Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in Norfolk, VA at Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC
Modern Health
Modern Health is a mental health benefits platform for employers. We are the first global mental health solution to offer employees access to one-on-one, group, and self-serve digital resources for their emotional, professional, social, financial, and physical well-being needs—all within a single platform. Whether someone wants to proactively manage stress or treat depression, Modern Health guides people to the right care at the right time. We empower companies to help all their employees be the best version of themselves, and believe in meeting people wherever they are in their mental health journey.
Modern Health is backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, John Doerr, Y Combinator, and Battery Ventures and raised more than $170 million in less than two years, making Modern Health the fastest entirely female-founded company in the U.S. to reach Unicorn status.
More about our culture and what you can expect when you join the team:
“It Takes a Village” culture. Modern Health has a unique and unabashed culture centered around high empathy and high accountability – with a drive to win. We are energized by bringing together the best talent in the industry to achieve audacious goals focused on making mental health a strength and priority for all.
We have an obsession to win. We are highly ambitious and passionate about the work that we do. We take pride in delivering excellence and our personal best and we continuously innovate to uniquely solve our customers’ needs.
We are accountable and can rely on each other. We are a team and hold ourselves and each other accountable. We believe in transparent communication and continuous feedback to foster a culture of trust, reliability, and growth.
We demonstrate empathy. We have a supportive and diverse culture where we bolster and uplift each other as we pursue our lofty goals. We encourage selflessness and a willingness to support others, fostering a collaborative and respectful environment.
We exhibit a bias towards action. This is a fast-paced environment. We jump into problems and initiate solutions. We empower our people to make decisions and experiment, iterate, and repeat until we get it right.
Modern Health is a fully remote workforce and a hyper-growth company that is often recognized for its excellence, winning awards such as World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2023 by Fast Company, Top 25 Companies of San Francisco 2023, and 2023 Well-Being Trailblazer Award. To protect our culture and help our team stay connected, we require overlapping hours for everyone. While many roles may function from anywhere in the world—see individual job listing for more—team members who live outside the Pacific time zone are expected to work at least six hours between 8 am and 5 pm Pacific time each workday.
We are looking for driven, creative, and passionate individuals to join in our mission. An inclusive and diverse culture are key components of mental well-being in the workplace, and that starts with how we build our own team. If you’re excited about a role, we’d love to hear from you!
The Role
As a Contracts Manager, a vital member of the Commercial Legal team, you will work closely with the Compliance, Sales, Client Success, Finance, Deal Desk, Security, and other teams. You will assist with contract negotiation and contract-related processes, ensuring smooth and effective contract review and handling related functions, such as working on legal playbooks, responding to RFPs, managing programmatic changes to the company’s templates, and addressing contracting requests from various stakeholders.
You will drive projects to help our company scale by adding efficiency to our existing processes, acting as the primary point of contact for our contracts management system, and spearheading new initiatives for our team. This position will report to the Director, Commercial Legal.
This position is fully-remote, though not eligible to be performed in Hawaii.
What You’ll Do
Assist with negotiation of various deals, including sales, renewals, vendor, and partnership transactions, applying strategic, programmatic, and practical approach to move deals forward
Provide contract administration support to the Legal, Sales, Client Success and other teams, from drafting to execution to archiving to contract renewal
Review customer and vendor requests and work with internal business partners to fulfill such requests in accordance with company processes and policies
Contribute to a variety of agreements and legal documents, including user terms, template sales and vendor agreements
Provide guidance to various internal and external stakeholders on commercial and administrative matters
Triage commercial legal requests, serve as the internal and external primary point of contact to answer routine questions regarding our standard agreements and policies
Contribute to and drive internal process improvements and standard practices, including creating internal legal resources, fine-tuning our contract management solutions, and improving contracting processes and policies
Design and conduct internal training regarding contracting and administrative matters
Propose creative ideas as to how the Legal team can support the company as we scale and improve customer experience
Who You Are
B.A. or B.S. degree
5+ years of combined, relevant experience, including in-house contract negotiation and contract lifecycle management
Experience independently supporting customer and vendor-facing commercial deals; excellent drafting skills; excellent communication and time-management skills
Strong analytical skills, ability to review legal documents and accurately communicate legal positions internally and externally
Track record of successfully initiating, driving, and implementing processes to increase efficiency of the Legal and other teams
Experience working with contract management systems; (experience with Ironclad is a plus)
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment on key decisions in deal negotiation, developing the contracts administration function, and recognizing circumstances that require escalation
Demonstrated ability to manage projects, build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, develop solutions, and deliver prompt and accurate information
Adept at operating in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Benefits
Fundamentals:
Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance
High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health’s platform
Generous Time Off
Company-wide Collective Pause Days
Family Support:
Parental Leave Policy
Family Forming Benefit through Carrot
Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter
Professional Development:
Professional Development Stipend
Financial Wellness:
401k
Financial Planning Benefit through Origin
But wait there’s more…!
Annual Wellness Stipend to use on items that promote your overall well being
New Hire Stipend to help cover work-from-home setup costs
ModSquad Community: Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events and more
Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
Below, we are asking you to complete identity information for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While we are required by law to ask these questions in the format provided by the EEOC, at Modern Health we know that gender is not binary, and we recognize that these categories do not reflect our employees’ full range of identities.
Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC
Location: Norfolk, VA
