Legal Counsel, Corporate

Inspire Medical Systems Inc.•Minneapolis, MN

16h•$166,000 - $186,000•Onsite

About The Position

Inspire Medical Systems is seeking an attorney to join their law department. The department fosters a trusting and collaborative culture that values excellence, professionalism, growth, and development. The role involves proactive engagement with business partners to provide business-relevant legal advice and solutions. The position reports to the Company’s Deputy General Counsel and will focus primarily on employment law and related investigations, with additional responsibilities in general corporate matters and commercial contracting support. The role offers exposure to public company governance, ESG, and strategic initiatives, while allowing the attorney to develop expertise in employment law and related areas.

Requirements

JD degree with strong academic credentials from an accredited law school.
At least 3 years of legal experience; corporate legal department preferred but not required.
Significant experience with employment law and employment counseling.
General experience with broader corporate law.
Experience managing domestic and international outside counsel.
Excellent organizational, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Extremely strong written and oral communication skills with a persistent eye toward problem-solving.
Adept at operating in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, and managing competing priorities under demanding deadlines.
Proven ability to work cross functionally and with upper management to achieve objectives with support from internal business partners.
Admission to a State Bar in good standing.
An entrepreneurial, creative, hands-on adviser who has the ability to drive solutions to problems quickly and effectively.
An outstanding team player who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves to get a task done and is inherently proactive, driven, collaborative, dedicated, and possesses the ability to develop first-class relationships, both internally and externally.
A smart, innovative, strategic thinker, yet pragmatic and operationally savvy, with a strong commitment to building shareholder and patient value.
A natural communicator who is able to present ideas discerningly, articulately and openly with the ability to effectively influence and marshal buy-in from people at all levels.

Responsibilities

Serve as day-to-day legal partner to Human Resources on employment-related matters, including employee relations, terminations, accommodations, policy interpretation and other employee counseling.
Manage pre-litigation matters and partner with outside counsel as needed.
Track and analyze employment-related trends and regulatory developments to proactively advise the business.
Support internal investigations and HR compliance reviews, including privileged matters.
Assist with public company matters, including equity compensation, governance, disclosures.
Support aspects of strategic transactions and cross-functional initiatives.
Support aspects of the company’s ESG program.
Support a defined subset of commercial contracts, with increasing responsibility over time.
Identify and escalate key risk areas while helping to streamline contracting processes and templates.
Partner with overall team to enhance processes, documentation, and institutional knowledge tracking.
Provide support across the legal and compliance department on a variety of matters, contributing to a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Document product and therapy related field reports within the prescribed timelines and provide any necessary documents required to complete the investigation. Provide follow-up reporting as needed.
Complete training requirements and competency confirmations as required for this position within the required timeline.
Comply with applicable quality system procedures/policies and make suggestions for continuous process improvement.