Contracts Counsel

Overview

This is a full-time U.S. remote or hybrid position based in the Fort Lauderdale, FL area.

The organization is seeking a hands-on contracts attorney who views AI as a core part of how modern legal work gets done. The role manages day-to-day contracting, uses AI-enabled legal tools on real agreements, and helps the General Counsel shape how the legal department adopts AI responsibly.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the General Counsel as Counsel, Contracts & Legal Operations, you will:

• Own the full agreement lifecycle—draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of agreements, including vendor, technology/SaaS, data-processing, licensing, provider/network, consulting, and marketing agreements—from intake through signature, repository, and renewal (with AI built into daily workflows).
• Use AI-enabled legal tools to:
  • Analyze terms
  • Compare drafts
  • Spot issues
  • Summarize obligations
  • Triage risk
  • Validate every output with independent legal judgment.
• Help shape governance for AI use in legal work by setting practical guardrails that protect:
  • Privilege
  • Confidentiality
  • Personal data
  • PHI
• Apply healthcare and insurance expertise, including advising on:
  • HIPAA
  • Business Associate Agreements
  • Privacy
  • Data security
  • Translating contract terms into clear business exposure, risk analyses, and executive summaries for the right reviewers and signers.
• Build and continuously improve the contracting function using AI and workflow technology, including:
  • Intake and triage
  • Templates
  • Playbooks
  • Dashboards
  • Self-service tools that support compliant contracting across the organization.
• Train stakeholders and report performance, including:
  • Leading training on the Contract Review Management SOP
  • Delivering monthly KPI reporting to the General Counsel
  • Partnering with Finance, Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, and HR
  • Supporting IP and marketing review
  • Managing outside counsel when needed.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active, good-standing bar membership.
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible legal experience, with substantial in-house responsibility for commercial contracts.
• Demonstrated healthcare and/or insurance experience, including negotiating Business Associate Agreements and advising on HIPAA, privacy, and security requirements.
• Strong track record independently drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and explaining risk to senior stakeholders.
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI and hands-on experience using AI-enabled contract or legal tools for:
  • Issue spotting
  • Comparison
  • Summarization
  • Obligation extraction
  • Risk analysis
    with disciplined validation and strong confidentiality controls.
• Experience improving a contract-review or lifecycle process through AI, templates, playbooks, or workflow technology.
• Ability to work independently in a lean legal department supporting multiple business units.
• Experience with CLM systems, Docusign workflows, IP portfolio work, or marketing/insurance review is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonuses, and comprehensive employee benefits programs, including medical, dental, and vision insurance with highly rated carriers.
• 401(k) program with a company match.
• Paid time off.
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance.
• Free membership.

Note: Any pay range listed for this position is an estimate by the job board and may not reflect the actual compensation.

Location

• Full-time U.S. remote OR hybrid based in the Fort Lauderdale, FL area.