General Counsel

A Place for Mom, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Management Bonus

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

A Place for Mom, Inc. is looking for a General Counsel to oversee the Legal Department, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations while managing legal issues across the company's operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong consumer protection experience and familiarity with multistate business operations. Additional benefits include health insurance and a 30% management bonus. Candidates should possess a J.D. and a minimum of seven years of experience.

Qualifications

• Strong consumer protection experience in a B2C environment is the top priority.
• Experience supporting a scaled, multistate business, particularly with state-level regulatory matters.
• Healthcare experience is a nice-to-have; candidates limited to highly regulated environments may not align with our risk appetite.
• Experience overseeing government affairs is important, specifically managing external lobbyists.
• Familiarity with private equity sponsors and the ability to navigate sponsorship involvement.
• Minimum seven years' experience, with both law firm and in-house experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support and guidance across various business operations.
• Lead engagement across internal departments to resolve legal issues.
• Manage corporate governance and administer equity plan.
• Negotiate high-impact agreements and serve during contract disputes.
• Partner with Head of Government Affairs for legislative activity.
• Maintain internal financial controls and support audit activities.
• Manage intellectual property portfolio.

Skills

Consumer protection

Multistate business support

Health care experience

Government affairs management

Private equity familiarity

Transaction experience

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Ability to work in fast-paced env.

High efficiency and accuracy

Education

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school

Job description

The General Counsel will oversee the Legal Department, including maintaining compliance with state and federal law, implementing and maintaining privacy controls, equity plan administration, negotiating high-impact 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 high-impact agreements and serve as an escalation pathway as needed during contract disputes
• 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

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong consumer protection experience in a B2C environment is the top priority.
• Experience supporting a scaled, multistate business, particularly with state-level regulatory matters.
• Healthcare experience is a nice-to-have, not a screen-out. Avoid candidates whose experience is limited to highly regulated hospital or payer environments, which may not align with our pace or risk appetite.
• Experience overseeing government affairs is important - specifically managing external lobbyists or government affairs firms, rather than personally handling the work.
• Familiarity with private equity sponsors and the ability to navigate sponsor involvement and outside legal counsel.
• Transaction experience is beneficial but does not need to be extensive.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• License to practice in any state
• Minimum seven years' experience, both law firm and in-house experience preferred, health care experience a plus
• Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment
• Ability to produce results with high efficiency and accuracy
• Ability to balance risk and agility

Additional Information

• Management Bonus: 30% of annual earnings
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off

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About A Place For Mom

A Place for Mom is the leading platform guiding families through every stage of the aging journey. Together, we simplify the senior care search with free, personalized support - connecting caregivers and their loved ones to vetted providers from our network of 15,000+ senior living communities and home care agencies.

Since 2000, our teams have helped millions of families find care that fits their needs. Behind every referral and resource is a shared goal: to help families focus on what matters most - their love for each other.

We're proud to be a mission-driven company where every role contributes to improving lives. Caring isn't just a core value - it's who we are. Whether you're supporting families directly or driving innovation behind the scenes, your work at A Place for Mom makes a real difference.

Our Employees Live The Company Values Every Day

• Mission Over Me: We find purpose in helping caregivers and their senior loved ones while approaching our work with empathy.
• Do Hard Things: We are energized by solving challenging problems and see it as an opportunity to grow.
• Drive Outcomes as a Team: We each own the outcome but can only achieve it as a team.
• Win The Right Way: We see organizational integrity as the foundation for how we operate.
• Embrace Change: We innovate and constantly evolve.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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