Legal Counsel - Litigation & Regulatory
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.
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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