In-House Attorney

Description

Our customers range from some of the world’s largest institutions to individual users who message us every day and tell us how our products changed their lives. Our newest wearable, EmbracePlus, is sponsored by NASA and will be used to monitor the health of the astronauts onboard the first ever manned mission to Mars. Pharmaceutical companies are using our research platform to fast-track the development of new treatments, while hundreds of academic researchers publish new discoveries on human behavior weekly, all made possible by our E4 smartband and software tools.

And we just partnered with the US’ Department of Health and Human Services to accelerate the release our wearable COVID-19 early detection system.

If you are looking to join a fast-paced growth environment and do meaningful work that can really make a change in people’s lives, keep reading.

This Hiring Offer (this “Offer”) is made as of October 24, 2018, (the “Effective Date”), by and between Empatica Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Empatica”), and The Best Available Candidate…

Ok ok joking :)

We’re looking for an excellent Attorney to provide legal support to our product and management teams.

Empatica is a tight-knit team of passionate individuals coming from diverse backgrounds, to create meaningful technology that improves lives. We design and develop the world's smallest and most accurate wearable devices for medical research and epilepsy management. Our work is demanding, stimulating, and fast-paced.

You will provide strategic support in translating business and product requirements into clear agreements with our clients and partners, as well as providing legal guidance on product development, regulatory compliance, privacy, licensing, and assist in resolving issues. You will also coordinate our existing external legal partners for corporate matters and IP.

We want someone that is logical and analytical, but also creative as they’ll build processes that both manage risk and promote growth.

By working at Empatica, you’ll have a real opportunity to improve lives around the world, as part of a tight-knit team who share knowledge and are eager to keep learning and improving to create top-notch products that have a meaningful impact. If you jump on board, we can guarantee it won't be an easy ride, but it will be one of the most rewarding experiences in your career, one that will allow you to learn a lot and test your whole skill-set on multiple projects, which are already helping thousands of people worldwide.

Your contribution to the mission

• Drafting and negotiating agreements and transactions, both independently and together with our external legal advisors
• Coordinating all our external legal advisors
• Analyzing and interpreting contracts and addressing risk factors
• Handling legal disputes and inquiries
• Connecting business requirements and needs into legal strategy and work

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this role

• Has a BA and JD and is authorized to practice law in the US
• Has 3-5 years experience as an associate at a highly ranked law firm
• Has a background and experience in corporate M&A matters
• Is able to draw reasonable, logical conclusions from limited information
• Is able to make complex issues appear simple
• Is fun and easy to work with
• Is a hard-worker
• Has outstanding planning, time management and multitasking skills
• Is focused on quality and excellence
• Is flexible in terms of working time and ability to travel
• Is a problem-solving hustler who can take on any big or small project
• Is passionate about our products and our mission
• Is outstanding in English (mother tongue is highly appreciated)

The ideal candidate for Empatica

• Is a very quick learner
• Is a very quick learner (it’s not a typo)
• Is fun and easy to work with
• Has an excellent execution mindset
• Is a hard-worker and collaborative
• Has outstanding planning, time management and multitasking skills
• Is focused on quality and excellence
• Is flexible in terms of working time and ability to travel
• Is a problem-solving hustler who can take on any big or small project
• Is passionate about our products and our mission
• Is proficient in English (mother tongue is highly appreciated)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• The position is based at our Boston HQ. We also have an office in Milan, plus an amazing beach summer retreat in Sardinia, Italy!
• Organic fresh fruit
• MacBook Pro
• Flexible work hours
• Free cookies, if you deserve them
• Much more...