Legal Counsel
About EliseAI
We're improving the industries that matter most: housing and healthcare. Everyone needs a place to live and access to quality healthcare, yet both are often harder to secure than they should be. By integrating AI agents deeply into existing workflows, we make them more efficient, reduce costs, and improve the experience for everyone.
About The Role
This hire will report to the Head of Legal and will play a key role in supporting all legal matters for the company. We are looking for someone eager to learn about the legal functions and operations of a rapidly-growing SaaS company and the legal challenges unique to the AI space.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with the drafting and negotiation of complex customer, partner, vendor, and other contracts
- Helping to establish contracting and organizational processes that will allow us to move with greater efficiency as we continue to scale
- Owning large, complex regulatory/compliance projects and driving them to completion
- Becoming a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on relevant regulatory regimes
- Tracking new and amended laws to ensure we remain compliant in a rapidly-changing legal landscape
- Developing and delivering training programs to company stakeholders to ensure compliance with policies and best practices
- Assisting with other legal matters, from HR to corporate governance
- Assisting with commercial and financial operational matters in close partnership with our Sales and Finance teams
- Speaking with customers to address their questions and concerns
- Taking on ad hoc projects in other areas across the business
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree (or foreign equivalent) from a top law school
- Admitted to practice law in New York State with good standing, or willing and able to waive in to New York
- ~2-5 years of legal experience at a top firm involving diverse corporate work
- Ability to effectively and clearly communicate with customers and other outside parties
- Strong legal drafting skills
- Strong researcher – demonstrated ability to reliably and thoroughly source data/information, interpret such information and augment with necessary context, and provide actionable recommendations or guidance to decision makers
- Sufficient mathematical aptitude and financial literacy to effectively partner with Sales and Finance
- Mindset: Comfortable both owning deadlines with minimal supervision and taking instruction/working in close partnership with others
- Enthusiastic, can-do approach; excited to work hard at a fast-growing startup
- Has a startup mindset, strong sense of ownership, and a proper balance of quality and sense of urgency
- Willingness to work in person at NYC headquarters 4-5 days a week
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Equity in the company
- Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%
- Completely paid parental leave
- Commuter benefits
- 401(k) benefits
- Fitness & home services stipend to cover part of your expenses so you can focus on what matters
- A collaborative in-office environment with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and all meals covered in the office
- Unlimited vacation and paid holidays
Job Compensation Range
The salary range for this role is $210,000 - $225,000. EliseAI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity, and a comprehensive benefits & perks package. Exact compensation inclusive of salary and any bonuses is determined based on a number of factors including experience and skill level, location and qualifications which are assessed during the hiring process.