Legal Counsel (Healthcare)

Central Asian University is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to provide comprehensive legal support across university operations, including governance, contracts, compliance, and risk management, while ensuring alignment with applicable laws and institutional standards.

Central Asian University is not merely a university, but an organisation forming part of a dynamically developing ecosystem in the fields of education and healthcare. This ecosystem includes Central Asian University itself, Social Healthcare Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic Project, a pharmaceutical laboratory project, asset management activities, as well as other IT and startup projects. Accordingly, the engaged lawyer will be involved not only in the legal support of Central Asian University’s operations, but also in the legal support of the companies and projects forming part of this ecosystem.

• Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day legal advice and support to the Head of Legal, management, and operational units including clinics, hospitals, laboratories, and support teams on routine and moderately complex matters.

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of contracts, including medical services agreements, procurement and supply contracts, laboratory agreements, consultant and physician contracts, equipment and maintenance agreements, NDAs, leases, and IT/software agreements.

• Support compliance with applicable laws, regulations, licence conditions, and internal policies relevant to healthcare, laboratory, and related operations.

• Assist with licensing, accreditation, certifications, permits, renewals, and regulatory filings for clinics, hospitals, laboratories, and related services.

• Support governance processes by preparing and reviewing internal approvals, resolutions, minutes, powers of attorney, and other corporate documents under the guidance of the Head of Legal.

• Assist with employment and medical staff matters, including contracts, HR documentation, disciplinary processes, conflict of interest issues, and terminations.

• Support patient-related legal matters, including review of patient documents, complaints, consent forms, service terms, access to medical records, and routine billing disputes.

• Assist in handling disputes, claims, and investigations, including document collection, legal correspondence, case summaries, and coordination with external counsel.

• Identify legal and compliance risks in contracts, projects, and operations, suggest mitigation measures, and escalate sensitive matters when needed.

• Draft, review, and update legal templates, internal procedures, consent forms, confidentiality documents, and selected policies.

• Support matters related to personal data, medical records, confidentiality, and data-sharing, including coordination on data protection and incident response.

• Review procurement, tender, and vendor documents, ensuring appropriate contractual protections, service levels, and compliance requirements.

• Provide legal support on day-to-day operational matters affecting clinics, hospitals, and laboratories, including vendor issues, outsourced services, and internal escalations.

• Support local and cross-border partnerships, service arrangements, cooperation agreements, and other commercial or operational projects.

• Assist with coordination and communication with external legal advisers on assigned matters.

• Support legal awareness activities and provide basic guidance to staff on contracts, compliance, and internal policies.

• Prepare legal summaries, contract updates, internal reports, and maintain proper legal records and document management.

• Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor of Laws from one of Uzbek law schools

Master of Laws from internationally recognised university, obtained through on-campus study abroad

• 4–6 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in corporate law, commercial law, contract law, labour law, regulatory compliance, licensing, and dispute support.

• Prior experience in the healthcare, life sciences, medical, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or other regulated sector is preferred.

• Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and providing legal support to operational or business functions.

• Experience in advising on employment matters, compliance, internal policies, governance documentation, and day-to-day legal matters will be an advantage.

• Experience in supporting claims, disputes, investigations, regulatory matters.

• Experience working with clinics, hospitals, laboratories, diagnostic centres, or healthcare groups will be an advantage.

Hard Skills

• Strong contract drafting, review, and negotiation skills.

• Good understanding of corporate, commercial, labour, regulatory, and healthcare-related legal matters.

• Ability to identify legal risks and propose practical and commercially sound solutions.

• Experience in preparing legal memoranda, policies, internal guidelines, resolutions, formal correspondence, and reports.

• Ability to manage multiple legal matters simultaneously and maintain accurate legal documentation.

• Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Good understanding of confidentiality, data protection, and records management in regulated environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to explain legal issues in a clear, practical, and business-friendly manner.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in drafting and reviewing documents.

• Good organisational and time-management skills.

• Ability to work independently on assigned matters while escalating complex or sensitive issues appropriately.

• Sound professional judgment and problem-solving ability.

• Ability to build effective working relationships with management, operational teams, medical staff, laboratory staff, and administrative functions.

• High level of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.

• Proactive, responsible, and able to work in a fast-paced and regulated environment.

Language skills:

• Fluent in Uzbek, English, and Russian, both written and spoken.

• Knowledge of Turkish and German would be an advantage.

• Work conditions:

• Work schedule: 5/7, from 9:00 to 18:00.
• Atmosphere: Friendly and energetic team of young professionals.
• Support: Professional support of the existing team.
• Employment: Official with a probationary period.
• Salary: To be discussed based on the successful outcome of the interview.
• Vacation: Annual paid leave of 28 working days;
• Benefits: Discussed individually.
• Workplace: Modern campus.