Corporate Counsel, Servicing and Litigation
Corporate Counsel advising on servicing, collections, litigation, and compliance for a high-growth fintech. Requires JD, 8+ years experience (law firm + in-house fintech), consumer finance expertise, and AI workflow experience.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Advise cross-functionally to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements relating to servicing and collections; draft and review related policies and procedures; track changes to applicable requirements.
- Monitor escalations to identify patterns and risks; investigate, document and remediate systemic gaps; manage arbitration agreements; work with Product and Servicing teams to continuously improve products and user flows based on learnings.
- Optimize triage, investigation and resolution strategy across all types of escalations; manage all contentious matters, with targeted support from outside counsel where appropriate; streamline processes and forms.
- Advise on agreements with vendors, debt buyers, and other third parties involved in servicing and collections, including reviewing SLA requirements, ensuring chain-of-title documentation for debt sale programs, etc.
- Draft and review notices and other communications relating to servicing and collections; advise on hardship, deferral, re-age, and charge-off program compliance.
- Test and implement AI features to automate as many workflows as possible; build AI agents and playbooks to support these workflows.
- Additional projects and duties based on the evolving needs of the business.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school; active bar membership (New York or California preferred).
- 8+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time at a top-tier law firm followed by in-house experience at a high-growth technology or fintech company.
- Demonstrated experience advising on servicing, collections, and litigation matters in consumer finance.
- Strong business judgment; ability to identify and escalate material legal risks and propose practical solutions to business partners.
- Experience with AI and building automated workflows.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage a high-volume, multi-workstream portfolio.
- Can-do attitude and a willingness to jump in where needed.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual starting salary range of $220,000 - $270,000 + equity + benefits.
- Meaningful start-up equity.
- 100% health, vision & dental primary coverage; 75% for dependents.
- Catered lunches and dinners.
- $250/month commuter benefit.
- Parental leave.
- Team building events.
- Flexible PTO with a minimum of 15 days off per year.
- 401(k) plan.
- Relocation assistance.
Skills
Consumer Finance Compliance, Servicing, Collections, Litigation Management, Vendor Agreements, Arbitration Agreements, AI Automation, Legal Risk Assessment, Policy Drafting, Sla Review
Similar jobs
Legal jobs
Anthropic
San Francisco, CA
Leads discovery operations and information governance across the full EDRM lifecycle, managing legal holds, enterprise data sources, vendors, technology, and active litigation or regulatory matters. The role requires deep hands-on discovery experience, RelativityOne expertise, strong project management, and technical fluency with AI and modern infrastructure.
Airbnb
California
Senior litigation counsel will own high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from assessment through resolution, manage outside counsel, and advise Airbnb business partners on legal risk. The role requires 8+ years of litigation experience, a J.D., and active California bar membership.
Fetch
United States
Senior Commercial Counsel responsible for independently negotiating, drafting, and closing high-volume revenue and vendor agreements (MSAs, SOWs, data-sharing). Partners with Sales and Finance teams using business-forward judgment, builds custom AI workflows, and improves legal processes at scale in a fast-paced tech environment. Requires 7+ years in-house tech commercial contracts experience.
Carta
San Francisco, CA
Senior legal counsel will manage early-stage venture financing transactions for founders and venture capital funds, negotiate financing documents, supervise paralegals, and develop technology-enabled legal workflows. California licensure and 7+ years of relevant experience are recommended.
Databricks
Bellevue, WASenior privacy counsel will lead and mature a global privacy compliance program, advise on evolving privacy and AI regulations, assess risk, negotiate data-protection terms, and build governance processes. The role requires 7+ years of legal experience, substantial privacy-program leadership, a J.D., and bar membership.