Role Description The Senior Counsel, Litigation manages the organization's litigation portfolio, provides strategic legal advice on disputes, and minimizes legal risk across a multi-state healthcare enterprise. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the role serves as the primary legal advisor for litigation and pre-litigation matters and partners with operational and executive leaders. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Serve as lead attorney for litigation matters. - Develop litigation strategy with executive leadership. - Evaluate claims and recommend resolution strategies. - Manage mediations, arbitrations, and settlements. - Oversee employment, commercial, liability, regulatory, and class action matters. - Select and supervise outside counsel. - Monitor litigation budgets and legal spending. - Advise leaders on dispute resolution and legal risk. - Prepare litigation reports for leadership and the Board. - Monitor legal developments affecting healthcare providers. Supervisory Responsibilities This position does not have supervisory responsibilities. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Strategic judgment - Executive presence - Negotiation skills - Written and verbal communication - Risk assessment - Analytical reasoning - Collaboration - Professional integrity Qualifications - Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school required. - 10 years of litigation experience in a law firm or sophisticated in-house legal department required. - 5 years of equivalent experience in healthcare. - Significant experience managing complex civil litigation required. - Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required. Preferred Qualifications - Behavioral Health experience - Nonprofit organization experience - Employment litigation experience Physical and Work Environment Requirements Work is performed in an office, clinical, residential, and/or community-based environment depending on role and assignment. The position may involve routine use of office, clinical, or electronic systems and equipment. Duties may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and working at a computer. Work hours may include evenings, weekends, holidays, or extended shifts based on program needs. This position is classified as sedentary work. Sedentary work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Benefits - Medical, dental, and vision health coverage - Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts - 403b retirement plan with company match - Paid time off and ten paid holidays - AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid) - Employee Resource Groups - Continuing education opportunities - Employee Assistance Program

Role Description The Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs serves as the principal legal advisor on healthcare regulatory matters, providing strategic guidance across a multi-state behavioral health system. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the role supports compliance, reimbursement, licensing, privacy, audits, and investigations while minimizing regulatory risk. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Serve as lead legal advisor on healthcare regulatory matters. - Advise on federal and state healthcare laws. - Interpret statutes, regulations, and agency guidance. - Provide guidance regarding Medicare, Medicaid, privacy, licensing, and reimbursement compliance. - Manage legal aspects of audits and investigations. - Coordinate responses to regulatory agencies. - Support strategic initiatives, affiliations, and transactions. - Draft and review policies addressing regulatory requirements. - Conduct regulatory training and education. - Prepare reports for leadership and the Board. Supervisory Responsibilities This position does not have supervisory responsibilities. Qualifications - Healthcare regulatory expertise - Legal research and writing - Executive communication - Business acumen - Project management - Risk assessment - Compliance knowledge - Professional integrity Requirements Education - Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school required. Experience - 10 years practicing healthcare regulatory law required. - 5 years of equivalent experience in healthcare. - Significant experience advising healthcare organizations on federal and state regulatory requirements required. Licenses and Certifications - Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required. Preferred Qualifications - Behavioral health experience - In-house healthcare legal experience - Nonprofit healthcare experience - Experience with government investigations Physical and Work Environment Requirements Work is performed in an office, clinical, residential, and/or community-based environment depending on role and assignment. The position may involve routine use of office, clinical, or electronic systems and equipment. Duties may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and working at a computer. Work hours may include evenings, weekends, holidays, or extended shifts based on program needs. This position is classified as sedentary work. Sedentary work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Benefits - Medical, dental, and vision health coverage - Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts - 403b retirement plan with company match - Paid time off and ten paid holidays - AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid) - Employee Resource Groups - Continuing education opportunities - Employee Assistance Program

• We are hiring our first in-house legal counsel to build the legal function at FirstPrinciples. • You will serve as the primary legal partner for the entire organization globally. • Support our Canadian foundation, our US 501(c)(3), and future international entities, working across borders, legal systems, and institutional norms. • Work closely with the executive leadership team and will be involved early in shaping how the organization is structured & operates. • Develop and oversee AI governance frameworks, including responsible AI policies, model documentation standards, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions. • Advise on intellectual property strategy, including patent evaluation, trade secrets, open-source licensing, and ownership of AI-generated research outputs. • Maintain and regularly update the organization's website privacy policy and terms of use to reflect evolving legal requirements, product changes, and best practices. • Ensure compliance with emerging AI and data regulations globally. • Support corporate governance for Canadian, US, and future international entities, including board matters, resolutions, and regulatory obligations. • Coordinate with the Director of Finance on key regulatory filings including Form 990 (IRS), T3010 (CRA), and other global compliance filings. • Coordinate with external counsel in the US and other jurisdictions as needed. • Draft and negotiate vendor agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts used across the organization. • Provide guidance on export controls, sanctions compliance, and cross-border data and AI model transfers. • Structure, draft, and negotiate data acquisition, licensing, and usage agreements with academic institutions, research consortia, publishers, and other data providers across multiple jurisdictions. • Advise on data rights, permitted uses, restrictions, and risk exposure in the context of AI-driven research and model development. • Lead legal structuring and negotiation of collaboration agreements with universities, research institutes, nonprofits, and other partners globally. • Draft and negotiate MOUs, research collaboration agreements, joint research agreements, and related frameworks. • Ensure agreements align with FirstPrinciples’ mission, nonprofit obligations, and long-term research goals across jurisdictions. • Develop and manage legal frameworks for fellowships, internships, co-op programs, visiting researcher arrangements, and academic secondments across Canada, the US, and other regions. • Draft and review offer letters, program agreements, and related documentation in coordination with the Director of Talent and Director of Finance. • Advise on IP ownership, publication rights, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest related to research talent. • Advise on cross-border charitable solicitation, donor restrictions, grant agreements, and nonprofit regulatory requirements. • Support board governance, conflict of interest policies, and compliance with private benefit rules. • Identify legal and regulatory risks early and provide clear, practical guidance to leadership. • Help design legal processes that scale as the organization grows internationally without slowing execution. • Act as a thought partner on new legal questions at the intersection of AI, data, nonprofit law, and global research collaboration.

• Support the claims process, advising on claims adjudication, payment integrity, appeals, and related legal and regulatory requirements. • Support the network development and management team and advise on provider contracting, provider relationships, credentialing, and related operational matters. • Work with compliance to ensure adherence to state regulatory requirements, and advise on compliance with state and federal health care laws and regulations. • Advise on delegation arrangements with third parties, including TPAs, PBMs, behavioral health vendors, and other delegated entities. • Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to support delegated entity oversight programs, including compliance monitoring, remediation, and regulatory reporting obligations. • Interpret new and evolving regulatory guidance and translate it into actionable recommendations for business and clinical teams. • Support regulatory exams, audits, and inquiries from state departments of insurance and other regulatory agencies. • Support the legally compliant implementation of clinical programs, quality initiatives, and utilization controls. • Work closely with cross-functional team members and business leaders to review legal issues and the implications of potential business decisions and initiatives.