General Counsel

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) the General Counsel serves as the chief legal advisor and corporate secretary to the organization. This role leads daytoday legal operations, manages contract strategy and execution, and partners closely with outside counsel on complex matters.

This is a highimpact, handson leadership role for an attorney who thrives in dynamic environments and is energized by building and improving legal infrastructure. This role will serve as the company's most senior inhouse legal authority, empowered to make decisions, drive outcomes, and shape a modern, businessaligned legal function during a pivotal stage of growth.

Position: General Counsel

Salary: $175,000 - $275,000 annually, depending on experience

Service Area: Lifespark Corporate Office, St. Louis Park MN 55416

Schedule: 1.0 FTE, Full - Time / Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Lifespark Benefits Include:

• Annual Reviews/Raises{Shift differentials if applicable}
• Paid Time Off - Vacation Time
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurances
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
• Referral bonuses
• Career path to other positions within our growing company!

Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we've been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That's where our people come in - from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.

Who You Are

You are a confident, businessminded attorney who brings strong judgment, a practical mindset, and the ability to simplify complexity for business partners. As our ideal candidate, you thrive in highgrowth, fastmoving environments and are energized by building, improving, and modernizing legal processes. You operate with ownership, urgency, and clarity, balancing strategic thinking with handson execution.

A natural collaborator who builds trust quickly, you communicate with precision, and lead with humility and confidence. You know how to fully leverage legal talent around you, including outside counsel and internal team members, and take pride in developing others. You are comfortable making decisions, providing clear guidance, and enabling the business to move forward with speed and alignment.

Above all, you bring integrity, sound judgment, and a steady presence to a company that is scaling rapidly and entering its next phase of growth.

Position Functions & Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors on matters including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, contracts, litigation, and risk management.
• Provide clear, practical, and timely legal guidance that supports business objectives while effectively managing risk.
• Develop and execute legal strategies that align with organizational goals and business priorities.
• Oversee the drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Ensure organizational compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks by designing and implementing policies, procedures, and controls. Lead and manage litigation, disputes, and relationships with external counsel.
• Provide guidance on corporate governance matters and support Board activities, including preparation of materials and advising on fiduciary responsibilities.
• Oversee intellectual property strategy, including protection, management, and enforcement.
• Advise on employment law matters and partner with HR on workplace-related legal issues.
• Advise all other functions regarding their policies and practices
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and advise leadership on potential impacts to the organization.
• Partner with outside counsel on complex corporate matters, ensuring high quality and cost-effective legal support.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across the organization to ensure legal is viewed as a strategic, solutions-oriented partner.
• Build, mentor, and lead the internal legal team, as applicable.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in Minnesota (or ability to obtain promptly).
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, preferably including in-house counsel experience.
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, regulatory compliance, and risk management frameworks.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• High level of integrity, sound judgment, and professional ethics.

Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace - earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare - but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark's full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South - this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you - let's get you hired.

It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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