--- title: 'Lead Counsel, Employment & Litigation at Solace' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/lead-counsel-employment-litigation-solace-united-states-arayfx75d73n' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Lead Counsel, Employment & Litigation at Solace - **Company:** Solace - **Location:** United States - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-20 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/solace/e86d62ad-5d93-4b8d-8360-77f822346b82 ## Job description ## ABOUT SOLACE Healthcare in the U.S. is fundamentally broken. The system is so complex that 88% of U.S. adults do not have the health literacy necessary to navigate it without help. Solace cuts through the red tape of healthcare by pairing patients with expert advocates and giving them the tools to make better decisions—and get better outcomes. We're a Series C startup, founded in 2022 and backed by Inspired Capital, Craft Ventures, Torch Capital, Menlo Ventures, Signalfire, and IVP. Our U.S. based team is lean, mission-driven, and growing quickly. Solace isn't a place to coast. We're here to redefine healthcare—and that demands urgency, precision, and heart. If you're looking to stretch yourself, sharpen your edge, and do the best work of your life alongside a team that cares deeply, you're in the right place. We’re intense, and we like it that way. Read more in our Bloomberg funding announcement here https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/vcs-give-solace-health-1-billion-valuation-for-patient-advocacy-tech?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDczMDg4MywiZXhwIjoxNzcxMzM1NjgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQThVUzhLR0NURzEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDYxODI0MTc0ODM0MTk0QTRENUZFNzkwMzNGMDJGNSJ9.TE2pFUAOQAPMUXFlzoQ7zeJvctq7cSibbZqtIwhW-2U&leadSource=uverify+wall. ## ABOUT THE ROLE Solace is operating across all 50 states, growing fast, and building a workforce that doesn't fit neatly into a traditional employment framework. We are also reaching a scale where we need a strong leader to prevent and, when necessary, resolve the wide range of disputes that are likely to arise. As Head of Employment & Litigation, you'll provide pragmatic employment advice and manage litigation matters across the organization. This isn't a role for someone who wants to sit back and issue-spot. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, you'll give real-time, practical advice to people leaders and executives, directly oversee our litigation docket, and build employment policies that scale with a company adding headcount every month. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO - Be a thought leader and deliver pragmatic guidance on a wide range of labor and employment issues, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, pay practices, contingent workers, HR policies and procedures, performance management, investigations, terminations, and labor relations. - Design and deliver practical employment-law training for managers and people teams, from manager onboarding to targeted sessions on high-risk areas like terminations, accommodations, and investigations. - Work with functional leaders, including the Head of People, to build and maintain the employment policies and programs that let Solace scale including handbooks, leave policies, accommodation processes, termination protocols, and the state-by-state nuance underneath all of it. - Draft employment agreements, offer letters, separation agreements, and the templates recruiting and people teams use every day. - Run periodic audits of employment policies and practices to identify areas of risk before they develop into bigger problems. - Track employment law changes and enforcement trends across states, and translate what matters to the people who need to act on it. - Own Solace’s full range of issues, disputes, and litigation from end-to-end including demand letters, subpoenas, agency requests, and everything that follows. - Manage outside counsel relationships and litigation budgets across all active matters, ensuring consistent strategy and cost discipline. - Build a dispute-prevention infrastructure–arbitration agreements, class-action waivers, and exit and severance protocols–designed to keep disputes out of litigation. - Partner with HR and business leaders to spot early warning signs across complaints, investigations, and exits, and drive corrective action before claims are filed. ## WHAT YOU BRING - JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing. - 9-12+ years of employment and litigation experience, with in-house experience being strongly preferred. - Pragmatic instincts with the ability to weigh risk against velocity and land on real answers, not hedges. - Experience building policy from scratch rather than simply enforcing what already exists. - Track record managing outside counsel and litigation budgets across a distributed, multi-state workforce. - Healthcare, marketplace, or other regulated-industry experience is a plus, not a requirement. Applicants must be based in the United States. Up for the Challenge? We look forward to meeting you. Fraudulent Recruitment Advisory: Solace Health will NEVER request bank details or offer employment without an interview. All legitimate communications come from official solace.health emails only or ashbyhq.com http://ashbyhq.com. Report suspicious activity to recruiting@solace.health or advocate@solace.health. ## About Solace ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Solace is a healthcare advocacy platform that connects patients with dedicated, experienced healthcare advocates (nurses and care specialists) who navigate the complex U.S. healthcare system on their behalf, covered by insurance. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States (also listed with an Austin, Texas address) - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Jeremy Gurewitz (CEO) & Sara Sargent (CPO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Healthcare advocacy, care navigation, patient support services - **Target customers**: B2C (patients and families with complex or chronic health needs) / B2B (health plans, employers, and organizations like The American Legion) / Enterprise - **Mission**: To empower patients, improve outcomes, and restore the promise of the U.S. healthcare system. ## Products & Services - **Solace Advocacy Platform (Core Service)**: A service that pairs patients with a dedicated healthcare advocate—a registered nurse or care specialist with an average of 16+ years of experience. The advocate helps navigate diagnoses, coordinate care, understand insurance benefits (Medicare, commercial insurance), find specialists, schedule appointments, and manage continuity of care across different providers and systems (VA, private, Medicare). This service is covered by insurance (including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna) for eligible members. - **American Legion Partnership**: A specialized program offering dedicated healthcare advocacy to veterans and their families, helping them navigate both VA and private healthcare systems. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: $1 Billion (as of February 2026, per reports from their Series C raise) [cbinsights.com] - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $204M raised to date. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - **Lead Investors (latest round)**: IVP (Series C lead) [linkedin.com] - **Other Investors**: Menlo Ventures (Series B lead), Inspired Capital Partners (Series A lead), Torch Capital, SignalFire, RiverPark Ventures [cbinsights.com] - **Key Partner**: The American Legion (nation's largest veterans service organization) [businesswire.com] - **Growth Signals**: - **Valuation**: Reached $1B valuation in early 2026, just 4 years after founding. [cbinsights.com] - **Funding**: Raised $130M Series C in Feb 2026, following a $60M Series B in May 2025. [linkedin.com] - **Headcount**: 562 employees as of mid-2026, with a yearly growth rate of +402.6%. [linkedin.com] - **LinkedIn Growth**: 24,608 followers, with a yearly growth of +265.7%. [linkedin.com] - **Recognition**: Named to Jeffrey Bussgang's 2026 "Rocket Ship Startup List" of 35 Supernova companies out of 900 evaluated. [linkedin.com] - **New Markets**: Expanded services to commercially insured patients (Feb 2026). [cbinsights.com] ## Competitive Advantages - **Insurance Coverage Model**: Unlike many advocacy services that are paid out-of-pocket, Solace is covered by major insurance plans (UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna), removing the cost barrier for patients. - **High-Touch, Longitudinal Care**: Each patient is paired with a single, dedicated advocate for the entire care journey, providing continuity. Advocates are highly experienced (avg. 16+ years). - **Deep Veteran Focus**: A exclusive partnership with The American Legion gives them a unique and powerful distribution channel and brand credibility in the massive veterans' healthcare market. - **Strong Traction & Funding**: Achieving unicorn status ($1B valuation) in just 4 years signals strong investor confidence and business model validation. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale the Advocate Network**: Hiring heavily for clinical roles (Lead Advocate, Associate Researcher) to meet growing demand. - **Deepen Insurance Partnerships**: Expanding coverage to more commercial and government insurance plans to reach a wider patient base. - **Expand Veteran Programs**: Capitalizing on the American Legion partnership to become the leading patient advocacy solution for veterans. - **Data & Technology Investment**: Hiring data analytics leads and impact researchers, suggesting a focus on measuring outcomes and using data to improve the platform and the care experience. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees are motivated by a clear, tangible social impact—solving real suffering within a broken healthcare system. The company culture is described as one where the problem is "real, and so are the people living it." - **Fully Remote & Anti-Meeting Culture**: The company is a "productive, fully-remote team" with a strong "anti-meeting culture" that values asynchronous work and quality conversations. [solace.health] - **High-Growth Environment**: With 562 employees and a 402% yearly headcount growth rate, this is an extremely fast-scaling startup. This offers significant career advancement opportunities but also requires adaptability and a bias for action. - **Culture of Feedback & Excellence**: The company values "feedback as a gift" and has a "bias toward action," emphasizing learning from mistakes while holding a high standard for performance. - **Vibrant Work Environment**: High employee rating on LinkedIn (4.5/5.0) with strong marks for Work-Life (4.2) and Compensation (4.3). [linkedin.com] - **Culture of Beauty**: The company believes in "functional beauty" in all they build, from design to code, fostering a culture of quality and delight. ## Sources 1. [Solace Careers Page](https://www.solace.health/careers) 2. [Solace Website](https://www.solace.health/) 3. [Solace LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/find-solace) 4. [CBInsights - Solace Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/solace-2) 5. 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