Sr. Legal Counsel
183k – 204kLos Angeles, CARemote7+ YOE
Summary
Lead employment, privacy, and security legal matters for a remote-first mental healthcare company. Provide strategic guidance on compliance, worker classification, HIPAA, and state privacy laws to HR, IT, and security teams.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Serve as key partner to human resources, information technology, security, and other internal stakeholders
- Provide practical guidance ensuring operations remain compliant
- Lead on employment, privacy, and security legal matters
- Transform complex regulations into practical, efficient, and actionable advice
- Build foundational processes in a fast-paced environment
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive, relevant legal experience as a practicing attorney
- 5+ years of employment law experience (law firm or in-house) including worker classification, workplace policies and training, employee performance management, FLSA requirements, EEOC matters, wage and hour issues, discrimination and sexual harassment, FMLA leave issues, ADA accommodations, retaliation and wrongful discharge
- 5+ years of healthcare privacy and security law experience including HIPAA, state consumer privacy laws, data breach and cyber incident response, contractual reviews of business associate agreements, data use agreements, security agreements
- Strong writing, analytic, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with state AI laws including workplace monitoring and automated decision making
Preferred Qualifications
- Success serving as in-house counsel within high-growth technology, digital health, or healthcare startup environment
- Comprehensive understanding of multi-state employment laws, operational compliance, and data privacy regulations for fully distributed, 100% remote, nationwide workforce
- Expertise in legal nuances of marketplace, gig-economy, or platform-based business models including worker classification issues
- Healthcare regulatory experience
- Contract lifecycle management including drafting and negotiating contracts
Compensation & Benefits
- 100% remote work environment (must be based in United States, not hiring in Hawaii)
- Full transparency of pay ranges
- Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA/HSA
- 401(k) plan access
- Generous time-off policies including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year
- Paid parental leave for all parents
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Quarterly department stipend for team-building
- Home office stipend & $50 monthly internet/cell phone stipend
- $50/month wellness stipend
Skills
HIPAAEmployment LawPrivacy LawFLSAADAFMLAEEOCData Breach ResponseBusiness Associate AgreementsContract NegotiationAI LawMulti-state Employment Law
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