SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL - 80264

Executive Service

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Department of Health

Office of General Counsel

Nashville, TN

Monthly Salary: $118,296.00 - $132,300.00

Closing Date: 09/07/2026

This is a hybrid position.

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

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 for this position involve some complex litigation, and caseload management. The work includes complaint review, legal writing, medical record review, occasionally working with expert witnesses, negotiating discipline, holding depositions, conducting discovery, and litigating contested hearings.

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Associate Counsel role will represent the Department in administrative law cases before various medical boards. These duties include preparing cases for litigation, medical record review, depositions, discovery, contested hearings, providing legal advice and drafting services to healthcare licensure boards as necessary, and analyzing proposed legislation affecting public health. Intellectual curiosity, a litigation background, strong writing skills, and an interest in the healthcare industry are preferred. The candidate should be able to competently manage a case load at different phases of litigation. We are seeking applicants who will thrive working in a dynamic, team-focused environment, but who are also self-motivated in their daily duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicant must be licensed to practice law in Tennessee and must have graduated from an accredited law school with the equivalent of a J.D. At least seven (7) years of relevant legal experience is required. Applicant must be able to perform legal duties and litigate cases with minimal supervision.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of 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 (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.