Legal Counsel - Houston, United States - Empower Pharmacy

Empower Pharmacy

Verified Company

Houston, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Position Summary:
Empower invites you to join a dynamic team at the forefront of revolutionizing health and wellness medications.

As the Legal Counsel - Litigation/General Law, you will assist the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel in managing a variety of litigation and investigation matters that are essential to our operations.

Your expertise will influence major legal decisions, manage risks effectively, and contribute significantly to our legal strategies.

In this critical role, you will provide strategic legal advice and updates, manage relationships with outside counsel, and oversee all phases of the litigation process.

Your work will ensure that litigation strategies are robust and align with Empower's operational policies and regulatory requirements.

By coordinating with Empower's Government Affairs and Compliance Departments, your efforts will directly impact our ability to continue delivering innovative and affordable medication solutions, aligning with our mission to help people live healthier, happier lives.

Join Empower and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a meaningful difference in healthcare.

Here, your work will not only be challenging and enriching but also contribute to our mission of expanding access to quality, affordable medication.

Your expertise in litigation will not only enhance our capabilities but also drive us closer to our vision of a healthier future for all.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel in managing litigation and investigation matters involving Empower Pharmacy.
Provides expert and strategic legal updates and advice to the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel on litigation and associated risks.
Contributes to litigation proceedings and other necessary legal activities as needed.
Manages outside litigation counsel relationships and invoices.
Coordinates and assists Empower's Legal Team as necessary for investigations, anticipated or ongoing litigation, or other legal matters.
Coordinates and assists Empower's Government Affairs Department and Compliance Department as needed.
Assists with litigation and arbitration strategies.
Oversees discovery process.
Reviews Empower policies based on potential and ongoing litigation and forthcoming changes in the law and regulations.
Engages comprehensively in legal tasks and matters including but not limited to: regulatory/compliance, contracts/agreements, labor & employment, immigration, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, privacy, and cybersecurity.
Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the skills above and be able to perform each essential responsibility outlined above effectively.

Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions
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While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and listen.

The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices.

The employee is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge of general corporate matters preferred.
Excellent Business acumen and judgment.
Ability to work collaboratively across the organization.
Ability to multitask various projects and responsibilities.
Ability to work highly independently/autonomously with little to no supervision.
Ability to work on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge.
Ability to act in a leadership role for legal project/work groups.

Key Competencies

Customer Focus: Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer centric solutions.
Optimizes Work Processes: Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Ensures Accountability: Holds self and other accountable to meet commitment.
Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.
Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multimode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs o