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Rethink First - Corporate Counsel (Remote)

Rethink

Posted Oct 23

Full Time

On SiteNew york, New york

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in NYC, Rethink First is a pioneer and market leader in behavioral and mental health technology. Developed by nationally recognized experts in the field, Rethink’s award-winning online solutions feature comprehensive video-based training and education programs and sophisticated behavior intervention planning tool for individuals and caregivers. Rethink’s offerings include individualized assessments, online skills-based activities, access to remote clinician-led consultations and more.

The Rethink First platform is used by Fortune 500 companies, school districts, government agencies, public and private behavioral health providers, and families caring for individuals with developmental disabilities worldwide.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are currently seeking our first Legal Counsel for the organization. This role will report to the CFO.

In this role, the legal counsel will work on a wide array of legal matters, from negotiating and drafting commercial contracts to analyzing regulatory, intellectual property, employment, and international issues and assisting with general corporate matters and strategic transactions. This role will ensure the company is managing legal risk, while remaining growth ready. This is a role for a transactional attorney, who is highly motivated, and passionate about problem-solving and finding business solutions. If you are looking to build a strong foundation for an in-house legal career and be part of a hardworking and fun team, we’d love to talk with you!

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Internal Rethink Operations

Define Rethink’s legal strategy and build our core legal processes
Provide counsel and advise on legal, ethical, business conduct, and compliance matters
(i.e. employment law, commissions agreements, corporate finance, partnerships, etc.)
Work cross functionally with Rethink’s operations, sales, marketing, BD, and product team
Stay abreast of changes in laws and regulations impacting consumer privacy and data ownership laws
Stay up-to-date with regulatory and privacy developments, and other legal issues as they arise and interpret and apply them across Rethink’s business

Corporate Contracts & Deal Activity

Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial, data privacy, and information security agreements to support (i) customer sales and renewals and (ii) our purchase of services from SAAS providers and other vendors.
Provide legal support for corporate transactions.
- Independently lead contract drafting and negotiations for a variety of commercial contracts and complex deals.

Privacy Compliance

Develop and direct Rethink’s policy strategy related data ownership and governance (e.g. with the GDPR)
Establish, implement, and manage compliance policies, procedures, and monitoring throughout the organization
Develop and oversee compliance training and testing programs to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of compliance controls; develop periodic reporting on test results
- Own corporate-wide compliance metrics and utilize data to support testing efforts and risk assessment
Oversee third-party examinations and audits; ensure that information requests from insurance carrier partners, auditors, and regulators are completed accurately and on time

You have

A JD. Admission in New York or California or the ability to practice as an in-house counsel in New York.
4 - 7 years post qualification experience
Experience working in-house in the SaaS or technology industry (ideally startups).
Experience with B2B, enterprise and technology contracts, data privacy, data security and compliance.
Broad direct experience with a variety of legal matters, including strategic business agreements, commercial contract negotiation, information security and compliance, privacy, corporate governance, intellectual property rights
- Comfort with business metrics and ability to break down complex legal problems into business and legal risks; ability to explain legal issues to business and technology focused partners
The ability to draft documents, terms of use, emails, and anything else precisely and in plain language.
Strong planning and organization skills, as well as the ability to multitask and handle a large volume of work.
The attention to detail you'd expect from a lawyer.

You are

A confident, effective and positive advisor who can help our sales teams through difficult customer sales.
A practitioner with a high level of integrity and judgment that is supported by great communication skills.
Of a mindset that enables you to work independently, but also to use good judgment and escalate issues when needed.

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