Associate Counsel

The Associate Counsel will work closely with business stakeholders around the company. Major duties include drafting and reviewing contracts; assisting with labor and employment issues; and legal research and writing on a wide range of issues, including employment, transactional, and regulatory. Other regular duties include responding to a variety of different legal requests from the Spring Health business teams. The successful candidate will be able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and business needs, and must be proactive in identifying areas of need and generating action plans.

In addition, the ideal candidate will exemplify Spring Health’s values in their day-to-day work:

1. Members come first: We are genuine member advocates
2. Move fast to change lives: We build with urgency and intention
3. Take ownership: We extend trust and hold ourselves accountable
4. Embrace diverse teams and perspectives: We find strength in diversity of cultural backgrounds, ideas, and experiences
5. Science will win: We will achieve impact by innovation and evidence-based frameworks
6. Candor with care: We are open, honest, and empathetic

Primary Responsibilities for Associate Counsel:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts in support of Spring Health operations and services (which may include confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, customer agreements and vendor services agreements).
• Advise on employment-related issues and draft employment agreements.
• Assist in managing employment-related investigations.
• Advise on and develop employment policies, guidelines, and training materials in partnership with People Operations and Corporate Compliance.
• Support the business and sales team on legal issues in response to RFPs, during contract negotiations, and answering customer questions.
• Collaborate and manage external counsel (as applicable).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications for Associate Counsel:

• 4+ years of legal experience advising fast-paced health tech or healthcare entities through various stages of growth, either as in-house or external counsel
• General contracting and/or employment law experience a plus
• Participate as a team player in all phases of the organization; remain open and responsive to change
• Ability to expeditiously identify and assess issues, evaluate risk and provide legally sound recommendations consistent with good business practices and reason
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of, and effectively resolve problems
• Communicate and interact with co-workers and all others in a pleasant and professional manner at all times
• Coordinate work projects with other individuals and departments to provide legal services in a timely manner
• Maintain strict confidentiality of personnel data, proprietary information, and sensitive materials as required
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and prioritization skills
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people, at all levels in the organization, in a hyper-growth environment
• Good-natured, service-oriented, professional with strong integrity

The target salary range for this position is $158,200 - $205,700, and is part of a competitive total rewards package including stock options, benefits, and incentive pay for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.

Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women, communities of color and historically underrepresented talent are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Spring Health we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Ready to do the most impactful work of your life? Learn more about our values, how we work, and how hypergrowth meets impact at Spring Health: Our Values

What to expect working here:

• You will be held accountable to an exceptionally high bar and impact
• This may be the fastest work environment you will ever experience in terms of growth, decision-making, and time to impact
• You will be challenged to set and protect your own boundaries
• You will create processes & products that have never existed before
• You will have very direct conversations and receive continuous feedback to push you to become the highest performer you can be
• Change is a constant here: your role, team, responsibilities, and success metrics will shift as the company grows

And…

• You get to be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the field  
• You get to learn and grow at an extremely accelerated pace
• You will experience transparency, integrity, &  humility from leadership 
• You will be empowered to constantly challenge the status quo
• You get the space to experiment & innovate
• You get to make a transformational impact for the company, mental health, and for real human lives — and you will see that impact quickly
• You will become more resourceful and resilient
• You get to be part of a winning team that opens doors in the future

Focus on total health including:

• Generous medical, dental, vision coverage available day 1 + access to One Medical
• 20 total yearly no-cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents
• Flexible paid time off in addition to 12 paid holidays throughout the year
• $500 per year Wellness Reimbursement
• Spring Health provides access to QuitGenius, a platform with technology-tailored, personalized addiction treatment plans for substance use (*QG is available to benefit-enrolled employees, spouses, and dependents age 18+)

Supporting you and your family:

• 4-4.5 months of fully paid parental leave
• Spring Health provides team members and their families with sponsored access to Bright Horizons® child care, back-up care, and elder care.
• Access to Joshin is provided by Spring Health. Joshin is a comprehensive support system for disabilities and neurodivergence in the workplace. This benefit supports employees, their families, and our teams through personalized navigation and disability education and training along with a network of screened in-home caregivers with disability and neurodivergent experience. 

Supporting you financially through:

• Our People team benchmarks all salaries using the Radford Global Compensation Database for technology and life sciences industries. Radford benchmarks salaries with 3,589 global firms, 6.5 million employees, and 98 countries across the globe. We do this to ensure all of our team members are paid equally and competitively.
• On top of competitive and benchmarked salary, Spring Health offers incentive pay (based on role), and equity that begins vesting as we celebrate your first year with the company!
• Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% after 90 days of employment

Creating a culture you can thrive in:

• Flexible work arrangements: 60% of Spring Health team members work fully remote while 40% work in a hybrid model from our New York City offices
• Calm Fridays: no meetings, no distractions, just time for you to get work done.
• Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement per calendar year. Any requests over $250 must be requested for pre-approval prior to enrollment by sending an email to the People Team. 
• $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes