Litigation Attorney

StartupEdge; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Mentorship program

Flexible remote options

Job summary

StartupEdge Inc. in Albany, NY seeks a Litigation Attorney who understands HIPAA Compliance and can own projects from kickoff through final delivery.

The role emphasizes ownership, negotiation, and strong legal reasoning in a deadline-driven startup environment. With 5 years of experience, you will thrive in a fast-paced setting and collaborate across teams, balancing strategic guidance with practical execution.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• 5 years of relevant litigation or corporate law experience.
• Ability to translate stakeholder asks into a crisp Corporate Law plan.

Responsibilities

• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
• Spot where Initiative breaks before it shows up in a dashboard
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Corporate Law plan

Skills

Contract Negotiation

Legal Citation

Decision making

Deadline management

Job description

The general ground is shifting, and StartupEdge wants a Litigation Attorney in NY who sees HIPAA Compliance as the way through. The center of gravity here is ownership — $59,000 - $86,000 and a hybrid schedule orbit it, and 5 years gets you in the door.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
• Spot where Initiative breaks before it shows up in a dashboard
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Corporate Law plan

What You'll Bring

• Comfort owning general decisions in a NY market
• Enough Contract Negotiation to be dangerous, enough Legal Citation to be trusted
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Experience thriving in an experiment-friendly, deadline-driven setting like StartupEdge
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your general craft

StartupEdge has made Albany, NY synonymous with generously-mentoring, dependable general work that outlasts the hype cycles. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Corporate Law and Project Management, not bureaucracy.

Secure $59,000 - $86,000, flexible remote options, equity, and a mentorship program designed to help you reach the next mid-level.

We are prioritizing Initiative talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.