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Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Legal Operations Director? At HCA Healthcare, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Legal Operations Director like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Legal Operations Director will assist with various elements of process improvement, metrics and analytics, and general administration and operations of the Legal Department. This role will have accountability for both doing and managing assigned projects and tasks. This position will ensure operation objectives and results are in accordance with overall department needs. Responsible for the oversight of department leaders in establishing a measure of performance, increase productivity, and quality improvement. Works in direct partnership with the Associate General Counsel to help execute HCA Healthcare’s legal strategic roadmap and drive continuous improvement. May work directly with CLO/AGC in managing operational components across all legal groups.

What you will do:

Information Technology:

• Manages relationships with providers of legal technology systems and tools.
• Partner with IT and Procurement to enhance existing technology systems and tools, and to assess and implement new technology systems and tools (including cloud-based systems and tools), to support the Legal Department’s most efficient, productive, and collaborative operations – both internally and with external legal service providers.
• Partner with IT on department technology roadmap.

Knowledge Management

• Supervise and/or manage various projects and initiatives relating to the Legal Department’s guiding principles and objectives.
• Supervise the development and maintenance of a legal self-service portal, focused on the transparency and availability of legal practice and operations information.
• Update and maintain contact and subject-matter expert lists for internal corporate resources and external legal services providers.
• Assist in aggregating and organizing relevant legal collateral and related materials from Legal Department members and external legal service providers.
• Revise, implement and manage the Legal Department’s continuing legal education (CLE) and training program.
• Track and manage CLE requirements and professional association memberships.
• Champions and assists in in the execution Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.

Process Improvement

• Analyze existing processes for legal matter management, including allocation of matters to internal and external resources, and tracking and following-up through matter life cycle.
• Assists in addressing cross-departmental integration.
• Work with Legal Department personnel to develop process improvements that promote cost reductions and other efficiencies.

Metrics and Analytics

• Serves as legal department interface with finance to assist with budget forecasting.
• Develop and oversee Legal Department operational dashboard of various indicators to facilitate resource allocation and other management decisions.
• Develop and oversee Key Performance Indicators for monitoring and reporting of Legal Department performance.
• Negotiates Department wide rates and leverages scale with law firms and other vendors.

Administration and Operations

• Ensures the consistent and effective execution of key legal systems and processes that make effective use of organizational resources.
• Coordinate department meetings and annual Legal Summit, including scheduling, technical support, communications, and meeting materials, and prepare and implement surveys and after-action reports.
• Assist General Counsel with recommendations to maximize resources and performance.
• Builds strategic alliances and partnerships within the organization to collaboratively execute business strategies.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's required, JD preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in business operations/analytics required
• 4+ years of experience in relevant administrative/operational role at a large, national law firm or with an in-house corporate legal department required
• Occasional travel may be required

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Legal Operations Director opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.