Assistant General Counsel – Employment

Dartmouth Health

Dartmouth Health is seeking an experienced employment attorney to join a growing team of dedicated counsel supporting the member organizations of the Dartmouth Health System. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced employment attorney with prior in-house hospital or health system experience who is seeking to further develop their practice within a large and dynamic healthcare environment.

About the job:

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel of Dartmouth Health, the Assistant General Counsel – Employment  provides day-to-day legal advice and guidance on a broad range of employment matters, including workplace policies, recruitment and hiring, performance management, accommodations, leaves of absence, employee discipline and termination, compensation, wage and hour compliance, benefits, workplace investigations, and federal, state, and local employment laws, including Title VII, Title IX, FSLA, ADA, FMLA, and PWFA. The Assistant General Counsel – Employment is also responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various employment related documents and agreements, as well as supporting other OGC initiatives as needed and assigned. The Assistant General Counsel - Employment is vital to protecting the institutional interests of Dartmouth Health and supporting our growing workforce of more than 16,000 employees.

Additional qualifications include:

• Strong knowledge of US employment law
• Significant experience providing strategic, client facing legal advice on complex employment matters
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and analyzing employment-related documents and agreements
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Rigorous attention to detail
• Collaborative and customer service oriented with a demonstrated ability to interact effectively in a wide variety of situations and to form productive working relationships with various stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Ability to effectively counsel, advise, and educate various stakeholders on applicable laws, regulations, and policies with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical guidance.

This is a fully remote role with the expectation that all Office of General Counsel team members will come onsite to Lebanon, NH twice per year.

About Dartmouth Health:

Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire’s largest, and only academic, health system. Dartmouth Health serves patients from across northern New England and provides access to more than 1,800 providers. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Dartmouth Health Children’s hospital, 8 member hospitals, 30+ ambulatory clinic locations across the region, a Visiting Nurse Association, and the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care.

At Dartmouth Health, we believe that the diversity of our patients, people, and community shows a strength we support and celebrate. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone to thrive, honoring all within our organization and the communities we serve. Our belief is simple and actionable: Dartmouth Health is better when we embrace each other with open hearts and minds, confront our biases, and take a stand for equity and inclusion.

Minimum qualifications:

Qualified candidates must hold a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and have three to five years of prior experience as practicing employment law. Active licensure with a State Bar, as well as the ability to obtain licensure in the New Hampshire Stare Bar within one year of hire. In-house counsel experience within healthcare is preferred. 

Candidates are requested to supply a Resume and Cover Letter for this search.

Please address cover letters to:

Audrey Wilson, JD

Deputy General Counsel, Dartmouth Health

All application material should be submitted to:

Carrie Moore, DBA
Executive Recruiter, Dartmouth Health

Carrie.E.Moore@hitchcock.org  

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.