Associate In House Counsel

go-alis; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Flexible work arrangements

Paid parental leave

PTO and holidays

Job summary

go-alis, a healthcare technology company in Chicago, seeks an in-house attorney with 2–3 years of corporate legal experience to negotiate commercial agreements and manage risk. You’ll partner with the COO/GC and cross-functional teams, helping to move transactions forward while balancing business needs with legal protections.

You’ll be on a path to broader responsibility, with on-site work required initially and potential hybrid flexibility based on milestones.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of corporate legal experience at a law firm or in-house.
• Licensed attorney in good standing; Illinois admission preferred.
• Meaningful experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Strong communication with legal and non-legal audiences.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements (customer, vendor, NDA, employment, partnerships).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand priorities, identify risks, and move agreements to completion.
• Balance legal protection with practical business outcomes and drive process improvements.
• Support corporate transactions and governance initiatives; coordinate with outside counsel as needed.
• Act as a trusted day-to-day legal resource across teams.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Corporate law

Risk management

Job description

• Compensation: USD 90,000 - USD 120,000 - yearly

Job Description

About the Role

If you're an early-career attorney who loves contracts, negotiations, and solving real business problems, this is an opportunity to take what you've learned in private practice and put it to work inside a growing healthcare technology company.

You'll work directly with our COO/General Counsel and leaders across ALIS, getting a front-row seat to how a technology business actually operates. You'll help negotiate commercial agreements, support transactions, navigate new business opportunities, manage risk, and solve the everyday legal challenges that come with building and growing a company. You'll see the impact of your advice, learn how decisions get made, and develop the practical business judgment that is difficult to gain from the outside.

For someone looking to build a career as in-house counsel, we think this is a pretty special opportunity. You'll have meaningful responsibility early, exposure across the business, and the chance to grow your role alongside the company. And you'll do it at a company serving senior living, where the technology we build ultimately supports the people caring for older adults every day.

We're looking for someone who cares about the craft of the law, is curious about business, wants to keep learning, and gets excited about using their legal skills to help people and the company move forward.

The Basics

Location: Chicago-based.

Schedule:Fully remote work is not available, but flexible or hybrid schedules may be available based on performance milestones. Please note that this role is expected to work on-site for the first 90 days of their employment.

Bar Admission: Licensed attorney in good standing. Illinois admission or eligibility for admission in Illinois preferred.

Sponsorship: We are not able to provide employment sponsorship, including OPT or STEM OPT.

What You'll Be Doing

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, employment agreements, and partnership arrangements
• Partner directly with business stakeholders to understand priorities, identify risks, and move agreements to completion
• Balance legal protection with practical business outcomes
• Improve contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, and approval processes
• Identify opportunities to reduce friction and accelerate routine legal work
• Support corporate transactions and related legal workstreams
• Assist with corporate governance, entity management, and compliance initiatives
• Serve as a day-to-day legal resource for teams across ALIS
• Help stakeholders understand risks, tradeoffs, and practical paths forward
• Build strong working relationships that make Legal a trusted partner rather than a final checkpoint
• Participate in special projects as business needs evolve
• Coordinate and collaborate with outside counsel/law firms on specialized projects and initiatives

Qualifications

You'll Thrive in This Role If You

• Have 2-3 years of corporate legal experience at a law firm.
• Are a genuinely joyful, optimistic, collaborative, hardworking, and caring human.
• Are a licensed attorney in good standing.
• Have meaningful experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Enjoy contracts and negotiations and take pride in producing thoughtful, well-crafted work.
• Know when to elevate an issue and when to make a recommendation.
• Are comfortable working with ambiguity and building new processes where none exist today.
• Communicate clearly with both legal and non-legal audiences.
• Take ownership, follow through, and enjoy solving problems.

What Success Looks Like

• Contracts move efficiently without sacrificing quality, judgment, or risk management.
• Business teams view Legal as a trusted partner who helps move work forward.
• Contract templates, playbooks, and processes reduce friction and improve consistency.
• Legal risks are identified early and addressed with practical, business-minded judgment.
• Stakeholders know when and how to engage Legal because expectations are clear.
• You develop a deep understanding of the business and become a trusted advisor across the organization.
• Your scope, influence, and ownership grow alongside the company.

Additional Information

Why You’ll Love It Here

• 8 Company Holidays (office will be closed)
• 2 Floating Holidays
• 2 Wellness Days
• Starting at 10 days of PTO
• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Plan with up to 5% matching
• Flexible work arrangements available
• Employee Assistance Fund
• Paid parental leave
• Paid jury duty and bereavement leave
• Length of stay rewards
• Company bonus pool
• HSA and FSA
• Life insurance policy subsidized by the Company

ALIS values and promotes diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability. All candidates are subject to a background check.

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