Betterment
Legal Counsel - Litigation & Regulatory
Betterment HQ - New York City
No sponsorship$170k-$185kDetected 20 days ago
MentoringAdaptability
About the role
- We're looking for a versatile lawyer to join Betterment's high-impact legal team.
- Betterment is making investing smarter, easier, and more accessible for everyone - and this role sits at the center of the action, with responsibilities covering disputes and arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and policy advocacy.
- The ideal candidate is a talented litigator looking to expand their focus and expertise.
Responsibilities
- Eager to own projects end-to-end, manage competing priorities, and build scalable processes that drive efficiencies for a lean team charged with covering a considerable amount of ground
- In this role, you will build and own legal processes to manage and respond to claims and threatened claims.
- Manage and collaborate with outside counsel
- Support Betterment's policy advocacy efforts by analyzing proposed legislation and rule-makings relevant to Betterment's business
- Our team is passionate about our mission, to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease.
- Serve as trusted legal partner to business, triaging and investigating escalated concerns
Requirements
- A JD, admission to the NY bar, and at least 4 years of relevant in-house or firm litigation experience
- Comfort navigating complexity and creating simplicity
Nice to have
- 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
- Day-one 401(k) match plus matching on qualified student loan payments.
- What happens next
- We'll take a few weeks to review all applications.
Compensation
- A sharp problem-solver with excellent legal judgment and outstanding attention to detail
- Strategic and practical, with a honed sense for which claims call for resolution and which should be contested vigorously
- A clear and persuasive communicator to legal and non-legal audiences with varying degrees of sophistication
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment
- Comfortable making decisions in the face of ambiguity
- Eager to own projects end-to-end, manage competing priorities, and build scalable processes that drive efficiencies for a lean team charged with covering a considerable amount of ground
Benefits
- Equity for all employees, including new hire and refresher grants.
- Flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, and a fully paid four-week sabbatical in your sixth year.
Company info
- Company-paid professional coaching for all employees.
Visa & Work Authorization
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