Healthcare Counsel

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an attorney with 8+ years of experience to join their Healthcare Group as a Counsel in Sacramento, CA. The role involves advising medical staff leaders and healthcare stakeholders on governance, credentialing, bylaws compliance, and peer review matters.

Duties

• Advise on governance, credentialing, and bylaws compliance.
• Support hearings and draft key governance documents.
• Handle related disputes and litigation.
• Collaborate with physicians, executives, and institutional clients.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare law.
• Background in healthcare regulatory work, litigation, or administrative law preferred.
• Experience with medical staff law, peer review, or hospital governance strongly preferred.
• Admission to the State Bar of California required.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Licensed to practice law in California.

Skills

• Strong professionalism and discretion.
• Ability to distill complex issues into practical guidance.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Fair Chance employer.

This is a full-service firm that is medium in size. The firm is very well respected in trial and appellate courts across the country, and has a very unique intellectual culture to it. It is very well-known for its appellate work. Insiders claim the firm actively encourages its attorneys to maintain a life outside of the office and the minimum billable requirement is only 1,900 hours/year.