# Legal Counsel - Litigation & Regulatory

**Company:** [Betterment](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/betterment)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $170k – $185k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Litigation, Arbitration, Regulatory Compliance, Finra, Aaa, Advisers Act, Erisa, Securities Law, Banking Law, Policy Advocacy
**Posted:** 2026-05-06

> Handles litigation, arbitrations, regulatory inquiries, and policy advocacy for a fintech company. Requires JD, NY bar admission, and 4+ years of litigation experience, with financial services knowledge preferred.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Serve as trusted legal partner to business, triaging and investigating escalated concerns
- Resolve and avoid potential disputes, driving pre-litigation strategy
- Represent Betterment in litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory proceedings
- Manage and collaborate with outside counsel
- Coordinate responses to third-party subpoenas
- Navigate legal and regulatory requirements to address operational issues and enhance Betterment’s products and services
- Support Betterment’s policy advocacy efforts by analyzing proposed legislation and rule-makings relevant to Betterment’s business

## Requirements

- A JD, admission to the NY bar, and **at least 4 years** of relevant in-house or firm litigation experience
- An adaptable mindset and innate curiosity
- A bias toward action and solving problems, not just issue spotting
- The ability to take ownership over your work and manage projects independently
- Excellent writing ability
- Comfort navigating complexity and creating simplicity
- Passion for Betterment’s products and mission

## Nice-to-Haves

- Knowledge of financial services regulation, especially the **Advisers Act**, **ERISA**, securities and/or banking law and related regulations
- Arbitration experience, especially **FINRA** or **AAA** proceedings
- Familiarity with privacy and/or information security issues
- Experience in retail financial services or representing financial services clients
- In-house experience at a startup or high growth company

## Compensation

**New York City: $170,000 - $185,000**

This job may also be eligible for variable compensation in the form of a company incentive bonus.

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