Associate General Counsel - Real Estate - Nationwide Children's Hospital

Provides legal services through the office of the General Counsel at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc. Serves as a legal advisor and advocate to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc. and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and related corporations, in a manner consistent with the mission, values, and strategic objectives of the organization.

Full-time, benefits-eligible; salaried position

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 16,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

• Provides advice and counsel on the development and financing of affordable housing projects for community development and revitalization. Leads efforts to expand access to high-quality healthcare, reduce health disparities, address social determinants of health, and promote more equitable and effective health.
• Collaborates with diverse stakeholders and works with all aspects of affordable housing transactions including ground leases, corporate resolutions, operating agreements, and general real estate work.
• Takes the lead role in negotiating matters relating to real estate transactions including purchase agreements, commercial leases, and any related due diligence (including review of title commitments and related documents). Reviews and negotiates construction agreements, including construction management agreements, owner-contactor agreements, and architect services agreement. Reviews and negotiates leases and subleases, easements, licenses and other right of entry documents, loan documents, assignment, and assumption agreements. Reviews, drafts, and negotiates deeds and new entity corporate creation documents. Coordinates filing new entity corporate documents.
• Reviews, negotiates, and assists in the development of hospital contracts including asset purchase agreements, affiliation, employment, and information technology agreements, and other complex vendor contracts. Analyzes contracts for compliance with relevant laws.
• Provides legal review and advice on complex healthcare transactions and arrangements, analyzing transactions for compliance with relevant laws, including fraud and abuse and non-profit tax laws.
• Provides legal review, analysis, and advice with respect to the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and processes and decisions.
• Develops legal strategies and supervises outside counsel on a variety of healthcare transactional and regulatory matters.
• Completes, on a timely basis, projects as assigned by the Senior Associate General Counsel (s) and Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel.

Education Requirement: Juris Doctorate and licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio, prefer undergraduate or graduate degree in a healthcare field.

Skills: Knowledge of real estate finance, government incentive programs, corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies.

Experience:
• Seven years’ experience with concentration in the areas of real estate transactions and corporation management.
• Experience in a medium to large law firm or inhouse counsel or academic medical center, preferred.
• Two years of transactional experience involving Low Income Housing Tax Credits, preferred.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet