Executive Director – Legal Services

Banner Health

Legal executive overseeing legal services for healthcare operations at Banner Health. Directing staff and ensuring compliance with legal standards while achieving strategic business objectives.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise with a JD from an ABA-accredited school and admission to a state bar, alongside strong leadership capabilities in managing legal department operations and staff development. Possesses a deep understanding of healthcare and corporate legal environments, with a focus on effective policy implementation and stakeholder engagement.

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JD From ABA-Accredited SchoolAdmission To State Bar AssociationTwelve Years Of Legal ExperienceStrong Legal Skills And First Chair ResponsibilityKnowledge Of Budgeting And Forecasting Methodologies

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Hard Skills

Legal Services DeliveryContract ManagementLegal RepresentationPerformance And Productivity TargetsPolicy Development And ImplementationComplex Issue ResolutionFinancial And Business AcumenSubstantive Areas Of Law KnowledgeInternal Control Environment MaintenanceStakeholder Engagement

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCritical ThinkingEffective Public SpeakingGood Listening

Certifications & Qualifications

Admission To State Bar Of Arizona

Industry Keywords

In-House Legal Department OperationsHealthcare LawCorporate LawLegal Department OversightLegal Staff Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides leadership in development, implementation, and oversight of system-wide/regional standards, programs, and/or systems for the delivery of legal services
Directs, supervises, and evaluates the work of legal department staff, including attorneys
Holds legal department staff accountable for achieving performance and productivity targets
Works with legal department staff to identify and resolve complex issues
Develops staff to ensure continued professional growth
Builds and supports effective collegial relationships within the Legal Department and also with applicable internal clients
Oversees the development, implementation, and consistent application of effective organizational policies and practices
Participates in maintaining an effective internal control environment within the legal department
Monitors legal developments in healthcare or general corporate environment
Helps provide oversight of development, performance and quality of contract management and review operations
Performs direct legal services in areas of assigned responsibility, including representation of Banner in negotiations

Requirements

What you’ll need

JD from an American Bar Association accredited school
admission to a state bar association (admission to the State Bar of Arizona is a post-employment requirement)
At least twelve years of experience in the practice of law.
Knowledge of operations of in-house legal departments or law firms
Strong legal skills and experience, including first chair responsibility for significant matters
Strong financial and business acumen
Broad general knowledge of wide variety of substantive areas of the law
Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting methodologies
Skilled in effectively engaging management level staff, employees, and stakeholders
Leadership style and characteristics necessary to effectively perform in this role include: systems-thinker; innovative; critical thinker; strong analytical abilities; business acumen; collaborator; ability to work with teams; good listening; nonvolatile; values multiple disciplines; effective public speaker; ability to present legal issues effectively to a wide range of audiences with varying levels of sophistication;

Benefits

Comp & perks

option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits
Management Incentive Program as part of Total Rewards package