Staff Attorney

The role

The Staff Attorney supports the Legal department by defending medical malpractice claims in litigation and arbitration. This person also works with Legal and Compliance teams on contract review, legal research, and tracking changes in healthcare laws and regulations.

What you will do

• Manage medical malpractice claims, lawsuits, and arbitrations from initial notice through resolution.
• Develop and implement defense strategies with outside counsel.
• Investigate claims with physicians, clinical teams, and risk management.
• Coordinate legal holds, evidence preservation, discovery, and document production.
• Draft, review, and coordinate pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and settlement agreements.
• Oversee outside counsel, case budgets, deadlines, and reporting.
• Evaluate settlement opportunities and participate in mediations and negotiations.
• Maintain accurate matter tracking and report case status, exposure, and spending.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including vendor, marketing, and clinical services contracts.
• Oversee compliance with applicable laws and regulations and conduct legal research.

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and good standing.
• Relevant experience defending medical malpractice claims in litigation and arbitration.
• Strong legal research, writing, advocacy, and analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret medical records and communicate case strategy to leaders.
• Experience handling confidential patient information and sensitive legal matters.
• Ability to manage a multistate caseload and meet litigation and arbitration deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience representing physicians, surgical practices, or other healthcare providers in medical malpractice litigation and arbitration.
• Experience with arbitration hearings, trials, mediations, expert witnesses, and professional liability insurance matters.
• Familiarity with cosmetic surgery or office-based surgical practices, informed consent, clinical risk management, and healthcare operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional work and translate claims trends into risk reduction recommendations.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• EAP
• PTO & Paid Holidays
• Incentives
• Equity
• 401(k) matching
• Parental leave

Before you apply

• Sono Bello only contacts candidates through email addresses ending in @sonobello.com.

About the company

Sono Bello is a cosmetic surgery specialist with 185+ board-certified surgeons. They perform laser liposuction and body contouring procedures.