[Hiring] Associate General Counsel @Vetcove

Role Description

Join Vetcove and help modernize the future of veterinary software and the pet parent healthcare experience. Our suite of platforms features a market-leading procurement marketplace, an ultra-modern home delivery ecommerce experience, and a next-generation practice management system. More than 25,000 hospitals across all 50 states rely on Vetcove daily, supporting tens of thousands of veterinarians who care for tens of millions of pets each year.

The Associate General Counsel will be a key member of Vetcove’s legal team and a trusted partner to teams across the business. This role is ideal for an attorney who thrives in a high-growth startup environment, brings a strong work ethic and ownership mindset to every project, enjoys tackling problems big and small, and wants to help build the legal infrastructure for a rapidly expanding technology company operating in highly regulated markets.

You will work closely with Vetcove’s legal team, business leadership, product, and operations teams on a wide range of legal matters, including:

• Commercial contracting
• Product counseling
• Regulatory analysis
• Privacy
• Data security
• Intellectual property
• Strategic growth initiatives

You should be excited to jump into new areas, master unfamiliar legal frameworks, and help the business move quickly while thoughtfully managing risk.

What you’ll do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, MSAs, SOWs, order forms, NDAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, distribution agreements, partnership agreements, and other strategic commercial contracts.
• Partner closely with business leadership, product, operations, and finance to support enterprise deals and strategic initiatives.
• Advise on product development and product launches, including identifying legal risks and developing practical, business-oriented solutions.
• Develop expertise in new and evolving legal areas relevant to Vetcove’s business, including telecommunications, consumer protection, privacy, FDA, DEA, veterinary practice laws, pharmacy laws, ecommerce, marketplace regulation, and related compliance frameworks.
• Help translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical guidance for product, engineering, operations, and business teams.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, including new products, new markets, new commercial models, and new regulated workflows.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of legal experience, including experience at a top-tier law firm.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Strong commercial contracting experience, particularly with SaaS, technology, enterprise customers, MSAs, SOWs, order forms, DPAs, vendor agreements, and related commercial agreements.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Very strong work ethic and desire to dive deeply into the business.
• Experience advising high-growth technology companies, SaaS businesses, regulated businesses, or enterprise software companies.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new and evolving regulatory frameworks, and translating them into practical guidance for the business team.
• A proactive, ownership-oriented mindset and a strong desire to solve problems rather than simply identify them.

Benefits

• 100% remote within the USA
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Automatic 401k contribution
• Employee referral program
• At home office set-up
• Bi-annual company retreats
• Open vacation policy
• Equity
• Monthly team events

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is: $180,000/year - $230,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits.

For Colorado, the salary range is: $180,000-$230,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

To apply, please submit your application through Vetcove’s Careers Page. The application deadline is accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time.