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Job Description - Assistant General Counsel, Health and Human Services (2500004G)
The General Counsel's Office of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is seeking an attorney to provide legal support for MassHealth and other EOHHS programs. The General Counsel's Office functions as EOHHS' in-house counsel. Attorneys in EOHHS' General Counsel's Office perform a wide range of complex legal activities associated with the development, implementation, and administration of EOHHS programs and initiatives involving both MassHealth providers and members.
Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):
Offer advice and risk analysis concerning applicability of and compliance with all federal and state statutes and regulations that may affect EOHHS' ongoing activities and new initiatives, whether involving program or policy matters, operational issues or spending activities.Provide legal opinions and advice to EOHHS and EOHHS agency program managers and staff on various matters.Maintain a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of state and federal laws related to Medicaid, state and federal finance and appropriations, and public procurements.Identify and evaluate potential legal exposures, developing legally defensible alternative courses of action, and assisting clients in formulating creative problem resolutions and strategies.Analyze the impact and applications of existing, proposed, and developing law on EOHHS and EOHHS agency programs with particular emphasis on the federal Medicaid law and related federal regulations and policy guidance, as well as state legislation impacting MassHealth and federal and state case law.Identify the need for, and assisting in the drafting of, new legislation and regulations, often in conjunction with other agencies in the executive branch or other branches of government.Represent, and assist the Attorney General's Office in representing, the agency in both affirmative and defensive litigation.Review and draft legal documents, including both regulatory and sub-regulatory interpretive material, briefs, memoranda, and correspondence.Review and draft requests for proposals, contracts, interagency service agreements, and related procurement documents.Required Qualifications:
At least three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in the practice of law or in a position requiring membership in the Bar.Background in and/or strong interest in learning about state and federal government operations, health and administrative law, health care issues and public policy.Experience as, or comparable to, in-house or outside counsel to public agencies, private businesses or other organizations.Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent academic background and demonstrated skills and significant experience in counseling clients, legal research and analysis.Excellent oral and written advocacy, and creative problem solving.Strong interpersonal and communication skills.Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously for a varied group of clients, the desire to work in a fast-paced and collaborative legal office, and a good sense of humor.About the Executive Office of Health and Human Services:
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) oversees expenditures of over $22 billion annually. As the largest secretariat, it has approximately 24,000 employees and services almost 2 million people, one in three residents of the Commonwealth. The mission of EOHHS is to provide effective leadership and management in the development and provision of health and human services that promote health and safety, independence, and quality of life for individuals and families, and communities throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit
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