Assistant Attorney General - University of WA Division's Healthcare Team, Seattle

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All employees and volunteers of the Washington State Attorney General's Office serve a crucial role in the protection of the state, its people and resources, thereby providing an incomparable degree of job satisfaction. The AGO is composed of diverse, collegial and supremely talented legal professionals who are resolute in their commitment to public service and share the common goal of advancing the public interest.

For more information about the AGO, we encourage you to review the Office's Annual Report which can be found HERE.

The Office appreciates the benefits of a healthy life-work balance as well as a respectful, inclusive and diverse workplace. Successful candidates will join an Office in which every person is committed to providing exceptional legal services and where individual professional development is encouraged and supported. The exceptional benefits of joining the AGO include:

• A competitive benefit package that includes affordable medical plan options, dental benefits and retirement plans
• Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Military and Civil Leave and Paid Holidays
• Transparent salary schedule - AAG salaries are set between $83,856 and $157,080. The exact amount is set in accordance with Appendix B of the AWAAG CBA
• The AGO will pay the general bar dues of someone who begins their assignment on or before January 31st per Article 10.8 of the AWAAG CBA
• Flex schedules and telecommuting options
• A formal AAG mentoring program that complements the AGO's inherently collegial and supportive environment
• Health and wellness program
• Training and career development program that is recognized for its excellence and efficacy by AGOs nationwide

The University of Washington Division (UW) of the Office of the Attorney General is seeking an experienced attorney to join the Division’s Healthcare Team as an Assistant Attorney General (AAG).

This position offers a unique opportunity to advise and represent UW Medicine’s multi-entity academic health system, as well as UW’s Health Sciences schools and world-class biomedical research community. The Healthcare Team advises UW on a diverse range of healthcare and higher education matters, including fraud and abuse, antitrust, contracting, insurance and reimbursement, medical staff, data privacy and security, student and trainee matters, federal executive actions, strategic affiliations and partnerships, and more.

The team’s clients include UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center;
Airlift Northwest; UW Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education program; UW Medicine’s strategy, external affairs, finance, and supply chain teams; along with the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and others.

The Healthcare Team currently includes six Assistant Attorneys General (AAGs), who report to a Managing AAG. The team fosters a culture of cooperation and collegiality and is part of the UW Division of the Attorney General’s Office. Located in Seattle’s University District, the UW Division is comprised of attorneys organized into three teams, General Practice, Employment, and Healthcare, as well as support personnel.

AAGs across the UW Division routinely collaborate and jointly advise UW clients on complex matters.

In addition to meeting the requirements to serve as an Assistant Attorney General, candidates are preferred to have at least five years of legal experience, with experience in healthcare or higher education law preferred. Applicants should have practical problem-solving abilities, strong…