Job Summary:
In this role, the successful candidate will serve as a trusted legal advisor to The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) physicians, executives, managers, administrators, and Human Resources professionals. The selected candidate will provide strategic employment law counsel and independently manage a broad range of complex legal matters, including employee relations issues, EEO complaints, leave and disability accommodations, wage and hour compliance, immigration matters, and other workplace-related legal risks.
This position requires the ability to assess legal exposure, develop practical risk-mitigation strategies, and provide clear, business-focused guidance in a dynamic healthcare environment. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing policies, agreements, contracts, and other legal documents; overseeing workplace investigations; and managing pre-litigation and litigation matters in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate is an experienced employment attorney with a demonstrated track record of delivering exceptional client service and legal counsel. Success in this role requires strong project management, critical thinking, problem-solving, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, along with outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.
Essential Responsibilities:
Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams.
Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
Participates in the creation, review, and negotiation of legal documents by: preparing, drafting, creating, and leading conversations on complex and nuanced written legal advice, contracts, and/or other documents related to subject matter expertise; reviewing work product of others; and serving as an expert and prime contact to clients and other legal professionals (e.g., counsel, paralegals, and legal assistants).
Performs and analyzes legal research by: leveraging in-depth and advanced knowledge to interpret and review legal documents (e.g., contracts, memoranda, and policies); ensuring completion of complex research and analyses of case law and statutory/regulatory authority including but not limited to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, accreditation standards, and/or other applicable guidance; identifying complex industry patterns and trends impacting legal questions or issues; and identifying key insights from the research findings and legal analysis to communicate with cross-functional senior business stakeholders to design program-wide strategy and critical business decisions.
Assesses legal risk and/or provides legal guidance by: utilizing advanced knowledge of legal principles, business risks, regulatory landscape, and compliance considerations to legal advice and review recommendations on matters critical to the organization; furthering the development of legal strategies for senior business stakeholders and driving the creation of solutions to mitigate legal risks, advance program-wide business strategy, and drive Kaiser Permanente-s mission; collaborating with internal and outside counsel on complex legal matters; driving communication with attorneys to leverage and share expertise and resources in a highly matrixed environment; and engaging other junior-level attorneys and other legal professionals or guiding more junior attorneys in their area of expertise.
Contributes to legal planning and strategy by: proactively contributing to the creation of legal strategies for the implementation of cutting-edge solutions to unique issues; partnering with others to resolve complex legal issues through collaborative effort among legal colleagues and stakeholders; providing recommendations to stakeholders on health plan and/or care delivery business and/or clinical strategies; partnering with regulatory services and government relations on Kaiser Permanente-s advocacy strategies to address legislative, regulatory, and litigation risks; and guiding others on the development of responses to regulatory actions as appropriate for practice areas (e.g., audits and enforcement actions).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
Attention to Detail
Business Knowledge
Communication
Critical Thinking
Cross-Group Collaboration
Decision Making
Dependability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
Drives Results
Facilitation Skills
Health Care Industry
Influencing Others
Integrity
Learning Agility
Organizational Savvy
Problem Solving
Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
Teamwork
Topic-Specific Communication
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
Business Acumen
Employment Law
Reputational Management
Risk Identification
Big-Picture Thinking
Business Relationship Management
Change Management
Company Representation
Confidentiality
Conflict Resolution
Consulting
Contract Law
Deadline Oriented
Discretion
Interpersonal Skills
Investigations Management
Legal Acumen
Legal And Regulatory Requirements
Legal Counsel
Legal Documentation
Legal Process
Legal Record Platforms
Legal Research
Legal Risk Management
Legislation Awareness
Managing Diverse Relationships
Microsoft Office
Personal Courage
Presentation Skills
Relationship Building
Risk Assessment
Service Focus
Stress Tolerance
Written Communication
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum two (2) years of experience in labor, employment or employee benefits law.
Juris Doctorate (JD) or equivalent (e.g., Legum Baccalaureus [LLBs], Legum Magister [LLMs], and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws [PCLLs]) AND minimum five (5) years of experience as a practicing lawyer.
State Bar License (California)
Preferred Qualifications:
One (1) year of experience working on complex remediation and/or compliance projects.
COMPANY: KAISER
TITLE: TPMG Counsel II, Employment
LOCATION: Pleasanton, California
REQNUMBER: 1430798
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
