Legal counsel
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13 hours ago
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Job Summary
The role
Everlabs first dedicated legal hire. This person will own the legal function end-to-end from day-to-day advice to high-stakes decisions and serve as a trusted strategic partner to the executive team. There is no playbook handed to you. You write it.
Scope & seniority
Reports to: Executive team (C-suite level)
Level: Senior individual contributor
Scope: Company-wide legal coverage across all business units
Team: Solo initially with expectation to build out as the company scales
What youll own day-to-day
Provide timely practical legal guidance across core areas: commercial contracts employment privacy and data protection regulatory compliance (health tech TGA AHPRA where relevant) IP and trademarks ESOP and equity and corporate governance.
Develop and own a tiered legal risk framework. Define what the business can proceed with what requires mitigation before moving forward and what constitutes a hard stop.
Draft review and negotiate a broad range of agreements including vendor partner customer and employment agreements.
Identify legal and regulatory risks early and translate them into clear actionable recommendations for the executive team.
Manage external counsel relationships when specialist expertise is needed. Keep costs tight and briefs sharp.
Build and maintain legal processes templates and policies that scale with the business.
Review and approve marketing and advertising material including website copy case studies member stories and competitor comparisons for compliance with:
AHPRA advertising guidelines
Australian Consumer Law
Health-specific restrictions on testimonials and therapeutic claims
Own the companys IP portfolio. Manage trademark filings and renewals across AU US UK and other international markets and respond to disputes and adverse examination reports.
Support the equity program. Advise on ESOP structure offer letters vesting schedules and trust arrangements as the team scales.
Stay ahead of the regulatory landscape in health tech flagging material changes before they become problems.
What were looking for
Admitted lawyer with a JD and strong academic record.
68 years PQE ideally with a mix of top-tier private practice and in-house experience.
Hands-on experience in health tech digital health or other regulated industries.
Proven ability to make sound legal judgments under pressure balancing legal risk with commercial pragmatism.
Comfortable operating without a team and without waiting to be directed.
Clear direct communicator who can distil complex legal issues for non-legal stakeholders.
Builders mindset with the ability to leverage AI and other tools to develop and own legal processes and systems across the company.
The right mindset
This is not a role for someone who needs structure handed to them. The right person is energised by ambiguity defaults to action and sees legal as a business enabler not a blocker.
Whats Next
A member of the team will be in touch within the next 7 days to outline next steps.
Key Skills
About Company
Everlab is on a mission to build the future of preventive health empowering people to take control of their wellbeing before problems arise.Everlab is an early stage HealthTech startup that recently announced a $15m Seed stage round building tech-enabled healthcare that improves and ... View more
