Senior Corporate Counsel, Development - Corporate Headquarters, Dallas, TX

**Position Summary

** Tenet Healthcare Corporation seeks to add a Senior Corporate Counsel, Development to its legal team based in its Addison, Texas headquarters located in the Dallas Metroplex. The successful lawyer will join a high impact and growing legal team and be expected to provide legal advice on a wide variety of matters related to corporate development activities for the entire enterprise.

**Responsibilities

** Reporting to the Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Tenet responsibilities will include but may not be limited to advising senior business executives and other attorneys on acquisitions, de novos, corporate structure, securities law matters, finance, divestitures, and the impact of healthcare fraud and abuse laws (including Stark and anti-kickback issues) on the foregoing as well as overseeing outside counsel on acquisitions and other transactional matters; The successful lawyer will

• Provide legal advice and counsel to management and company personnel related to a wide variety of corporate and business issues
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts in connection with transactions
• Resolve issues arising in existing contractual relationships, handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
• Oversee and assist with due diligence on proposed transactions
• Collaborate with other members of the legal department regarding employment, real estate, healthcare and regulatory issues in connection with proposed transactions

Work directly with business counterparts and develop strategies for handling complex legal issues

**Candidate Experience, Attributes And Education Requirements

** A minimum of five years of experience in active practice of mergers and acquisitions is required. Solid experience in a healthcare operations law practice, as well as a working knowledge of health care regulations, are strongly preferred. Prior large law firm experience is required .

Additionally, the successful lawyer must be self-motivated, organized, a team player and work well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. The lawyer filling this position must also possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the company, including senior corporate executives and outside counsel. This position will involve handling confidential matters requiring the exercise of good judgment and discretion.

**Professional Attributes
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• Ability to work independently, as well as function effectively, within a team framework.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and computer skills are necessary.
• Must be extremely responsive to a high volume of diverse requests.
• Strong customer service orientation, meticulous attention to detail and initiative are essential for success in this role.
• Excellent project management skills, ability to execute on plan, deliver results and manage external legal costs.
• A self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment.
• A self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. An individual who is cooperative, encourages collaboration and builds understanding; who easily gains trust and support of superiors and colleagues; who can find common ground and solve problems, and who owns his or her projects and commitments.

**Personal Attributes
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• The ability to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies and to deliver high quality written and verbal presentations. Astute interpersonal, public relations and negotiating skills.
• An individual of highest personal and professional integrity, principle and knowledge, earning respect and support when making difficult decisions and choices.
• This individual must also possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be extremely responsive to all constituents. He/she should also have the ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization, including top executives and outside counsel. This position will involve handling confidential matters requiring the exercise of good judgment and discretion.

**Education/Certifications

** Juris Doctor Degree from an ASA Accredited Law School is required.

**Compensation

** A competitive compensation program will be tailored to the selected candidate. Base salary will be supplemented by a performance bonus and comprehensive, well-rounded benefits program, which includes relocation assistance.

**Travel

** Minimal.

Tenet Healthcare complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.