Litigation Counsel

At Commure, our mission is to simplify healthcare. We have bold ambitions to reimagine the healthcare experience, setting a new standard for how care is delivered and experienced across the industry. Our growing suite of AI solutions spans ambient AI clinical documentation, provider copilots, autonomous coding, revenue cycle management and more — all designed for providers & administrators to focus on what matters most: providing care.

Healthcare is a $4.5 trillion industry with more than $500 billion spent annually on administrative costs, and Commure is at the heart of transforming it. We power over 500,000 clinicians across hundreds of care sites nationwide – more than $10 billion flows through our systems and we support over 100 million patient interactions. With new product launches on the horizon, expansion into additional care segments, and a bold vision to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges, our ambition is to move from upstart innovator to the industry standard over the next few years.

Commure was recently named to Fortune’s Future 50 list for 2025 and is backed by world-class investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Lux, Human Capital, 8VC, Greenoaks Capital, Elad Gil, and more. Commure has achieved over 300% year-over-year growth for the past two years and this is only the beginning. Healthcare's moment for AI-powered transformation is here, and we're building the technology to power it. Come join us in shaping the future of healthcare.

About the Role

We are looking for a Litigation Counsel to own and drive all litigation matters across the company. Commure has an active commercial litigation portfolio and, as a California-based company, regularly handles employment disputes. You will serve as the primary in-house litigation lawyer, working directly with leadership to manage risk, control costs, and execute litigation strategy across all matters.

What You'll Do

• Lead all defensive and offensive commercial litigation, from pre-suit strategy through trial and appeal, including matters in Delaware Chancery Court and other jurisdictions

• Manage employment litigation and pre-litigation disputes, including wrongful termination, discrimination, and wage-and-hour claims

• Own alternative dispute resolution (ADR) strategy and execution, including mediation and arbitration proceedings

• Select, retain, and manage outside counsel across all active matters. Set and enforce litigation budgets, negotiate fee arrangements, and hold firms accountable for value.

• Direct discovery strategy, including document preservation, collection, review, and production. Coordinate internal fact-finding and witness preparation

• Draft, review, and edit pleadings, motions, briefs, and settlement documents in
  coordination with outside counsel

• Advise leadership on litigation risk, exposure analysis, and settlement strategy. Provide clear, actionable recommendations on when to fight and when to resolve

• Build and maintain litigation hold processes, playbooks, and internal policies to reduce the company’s litigation risk profile over time

• Collaborate with the broader legal team on cross-functional matters where litigation risk intersects with commercial, regulatory, or IP issues.

What You Have

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar (California bar admission or willingness to obtain strongly preferred)

• 5+ years of experience in complex commercial litigation, with meaningful time at a top- tier law firm or in a litigation-heavy in-house role

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple active matters simultaneously, including high-stakes disputes with significant financial exposure

• Strong written advocacy skills. You can draft a persuasive brief and you can also explain litigation risk to a non-lawyer executive in plain English

• Experience managing outside counsel relationships, including budget oversight and strategic direction

• Comfort with discovery mechanics, including e-discovery platforms, document review workflows, and privilege logging
  

Preferred

• Employment litigation experience, particularly California employment law

• Experience with Delaware Chancery Court proceedings, including M&A litigation or stockholder actions

• Familiarity with healthcare or technology industry litigation

• Experience building litigation processes and playbooks in a high-growth company.

Commure is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We are open to all backgrounds and levels of experience, and believe that great people can always find a place. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

Please be aware that all official communication from us will come exclusively from email addresses ending in @getathelas.com, @commure.com or @augmedix.com. Any emails from other domains are not affiliated with our organization.

Employees will act in accordance with the organization’s information security policies, to include but not limited to protecting assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference nor execute particular security processes or activities. Employees will report to the information security office any confirmed or potential events or other risks to the organization. Employees will be required to attest to these requirements upon hire and on an annual basis.