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Work for a company that is truly making the world a happier place, one smile at a time! At Benevis, we create over a million smiles a year in the communities we serve and believe that every person deserves access to quality, affordable dental care. This mission drives everything we do. With over 3000 employees in offices across the country from clinical to support staff - we are united in our mission to create happy, healthy smiles through providing high quality dental care in a fun, compassionate environment. Are you ready to join us in creating our next million smiles? We have JUST the opportunity for you.
The Senior Counsel will report to the SVP of General Counsel and Secretary and serve as in-house legal counsel to Benevis and its partners and will assist the General Counsel and Benevis' senior management team. The Counsel will support all legal affairs for Benevis which have been assigned by the General Counsel , including contracts, corporate governance, M&A, compliance programs, operations, litigation management, and risk management.
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Physical Requirements:
The nature of work requires the ability to:
We value teamwork, mutual respect, and cooperation. We do not practice unlawful discrimination, including harassment, or tolerate it in our workplace. What do we mean by discrimination? We mean that we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Work for a company that is truly making the world a happier place, one smile at a time! At Benevis, we create over a million smiles a year in the communities we serve and believe that every person deserves access to quality, affordable dental care. This mission drives everything we do. With over 3000 employees in offices across the country from clinical to support staff - we are united in our mission to create happy, healthy smiles through providing high quality dental care in a fun, compassionate environment. Are you ready to join us in creating our next million smiles? We have JUST the opportunity for you.
The Senior Counsel will report to the SVP of General Counsel and Secretary and serve as in-house legal counsel to Benevis and its partners and will assist the General Counsel and Benevis' senior management team. The Counsel will support all legal affairs for Benevis which have been assigned by the General Counsel , including contracts, corporate governance, M&A, compliance programs, operations, litigation management, and risk management.
Responsibilities:
- Review, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
- Review, draft, and negotiate doctor contracts and doctor contract amendments.
- Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
- Provide legal guidance to support business teams in various projects to drive business growth and efficiently solve problems.
- Corporate housekeeping such as preparing corporate minute books, stock certificates and transfer instruments, corporate entity management, and registered agent coordination.
- Review, draft, and negotiate third-party service providers/vendors, technology/licensing agreements, master service agreements, and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements.
- Assist with oversight of the compliance department in its review of laws and regulations for potential impact on Benevis, including effective communication of the same to all constituents
- Monitor regulatory changes occurring in the states in which Benevis partner companies operate, as well as major regulatory changes in other states.
- Provide advice on the corporate practice of dentistry state by state.
- Participate in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures, and programs.
- Perform legal research and compile case law, statutes, regulations, and legislative histories using state and federal reporters, legislative materials, law journals, periodicals and electronic research tools such as WestLaw.
- Support in tracking, managing, and processing outside counsel fees.
- Perform document creation and proofreading of various legal documents, agreements, memoranda, contracts, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Review public/private communications and marketing materials of the Company.
- Education/Experience:
- JD degree
- Four to eight years of attorney work experience in commercial contracts, including at a law firm and/or in-house experience.
- Preferred to have law experience in a multi-site organization either in the dental space, or a desire to learn the dental business
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
- Exceptional drafting skills and experience with general contract negotiations.
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking capabilities.
- Ability to lead multiple projects, priorities, and transactions in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
- Ability to provide sound and practical advice on legal and business matters in a complex environment to a broad range of business teams.
Physical Requirements:
The nature of work requires the ability to:
- Operate a computer, keyboard, and standard office equipment. Bonus Eligible
We value teamwork, mutual respect, and cooperation. We do not practice unlawful discrimination, including harassment, or tolerate it in our workplace. What do we mean by discrimination? We mean that we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
