simplepractice55

Legal Counsel

United States

Sponsorship not specified$185k-$235kDetected 4 days ago

Machine LearningIncident ResponseComplianceHIPAAEHR/EMRPatient CareCommunicationAdaptability

About the role

We're looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Legal team and serve as a trusted advisor across product development, privacy, regulatory compliance, and commercial contracting.
You'll work closely with product, engineering, marketing, and business teams to help SimplePractice grow responsibly while staying true to our mission of supporting independent mental health practitioners and their clients.
This role touches every part of the business.

Support incident response processes and breach notification obligations
Collaborate with Compliance, Security, Data, and Engineering teams on data protection practices and compliance documentation
Evaluate potential business partners and vendors through legal review
Manage contract lifecycle processes and maintain accessible records of key agreements
Develop internal policies, playbooks, and training materials on privacy, data handling, AI governance, and regulatory compliance
Build scalable legal processes and templates that help the business move quickly without sacrificing compliance
You manage your workload independently, build repeatable processes where possible, and know when to escalate or bring in outside help.

Working knowledge of HIPAA, including the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule
Experience drafting and negotiating technology agreements (SaaS, licensing, vendor, and data processing agreements)
Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-legal stakeholders

CIPP/US or other privacy certification
Experience advising on AI/ML products in a regulated industry, including familiarity with emerging AI governance frameworks
Skills & Competencies
You identify risk clearly, propose practical solutions, and help stakeholders make informed decisions rather than defaulting to "no."
Adaptability: You are comfortable shifting between legal disciplines and working in areas where you may not yet be an expert.
You learn quickly and ask the right questions.
Cultural alignment: You value transparency, directness, and simplicity.
You do not over-complicate things.

Conduct regulatory impact assessments for new product initiatives, with a particular focus on responsible AI use in healthcare technology
Monitor and analyze emerging SaaS, AI, and digital health regulations that affect SimplePractice's platform and the mental health technology space more broadly
Review marketing materials, website content, and promotional assets to confirm alignment with healthcare advertising regulations, FTC guidelines, and platform-specific requirements
Stay current on federal and state privacy developments (including state health data laws, CCPA/CPRA, and sector-specific requirements) and translate regulatory changes into actionable guidance for cross-functional teams

If you want high-impact, cross-functional legal work at a company whose mission matters, this is it.

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