Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Tailor your resume to this General Counsel role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against Nightingale Veterinary Partners's job description. Free.
Tailor your resume to this General Counsel role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against Nightingale Veterinary Partners's job description. Free.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the General Counsel posting at Nightingale Veterinary Partners — free, in seconds.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the General Counsel posting at Nightingale Veterinary Partners — free, in seconds.
About the Role
Nightingale Veterinary Partners is seeking a commercially minded, hands-on General Counsel to lead our legal function and serve as a trusted advisor to our CEO and executive leadership team. The successful candidate will combine sound legal judgment with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to supporting a rapidly growing business. As our sole in-house attorney, you will have broad ownership of day-to-day legal work and the opportunity to shape how it gets done. This role is designed for independent execution, with outside counsel engaged where specialized expertise or capacity is needed.
Responsibilities
- Independently draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, including vendor contracts, leases, service agreements, and employment-related agreements.
- Advise on employment matters across multiple states, including policies, employee relations, and decisions that require legal guidance, using outside counsel as appropriate.
- Lead legal work associated with new practice launches, including lease negotiations, construction-related agreements, real estate matters, and coordination with outside counsel when necessary.
- Give founders and business leaders clear recommendations that explain risks, support workable deals, and identify when a different approach is needed.
- Develop contract templates, review processes, and provide practical guidance that make recurring legal work more consistent and efficient.
- Manage legal disputes involving employees, vendors, landlords and other counterparties, engaging outside counsel as appropriate.
- Select and manage outside counsel as needed, with clear expectations for scope, cost, and results.
- Develop workflows for drafting, review, research, and other tasks, with appropriate protection of confidential information and verification of outputs and legal authorities.
Requirements
- Active bar membership in good standing in any U.S. state or Washington, D.C.
- Broad in-house experience, ideally as a General Counsel or senior in-house counsel at a growing small or midsize company.
- Demonstrated proficiency using AI tools to improve legal research, drafting, contract review, or workflow efficiency, with an interest in expanding its use responsibly.
- Hands-on experience with commercial contracts and employment matters, plus familiarity with commercial leases.
- Experience supporting a business with employees and brick and mortar operations across multiple states.
- Ability to independently manage competing legal priorities, distinguish material risks from routine issues, and determine when outside counsel is necessary.
- Clear communication and practical judgment. You can explain risks, recommend workable solutions, and build trust with business leaders.
- An interest in the veterinary profession.
- 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including several years of experience as in-house counsel at a high-growth, multi-location company.
Skills
- AI in legal work
- Commercial contracts
- Employment matters
- Commercial leases
- Legal research
- Drafting
- Contract review
- Workflow efficiency
- Communication
- Judgment
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior in-house counsel
- General Counsel
- 10+ years of relevant legal experience
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $250,000 USD
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Opportunity for equity in Nightingale
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Three weeks PTO
- 401(k) with a company match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness support/EAP
- MetLife voluntary benefits
- Employee pet discounts
- Flexible spending account
- Discounted pet insurance through MetLife
About the Company
- Nightingale Veterinary Partners is a fast-growing family of veterinary practices, headquartered in New York City.
- The organization includes veterinary practices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, Massachusetts and Florida.
- We are building a company focused on clinical excellence, sustainable growth and long-term value creation.
- We operate multiple veterinary brands, focused on empowering veterinarians to build outstanding practices and deliver excellent medical care.
Equal Opportunity
- We provide equal opportunities for everyone who applies to and works for our company, regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national origin, disability, and all other law-protected considerations that make you, You.