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Product Counsel
Company | Upgrade |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $200000 – $230000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | JD |
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Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- J.D. and Bar membership in good standing
- 5+ years advising financial institutions/fintech companies as a lawyer at a leading law firm or in-house legal department
- Innate curiosity, desire and ability to learn rapidly
- Resiliency and comfort serving as a trusted business partner
- Quick adopter of new and evolving technology
- A team player with a sense of humor and self awareness
Responsibilities
- Review new products and features from early stages of development through launch, advising on legal risks while providing practical legal advice
- Work closely with Product, Compliance, Marketing, Engineering, Risk and other teams to help bring new products and features to market while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance
- Draft consumer facing agreements (loan agreements, TILA disclosures, program terms, etc.) and review marketing collateral
- Research and spot issues related to consumer protection laws and regulations, commercial agreements, privacy, and other legal requirements
- Prioritize workload to set goals and meet deadlines in a fluctuating and sometimes ambiguous business environment
- Own your projects with a can-do attitude and a willingness to jump in where needed – no job is too big or too small – and some may not exactly fit in the four corners of this job description
Preferred Qualifications
- Big Law and fintech startup experience