Daniels Health is seeking a Junior In-House Counsel to support a broad range of legal and business matters across the organization. This role is ideal for an early-career attorney looking to build hands-on in-house experience, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and provide practical, business-focused legal guidance in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
As a member of our legal team, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to support commercial contracting, legal operations, risk management, compliance initiatives, and other strategic business objectives.
What You'll Do:
- Draft, review, revise, negotiate, and manage a variety of commercial agreements, amendments, correspondence, legal memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Support contract lifecycle management by maintaining organized contract files, legal templates, matter records, and other legal department resources.
- Conduct legal research, fact-finding, and analysis on legal, regulatory, contractual, and operational matters, translating findings into practical business guidance.
- Identify, assess, and help mitigate legal and business risks related to contracts, corporate policies, customer disputes, vendor relationships, and operational initiatives.
- Assist in resolving contract, compliance, litigation, and other legal issues with internal stakeholders, customers, vendors, outside counsel, and third-party partners.
- Provide timely, solutions-oriented legal support that aligns with company policies, business goals, and organizational values.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of legal processes, training materials, policy updates, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to support strategic projects and day-to-day business operations.
- Perform additional legal and business-related projects as assigned.
What You'll Bring:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Admission to practice law in Illinois or eligibility for admission as required by the company.
- Approximately 2 to 5 years of legal experience in a law firm, government agency, judicial clerkship, or corporate legal department.
- Exposure to commercial contracting, litigation support, regulatory compliance, healthcare, environmental services, real estate, or general corporate matters preferred.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage legal colleagues, business stakeholders, customers, vendors, and external counsel.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal research tools; experience with legal department systems is a plus.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail with a practical, business-minded approach to identifying risks and developing solutions.
- Collaborative and proactive mindset, with the ability to work independently while seeking guidance when appropriate.
Why Daniels:
- Industry Leader: Over 20 years of excellence in medical waste management with top-tier NPS and delivery-reliability scores
- 401K Matching: 50% employer match on up to 6% contribution (up to 3% employer contribution), with match starting Day 1, 5-year vesting schedule
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage effective Day 1; paid short-term disability; company-sponsored life insurance; and more
- Job Stability: As an essential healthcare service provider, we’re recession-proof and non-seasonal
- Permanent Role: Full-time, Monday - Friday
- Empowering, visionary culture: We think differently, act boldly, and value authenticity, creativity, and trust. Our team thrives on innovation, agility, and purpose-driven work, where every unique talent contributes to meaningful impact in healthcare
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
- Admission to practice law in Illinois or eligibility for admission as required by the company
- Approximately 2 to 5 years of legal experience in a law firm, government agency, judicial clerkship, or corporate legal department
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal research tools
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and practical, business-minded approach to risk identification and solutions
- Collaborative and proactive mindset with ability to work independently
- Exposure to commercial contracting, litigation support, regulatory compliance, healthcare, environmental services, real estate, or general corporate matters
- Experience with legal department systems
Daniels Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials indicate medical, dental, and vision coverage are available on day one. Early eligibility is cited as a contributor to overall compensation value in some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and sick time are advertised as starting on the first day. Predictable schedules in certain teams are highlighted as supporting the practical use of time off.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales and account roles highlight base pay plus uncapped commission and mileage reimbursement. These structures are portrayed as making total compensation competitive for those positions.
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What We Do
MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.
