation; reconciles all case costs for each legal file and resolves discrepancies.
- Screens telephone calls, determines appropriate referral or resolves as appropriate.
- Reviews, screens and determines appropriate handling of attorney's mail.
- Prepares a variety of special and recurring reports.
- Maintains attorney's court calendar; makes travel arrangements.
- In attorneys absence, ensures that all indicated legal matters are brought to the attention of appropriate staff member, or may handle personally, depending upon situation.

Secondary Functions:
- This position will be primarily assigned to the TPMG Legal Department ROI unit.


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Significant secretarial/administrative or comparable experience, including previous legal office support experience.
- Two-year associate's degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong customer service skills required to communicate effectively with all levels of management internal/external.
- Word-processing speed: 60-70 wpm when appropriate.
- Proficient with software used by department.
- Skills testing as appropriate.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with medical records.
- Excellent PC skills and experience with associated software programs.
- Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations.

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Essential Functions:
- Assists with review and drafting of correspondence, reports, applications for regulatory approval, and other legal documents including, but not limited to employed licentiates responses to complaints and investigations of malpractice cases by various licensing agencies in accordance with compliance and statutory reporting requirements.
- Assists with research of applicable laws and regulations in consultation with lawyers.
- Assists attorneys in the performance of due diligence in connection with transactions.
- Assists with review and drafting of contracts based on templates and/or attorney guidance. Researches applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, case law and regulatory agency rulings in conjunction with facts.
- Reviews applicable laws to determine compliance requirements.
- Compiles, reviews, and summarizes data and facts regarding department operations and other information as needed.
- Assists with the preparation of responses to subpoenas and other litigation discovery requests.
- Organizes litigation documents.
- Assists attorney staff and TPMG HR Compliance and Physician Human Resource staff with non immigrant visas and accompanying work restrictions for foreign physicians.
- Maintains computerized legal file database; tracks and monitors status of cases and documents for ongoing litigation matters; notifies attorneys of changes and maintains case calendar.
- Assists with the organization of documents and files, including litigation documents and business records.
- Coordinates activities among the offices of the various Legal Departments, local medical legal departments, and other Kaiser Permanente staff.
- Performs such other duties as may be required.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Typically two (2) plus years of related legal experience to include successful completion of a paralegal or legal assistant training program required.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable laws and regulations within practice area preferred.
- Full use and understanding of standard principles, theories, concepts and techniques pertinent to the paralegal field preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills preferred.
- Strong customer service and interpersonal skills required to communicate effectively with all levels of management preferred.
- Strong organization and planning abilities and demonstrated attention to detail preferred.
- Ability to perform a variety of challenging tasks under time constraints and strict deadlines preferred.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment preferred.
- Significant and demonstrated ability to perform analysis and legal research to identify and clarify issues preferred.
- Demonstrated results orientation preferred.
- Skilled in understanding, clarifying, questioning and problem-solving issues relating to work assignments preferred.
- Consistently delivers timely and high quality results preferred.
- Demonstrated flexibility and the ability to handle complex, multiple tasks for several individuals with different work styles preferred.
- Able to prepare, assemble and distribute substantial documents and reports on strict and short deadlines preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to accept individual responsibility preferred.
- Demonstrated eagerness to learn new things and a positive attitude toward new challenges preferred.
- Demonstrated self-starter with a high degree of motivation preferred.
- Demonstrated efficiency, productivity, attention to detail, and accuracy preferred.
- Demonstrated time management skills to meet deadlines under pressure preferred.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access) and Lotus Notes preferred.
- Ability to work overtime when needed preferred.
- Familiarity with medical records and KP Health Connect, excellent PC skills and experience with associated software programs preferred
- Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations preferred
- Excellent written communication and grammar skills preferred


Skills Testing:Typing 45 WPM, Microsoft Word and Excel
]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT 2399528-Oakland-Legal-and-Government-Relations Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Essential Functions:
- Assisting Kaiser Permanente Regions with their government relations efforts, including strategic and policy support and coordination with Programwide objectives.
- Analyzing the impact of state and federal legislative proposals on Kaiser Permanente.
- Assisting in the formulation of KP's public policy positions.
- Drafting proposed legislation, regulations and amendments thereto.
- Preparing arguments and testimony and other materials regarding legislation, regulations and public policy issues.
- Representing the Program in government and industry meetings and other public forums.
- Providing counsel to management regarding federal and statute statues, regulations, court options, administrative procedures and legal proposals.


Qualifications:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Juris Doctorate required.
- 3+ years legislative or government relations experience required either federal or with a state in which Kaiser has a presence.
- In depth knowledge of legislative process required.
- Knowledge of healthcare industry required.
- Experience analyzing and drafting legislation/amendments required.
- Excellent written and verbal advocacy skills.
- Excellent analytical and interpretive skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively provide strategic and tactical counsel to KP leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Expertise in managed care regulation/healthcare policy strongly preferred.
- Medicare expertise a plus
]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT 2359594-Oakland-Legal-and-Government-Relations Provides legal advice and counseling to TPMG in the following areas: health care and general business.Develops and presents legal advice and opinions relative to TPMG's operations and regulatory requirements.


Essential Functions:
-Provides legal advice and counseling to TPMG managers and administrators in the following areas: health care and general business.
-Develops and presents legal advice and opinions relative to TPMG's operations and regulatory requirements.
- Provides day to day legal advice to TPMG operations and physician leaders on a wide range of healthcare issues, including contracts and relations with external vendors, Medicare, Medicaid, other financial and reimbursement issues, credentialing, licensing, scope of practice, informed consent, miscellaneous and medical-legal issues
- Conducts legal research, prepares legal documents and recommends courses of action to ensure appropriate compliance with existing laws, regulation, and accreditation standards.
- Provides advice and drafting assistance on policies and procedures (including, but not limited to clinical policies), and on proposed internal and external communications.
- Advises TPMG management on relevant new statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions affecting TPMG operations.
- Provides negotiation assistance, develops and prepares contracts with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and other organizations with which TPMG conducts business.
- Monitors and reviews all work and expenditures for outside counsel to ensure quality and efficacy of legal services.
- Provides educational programs for TPMG physicians and staff on legal issues pertaining to TPMG and Kaiser Permanente.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Law Degree and active member of the California State Bar Required.
- At least 9 years of substantial experience and practice in private, government or corporate practice focusing on legislation, regulations, ordinance and case law involving health care and the practice of medicine.
- Expert knowledge of Business and Contract law.
- Ability to perform the listed duties at level described in TPMG Legal Department Core Competencies.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.




]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT 2274135-Oakland-Legal-and-Government-Relations Essential Functions:
- Successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on labor and employment matters, including negotiating, interpreting and advising on collective bargaining agreements, advising on grievances and other labor disputes, and handling arbitrations.
- Employment matters will include advice and counsel of the full range of employment law issues including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits. Advice and counsel and litigation experience in employment law, including complex disability and leave issues, wage and hour issues.


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Membership in the California Bar and excellent academic and professional qualifications required. JD required.
- Minimum of 12 years of experience providing legal advice and representation on traditional labor law and employment discrimination law, including complex disability and leave issues.
- Experience practicing in federal and/or state court and before federal and state regulators and administrative agencies, including the EEOC and the DFEH.
- Ideal candidate will also have experience in the health care industry.
- Must have excellent written and oral advocacy skills and strong interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with occupational safety and health, wage and hour law and public policy/whistleblowing retaliation laws is preferred.
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Essential Functions:
- Successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on labor and employment matters, including negotiating, interpreting and advising on collective bargaining agreements, advising on grievances and other labor disputes, and handling arbitrations.
- Employment matters will include advice and counsel of the full range of employment law issues including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits. Advice and counsel and litigation experience in employment law, including complex disability and leave issues, wage and hour issues.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- A lawyer with minimum of 5 years of experience in labor and employment law with a strong interest in traditional labor law. Experience interpreting and advising on collective bargaining agreements, advising on grievances and other labor disputes, and handling unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Experiencehandling arbitrations and handling the full range of employment law issues including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits.
- JD required. An excellent academic and professional background.
- Ideal candidate will have experience in the health care industry.
- Excellent written and oral advocacy skills and strong interpersonal skills.
- California Bar membership required.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with traditional labor law is desirable.
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