Staff Attorney - UHC International - Towsen, MD

Bring us your experience, your head for strategy, your strength with relationships and your eye for opportunity. In return we offer an unmatched place to grow and develop your career among a richly diverse group of businesses driven by the power and stability of a leading health care organization. Come help us heal and strengthen the health care system as you do your life's best work.(sm)

The Staff Attorney - International will provide primary legal support for UnitedHealthcare International's Assistance business (medical and security evacuations, medical transports, concierge travel services, etc.). As a member of the UnitedHealth Group International Law team, close collaboration with colleagues is expected, as well as a willingness to adapt to the changing legal support requirements of our growing business.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of UHCI's Sr. Associate General Counsel, provide support for drafting of contracts and arrangements with third party providers and customers


• Perform regulatory and compliance reviews of business operations


• Reviewing marketing materials and other customer and member communications


• Providing guidance with respect to product and service related issues


• Interpreting terms and conditions of contractual relationships and advising business and Legal management on the rights and obligations thereunder


• Creating and implementing contract templates and processes


• Performing legal and compliance due diligence analyses


• Developing and maintaining an excellent understanding of the U.S. domestic and international regulatory environment


• Travel may be required but anticipated to be less than 20%

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate degree


• 2+ years of transactional legal experience


• Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in the areas of contract drafting and explaining legal risks to business clients


• Excellent analytical skills


• Ability to drive results and balance management of legal risk with meeting goals of business


• Ability to provide sound, proactive fact-based legal advice


• Ability to work in fast-paced, results-oriented work environment


• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build and maintain rapport with business clients and with legal department management and peers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Transactional legal experience with an international focus

UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow. Already Fortune 14, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good. Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed. Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, of disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.