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Associate General Counsel-Job # 697377

Bring us your experience, your head for strategy, your strength with relationships and your eye for opportunity. In return we offer an unmatched place to grow and develop your career among a richly diverse group of businesses driven by the power and stability of a leading health care organization. Come help us heal and strengthen the health care system as you do your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

 Provide legal advice and services on issues concerning the rights, obligations, risks and privileges of the organization

 Protect the organization's rights in contract negotiations, settlements and litigation

 Acquire deep knowledge of the industry and the specific business practices of this particular business within UnitedHealth Group so as to best advise senior business leaders

 Provide a full range of legal advice and services and may specialize in one of more areas such as mergers and acquisitions, transactional work, commercial law, contracts law, benefit law, insurance law, regulatory and compliance

 Manage all aspects of affirmative and defensive litigation and arbitrations involving the company; provide legal counsel in connection with internal investigations and responses to government inquiries; and provide legal advice on complex and sensitive matters regarding various laws applicable to health care

 This position reports directly to Senior Associate General Counsel

Required Qualifications:

Juris Doctorate degree

 Must have experience managing internal investigations and drafting complaints / demands in courts and arbitration forums

 Knowledge of U.S., state contract, corporate health care and regulatory law

 Experience with regulatory agencies and administrative experience with state insurance regulations

 Understanding of health care benefit coverage and medical policy development

 Proven success in collaborating across a matrixed business and legal environment

 Demonstrated understanding of business problems related to assigned legal projects

 Well developed written and verbal communications skills

 Excellent presentation skills

 Ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal course of action to meet business unit needs

 Ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external company contacts

Preferred Qualifications:

 Significant trial, arbitration and negotiation experience

 Familiarity with False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and various other healthcare laws and regulations, as well as Medicare, Medicaid and commercial lines of business and HIPAA

 5+ years of legal experience; prior managed care legal experience

 Strong understanding of health insurance and/or managed care industry

Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 6 organization that's serving more than 85 million people already and building the industry's singular reputation for bold ideas and impeccable execution. Now, add your energy, your passion for excellence, your near-obsession with driving change for the better. Get the picture? UnitedHealthcare is serving employers and individuals, states and communities, military families and veterans where ever they're found across the globe. We bring them the resources of an industry leader and a commitment to improve their lives that's second to none. This is no small opportunity. It's where you can do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

REQUIREMENTS:

 JD

 Licensed to practice law in at least one state or the District of Columbia

 Ability to work on-site at our office: 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN 55123

 Available 40 hours per week, during regular daytime business hours, for duration of any assignment you accept

Email your resume to ann.peckskamp@thomsonreuters.com.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA) is seeking an attorney to work with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, including student victims.

Responsibilities:  This attorney will provide representation on a variety of civil legal issues to victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse, and stalking.  Representation can include service work, complex litigation, policy advocacy, outreach, and community education as appropriate.  A particular focus of this position will be student victims of sexual assault.  Job duties involved with this aspect of the position will include assessing college and university compliance with state and federal law related to sexual assault on or near campus. 

Applications:  Applications accepted until position is filled.  Starting date will be negotiated based upon bar admission and office needs.  Cover letter and resume should be submitted online at:  www.mylegalaid.org/jobs.

STATE OF MINNESOTA

APPELLATE COURTS

TO APPLICANTS SEEKING A POSITION AS A LAW CLERK FOR

THE MINNESOTA COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 2018-2019 TERM

COURT OF APPEALS

The Minnesota Court of Appeals reviews cases appealed from district courts and administrative agencies.  Nineteen judges serve on the Court of Appeals, which is divided into six rotating panels of three judges each, hearing oral arguments throughout the year.  The court is located in the Minnesota Judicial Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

It is anticipated that approximately 25-30 positions will be open for the term of August 2018 through August 2019. 

COURT OF APPEALS LAW CLERK DUTIES:  The primary duties of a law clerk are to analyze and research cases on appeal.  A law clerk’s typical responsibilities include close review of the record and transcripts from the district court, evaluating conflicting briefs, supplementing the legal research submitted in the briefs, assisting the judge in accurately synthesizing the facts and the law through preparation of bench memoranda and providing further assistance in opinion preparation, and cite-checking opinions.

QUALIFICATIONS:  The minimum academic requirement for application is enrollment as a second-year law student; graduation from an accredited law school is required to begin employment.  Professional skills and academic record are both considered.  Strong writing and research skills are essential.  Experience on a law review or law journal is preferred.  The judges of the court will select law clerks after reviewing applications and conducting interviews.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:  Anticipated salary for 2018-2019 term is $57,942 per year, plus excellent State of Minnesota benefits package, which includes low-cost medical, dental, and life insurance; retirement savings plan; and low-cost parking or mass-transit subsidy.  Visit http://mn.gov/mmb/segip/ for current benefit information.

TO APPLY:  Apply online at www.mncourts.gov by attaching a cover letter, resume, and legal writing sample to the online application.  Please arrange for your official transcript, with class rank, if available, to be mailed or e-mailed directly from your Registrar’s Office to the address listed below.  Letters of recommendation are highly recommended and also should be sent or e-mailed directly to the address listed below. The Court of Appeals Law Clerk application deadline is August 1, 2017.   Please note that there is a series of supplemental questions in the application.  Please complete thoroughly.  Responses are submitted to judges verbatim.   If you have any questions, please call (651) 215-9486.  Applications must be submitted by August 1, 2017.

Minnesota Judicial Center

Human Resources Department, Rm. G08

25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155

MNLawClerkRecruiting@courts.state.mn.us

THE MINNESOTA APPELLATE COURTS ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 The Court of Appeals Law Clerk Application Deadline is August 1, 2017.  (please also add this to the COA posting).