In-House Litigator

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Wesley Enhanced Living (WEL) is a leading non-profit senior living provider, including independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing, with a proud history in the southeast Pennsylvania region of more than 140 years. WEL has been voted by its employees as a top 5 employer in aging services in the country, according to Fortune Magazine, every year for the past 7 years.

WEL is transitioning its medical malpractice legal representation to in-house counsel and is seeking an experienced medical malpractice litigator to lead the organization’s legal response to all professional liability claims, including developing strategy, managing cases, taking depositions, responding to discovery, and going to trial in a low-volume caseload environment, allowing for an in-depth knowledge of each claim.

WEL has self-insured its liability exposure for two decades and is solely and fully responsible for all aspects of legal activity and decisions. Accordingly, WEL is committed to taking cases without merit and excessive demands to trial, explicitly rejecting the standard “insurance model” of settling low-merit claims.

A significant component of this role is to also craft and lead WEL’s rigorous approach to mitigating exposure to and avoiding legal action through partnering with the communities' clinical teams to create and adopt proper policies and procedures, operating practices and effective documentation along with providing ongoing training across the organization in all areas.

This new position reports directly to the CEO who is committed to the role creating a unique and different, and more effective and successful, philosophy and approach to defending and avoiding medical malpractice claims. As the organization’s only attorney, this role could also become involved in employment practice litigation, regulatory and compliance activity, and general corporate legal matters.

Background and Qualifications:

• 5–8+ years of hands-on litigation experience representing nursing homes, assisted living, or healthcare providers, including significant trial experience and full-cycle case management.
• Defense experience preferred, with demonstrated insight into plaintiff strategies and case valuation.
• Proven ability to bring a fresh, strategic approach to case prosecution and resolution, including a willingness to challenge traditional defense/insured models and explore innovative litigation strategies.
• Demonstrated record of successful litigation outcomes, particularly in Philadelphia or similarly complex, high-volume jurisdictions, including effective negotiation, settlement, and trial results.

Advantages:

• Opportunity to redefine professional liability strategy within a mission-driven long-term care and senior living organization.
• Highly competitive compensation package, exceeding traditional law firm models, with performance-based incentive potential.
• Freedom from billable hour requirements, client development, and external relationship management obligations.
• Direct reporting relationship to the CEO, with meaningful influence on organizational strategy and risk management decisions.
• Exceptional flexibility in the scope and evolution of the role, allowing the successful candidate to shape litigation, compliance, and risk strategy across the organization and an opportunity to maximum the influence and impact of this role on the organization beyond the job description.

Our benefits and workplace flexibility are top-notch and include:

• Competitive Salary up to $300K plus a year.
• Health, Dental, & Life Insurance.
• 401(k) plans with generous match.
• Other premium benefits.

We welcome your application and invite you to visit: to learn more about our organization.

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Regional Leader in Aging ServicesFor over 135 years, Wesley Enhanced Living non-profit, continuing care retirement communities (referred to as CCRCs or Life Plan Communities) have been delivering a purpose-filled life to residents. Serving approximately 1,200 senior residents with over 1,100 dedicated employees and five locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, the Wesley Enhanced Living communities provide various combinations of independent living, personal care, memory care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing services.