Overview
Senior Associate Counsel Jobs in Chattanooga, USA at State of Tennessee
Position: SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL – 76705
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $9,858 per month, with full state employment benefits, including health insurance, 12 paid holidays, 12 paid vacation days, and 12 paid sick days per year.
Closing Date: 05/04/2026
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Background Check: This position requires a criminal background check.
Who We Are And What We Do
The attorneys for the Office of General Counsel (OGC) handle administrative contested case hearings for department program areas and before boards regulating health care providers, administrative rule making, providing legislative bill analyses, writing formal and informal legal opinions, providing timely and accurate legal advice to all department programs, and advising on ethics issues.
How You Make a Difference In This Role
The attorneys working at OGC for the Department of Health represent the State of Tennessee. The OGC performs a variety of legal functions in support of the department’s mission to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of all people in Tennessee.
Job Overview
The Tennessee Department of Health is seeking a litigation attorney to serve as a Senior Associate Counsel in its Office of General Counsel. The duties involve complex litigation and caseload management, including complaint review, legal writing, medical record review, working with expert witnesses, negotiating discipline, holding depositions, conducting discovery, and litigating contested hearings.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent the Department in administrative law cases before various medical boards.
- Prepare cases for litigation, conduct medical record review, depositions, discovery, and contested hearings.
- Provide legal advice and drafting services to healthcare licensure boards as necessary.
- Analyze proposed legislation affecting public health.
- Work in a dynamic, team-focused environment and handle a caseload at different phases of litigation.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduated from an accredited law school with a J.D. (or equivalent).
- At least seven (7) years of relevant legal experience.
- Ability to perform legal duties and litigate with minimal supervision.
EEO Statement
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
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Title: Senior Associate Counsel
Company: State of Tennessee
Location: Chattanooga, USA
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