Associate Corporate Counsel - #9846334

About A Place for Mom

We’re the leading online platform connecting families searching for senior care with a team of experienced local advisors providing insight-driven, personalized solutions. As the nation’s most trusted senior advisory service, we are a mission-based organization that enables caregivers to make the best senior living decisions for their loved ones. With hundreds of senior living experts nationwide, A Place for Mom helps hundreds of thousands of families each year simplify the process of finding the right senior care solution across home care, independent living, memory care, assisted living, and more.  Our services are offered at no cost to families as we’re paid by the 14K+ communities and 3K+ providers in our network.

A Place for Mom is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Employees who thrive at A Place for Mom live our values every day:

• Focus on excellence
• Act with integrity and assume positive intent
• Drive outcomes every day with passion and a sense of mission
• Make the lives of our families and customers better, easier and more successful
• Realize the full potential in each team member -- work as a single supportive team

Overview

The Associate Corporate Counsel, reporting to the General Counsel, will oversee the day-to-day management and administration of the Legal Department, including maintaining compliance with state and federal law, implementing and maintaining a privacy program, equity plan administration, negotiating vendor and other agreements, managing employment and other litigation, and managing the needs of a dynamic technology company. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal support and guidance to APFM across various business operations and functions to manage risk and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Lead engagement across internal business departments to identify and resolve legal issues, and support business verticals
• Manage corporate governance and administer equity plan
• Negotiate agreements and serve as escalation pathway as needed during contract disputes 
• Liaise with Human Resources for resources and claims
• Draft and update company policies and procedures
• Assist with M&A activities
• Partner with Head of Government affairs in proactive and reactive legislative activity
• Partner with finance and banking to maintain internal financial controls, and support annual audit activities
• Day-to-day management of intellectual property portfolio
• Serve as Secretary to 401(k) Committee
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• License to practice in any state.
• Minimum seven years’ experience, health care and in-house experience preferred.
• Excellent legal research, writing, and editing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and superb organizational skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
• Meticulously track documentation and maintain extremely organized records.
• Ability to produce results with high efficiency and accuracy.
• Ability to write and edit simple, professional correspondence with a focus on a high degree of professionalism and customer service.
• Self-starter and independent working style.

Additional Information:

• The position is a salaried, exempt position.                                  
• Compensation
  • Base Salary: $200,000-$220,000
  • Management Bonus: 30% of annual earnings
• Benefits:
  • 401(k) plus match
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
• A Place for Mom uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

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