Staff Counsel, Labor and Employment

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

 

Job Summary

This position will assist the Chief Labor and Employment Counsel and is responsible for providing legal counsel regarding labor and employment matters to Human Resources and leaders, managers, and employees of University of Maryland Medical System and its member organizations.

Primary Responsibilities

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities performed.

• Provide legal counsel to Human Resources.
• Counsel management regarding employee relations matters, including but not limited to performance concerns, internal complaints, and requests for reasonable accommodations; work with clients to develop solutions that meet organizational goals and are compliant with federal, state and local labor and employment laws.
• Represent UMMS and member organizations before federal, state and local administrative agencies that enforce workplace statutes and regulations, including but not limited to EEOC, MCCR and Department of Labor. 
• Conduct internal investigations.
• Partner with ERISA counsel to ensure compliance with legal requirements applicable to employee benefit plans.
• Develop, review and revise employment-related policies and procedures within the Medical System to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Draft and negotiate employment-related agreements (e.g., offer letters, severance agreements, settlement agreements).
• Oversee immigration-related matters within the Medical System, including monitoring the activities of outside immigration counsel.  
• Review inquiries/complaints from state and federal administrative, regulatory and other governmental agencies, perform necessary research of the law and internal practices, coordinate, draft, and negotiate the response and/or reviewing responses to the government agency.
• Prepare and perform various legal training courses to Medical System employees and contractors, as required.
• Corporate compliance work including investigating internal issues and interpreting applicable law.
• Other duties as assigned

 

Education & Experience - Required

• Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the bar of at least one state, preferably Maryland.
• At least three years of progressively responsible experience as a practicing labor and employment attorney

 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Current knowledge of labor and employment legal issues involving the National Labor Relations Act, the Taft Hartley Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, federal and state discrimination laws, the Family Medical Leave Act and immigrations laws and regulations.
• Strong consensus-building skills to align parties around recommendations that keep within the confines of the law but enable the organization to meet targeted business objectives.
• Proven organizational skills; ability to provide advice about legal requirements in specific contexts and find ways to meet them while pursuing operational objectives.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills that would enable the individual to successfully deal with medical staff, management, residents, executive staff, and other personnel at all levels, regulators, other attorneys, and the community.

 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation:

Pay Range:  $118,830 - $165,000

Other Compensation (if applicable):

Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide

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