Vice President Legal and Risk Management

Smart Care; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Care in the United States is seeking an experienced in-house attorney to manage complex employment and contract litigation. You will lead case strategy and coordinate with HR, compliance, and business teams to minimize risk.

Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts, supervising discovery and motions, and shaping SOPs across the organization. This role blends in-office leadership with remote collaboration capabilities.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school with bar admission.
• 10+ years of employment and contract litigation experience.
• Extensive experience in federal and state court litigation strategy and depositions.
• Experience with service and manufacturing industries a plus.
• Excellent legal writing, research, and briefing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex employment and contract litigation matters from intake to resolution.
• Negotiate and draft contracts, terms, and settlements with end users and vendors.
• Manage discovery, depositions, and motions with minimal oversight.
• Develop SOPs for contract governance and compliance.
• Support litigation technology and remote-work tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a trial-focused environment.

Skills

Employment litigation

Contract litigation

Federal & state court experience

Oral advocacy

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Team player

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Tools

Litigation software

Document management systems

Remote collaboration tools

Job description

With a foundation of world class technicians and national coverage, Smart Care is centered around how to better serve our broad range of customers – from grocery to restaurants, from corporate dining to hospitality, from large entertainment venues to higher education, from cold storage to convenience stores, from healthcare to casinos.

In addition to our five-star service, Smart Care has a large social impact ensuring every kitchen in America is ready to serve, especially the ones that need it the most. We have community partnerships in 13 states across the US.

Responsibilities

General corporate duties and compliance activities including all:

• HR matters including personnel issues, employee contracts and all compliance activities to include conflicts of interest, ethics and other LMS training, PII protections, and 401K fiduciary requirements.
• Risk Management activities including collaborating with insurance company legal teams to minimize claims settlements
• Commercial contract negotiations with end user customers and with business leaders on matters to include customer contract terms, project claims and delinquencies, lien matters, utilizing AI Legal tools
• Maintain all business licenses on behalf of the organization
• Support acquisition related activity including purchase agreements and protections
• Support corporate legal needs and control costs of outside attorneys, to include: including IP data software licenses, facility leases, business licenses, class action lawsuits
• Provide support for delinquent AR to avoid bad debts or agency charges through early intervention
• Maintain surety relationship and monitor outstanding bonds
• Participate in any and all disputes with vendors
• Participate in union activities and wage matters
• Centralized approach to company-wide contract landscape and digital filing
• Develop company SOPs for all areas as appropriate
• Commercial contract negotiations with end user customers
• Establish process COI (Certificates of Insurance) management of vendors/contractors and development of centralized repository

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• 10+ years of employment and contract litigation experience.
• Significant responsibility in complex federal and state court cases, including strategy, major motion practice, and depositions.
• Experience working with service and manufacturing industries; substantial employment law background is a plus.
• Excellent legal writing and research skills, with a track record of high-quality briefs and motion work.
• Strong courtroom presence, oral advocacy skills, and comfort arguing motions.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and thrive in a team oriented, trial focused environment.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple high stakes matters simultaneously.
• Proficiency with litigation technology and tools necessary for efficient in office and remote work.