Legal Counsel – Media & AdTech
Adelaide
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Establish and lead the company’s legal infrastructure, policies, and processes
- Serve as a collaborative partner to executive leadership, providing legal interpretation and support
- Support business growth while proactively identifying and mitigating legal risks
- Oversee contract review, negotiation, and execution for telehealth partnerships, clinical partners, suppliers, and other key stakeholders
- Develop and implement contract management systems and approval processes to support business development and operational efficiency
- Interface with outside counsel, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality legal support
- Lead legal due diligence, structuring, negotiation, and integration for M&A and joint ventures
- Advise on transaction strategy, risk allocation, and post-acquisition integration
- Provide legal support for financing transactions, including equity and debt offerings, private placements, and capital raises
- Draft and negotiate financing documents and coordinate with outside counsel and investors
- Oversee legal aspects of real estate transactions, including site acquisitions, leasing, and expansions
- Negotiate and draft purchase agreements, leases, and related documents
- Develop and implement strategies for protecting company intellectual property
- Oversee IP portfolio management, enforcement, and licensing
- In collaboration with HR, advise on employment law matters, including hiring, terminations, compensation, and workplace policies
- Support HR in developing and implementing compliant employment practices and resolving employment disputes
- Manage all actual and threatened litigation involving the company
- Develop and implement dispute resolution strategies that minimize operational disruption
- Oversee and coordinate with outside litigation counsel to ensure effective representation
- In collaboration with the CFO, support corporate governance matters, including board resolutions, consents, minutes, and subsidiary management
- Advise on legal entity structure and corporate formalities
- Provide legal guidance on FDA regulations, state board requirements, and multi-state licensing
- Support the compliance function in maintaining regulatory adherence across all jurisdictions
- Train and educate staff on legal best practices, intellectual property, data privacy, and marketing
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Active bar license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, Arizona preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, with a focus on corporate law, and at least 5 years in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences sectors
- Experience negotiating, drafting, and managing complex contracts
- Experience leading legal aspects of M&A, financing, real estate, and intellectual property matters
- Track record of establishing legal infrastructure as the first or sole in-house counsel
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work independently
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage complex legal projects and work collaboratively with senior management
- Ability to balance the long-term interests of the business with legal and regulatory requirements Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience in a high-growth or technology-driven company
- Strong business acumen and strategic thinking with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment and balance legal rigor with practical speed
- Strong knowledge of emerging technologies, especially AI, and an understanding of the regulatory landscape that surrounds them
