Legal Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Handle medico-legal cases (MLCs) and provide legal guidance to hospital departments.
• Draft, review, vet, and negotiate contracts, agreements, MoUs, NDAs, vendor agreements, and other legal documents.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare laws, labour laws, statutory regulations, and hospital policies.
• Coordinate with advocates, courts, police authorities, insurance companies, and government departments regarding legal matters.
• Manage legal notices, consumer cases, arbitration matters, and litigation in coordination with external legal counsel.
• Advise management on legal risks and recommend preventive and corrective actions.
• Monitor renewals of hospital licenses, registrations, and statutory approvals.
• Draft legal replies, notices, affidavits, and other legal correspondence.
• Maintain legal records, case files, and confidential documentation.
• Support NABH accreditation and other regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Conduct legal compliance audits and identify areas of legal risk.
• Assist the HR Department in matters related to labour laws, employment disputes, disciplinary proceedings, and policy interpretation.
• Ensure timely compliance with applicable Acts, Rules, and Government notifications.
• Conduct awareness sessions for hospital staff on legal compliance, documentation, and patient rights.
• Perform any other legal and compliance-related responsibilities assigned by the Management.