Bella Jagielski

Aware is an AI startup with ~70 employees and over $10M annual revenue.

• Closely works with Chief Legal Officer to complete daily tasks.
• Drafts/red-lines various legal agreements such as SaaS agreements, license agreements, DPAs, NDAs, amendments to existing agreements, and various notices.
• Drafts various contracts like compensation plans, vendor agreements, and partner agreements.
• Assists in implementing and managing over 80 mid-market and enterprise customer contracts into a contract management system.
• Manages compliance with various registered agents and state registrations.
• Manages and assists in the continuous development of a data privacy program by monitoring the latest data privacy laws and regulations, like CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, Data Privacy Framework, EU AI Act and various state laws, and provides guidance and recommendations on how to adapt.
• Collaborates with external legal counsel and other advisors to support legal needs.
• Collaborates with different business functions to evaluate risk and potential legal issues, such as Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering, and Data Science.

• Led the development of a data privacy program, including the creation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Reviewed and provided legal guidance on company's website, product and marketing materials, and other communications to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Collaborated with external legal counsel and other advisors to support the company's legal needs.
• Assisted in drafting/red-lining various legal agreements such as SaaS agreements, license agreements, NDAs, lease agreements, amendments, and loan documents.
• Collaborated with different business functions to evaluate risk and potential legal issues, such as Information Security for data mapping, risk assessments, and policy creation.
• Presented legal information in digestible and creative means for other teams, such as Customer Success and Finance.

• Led and managed a team of 55 individuals.
• Managed relations with 15 authors.
• Established editorial direction and publication policies and procedures and monitored and maintained functional consistency.
• Liaised with Managing Editor to supervise daily operations and set production and performance goals.
• Minimized procedural problems and publication errors with stringent fact checking.
• Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
• Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes, and approved final versions for publication.

• Attended and assisted in preparation of trial.
• Assisted in drafting/red-lining various legal agreements such as mortgages, promissory notes, asset sale agreements, royalty agreements, and physician agreements.
• Attended client meetings and assisted with client correspondences.
• Drafted privacy policies for healthcare businesses in compliance with various state and global privacy laws.

• Worked on client cases relating to probate issues.
• Drafted requests for discovery, mediation statements, collaborated on a complaint, and researched wills, trusts, and estate laws.
• Regularly conducted legal research and analysis involving comprehensive case and statutory interpretation.
• Prepared and organized thousands of bank records in preparation for mediation.