A former in-house lawyer for Tesla Inc. and software company Veeva Systems Inc. has taken a new job as the first legal chief for pharma tech startup Apprentice.io, which has burgeoned amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Jennifer Kettner now handles all legal matters for the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company and reports to CEO Angelo Stracquatanio, who co-founded the firm in 2014. She’s Apprentice’s only in-house lawyer at the moment.