Associate Counsel
About the Role
Our growing legal team is looking for a sharp, business-minded Associate Counsel to help build and run a best-in-class contracts and corporate governance function. This is a high-impact, individual-contributor role for an early-career attorney who enjoys owning process, working across the business, and learning from experienced counsel.
Reporting to the General Counsel, you'll partner with teams across the company to keep agreements clear, records clean, and legal support fast and practical. You will have deep expertise in commercial contracting and governance while gaining exposure to matters involving insurance, the rental industry, and consumer relations.
What You’ll Do
Contract Management & Commercial Agreements
- Own and continuously improve the contract lifecycle: intake, drafting, review, negotiation of everyday terms, execution, and tracking of obligations and renewals.
- Draft and maintain clear, reusable templates, playbooks, and standard positions that help the business move quickly and confidently.
- Support commercial, vendor, and service agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and data protection terms.
Corporate Governance & Entity Management
- Maintain corporate records and entity governance across the organization, including resolutions, consents, registered agents, and annual and good-standing filings.
- Help administer corporate policies, signing authorities, and governance processes that keep the company organized and audit ready.
- Proactively identify gaps or weaknesses in governance practices, recommend improvements, and support a responsive framework for strategic risk and mitigation.
Regulatory & Compliance Partnership
- Partner with our Compliance team to monitor and advise on the laws and regulations that apply to our insurance and financial products, including data privacy requirements.
- Help respond to regulatory exams and inquiries, and help develop and improve policies and procedures as the company grows.
Product & Marketing Counseling
- Advise Product teams as they build innovative new products and implement technology-driven solutions.
- Review internal and external marketing and product materials for accuracy and legal sufficiency.
Consumer Financial Services & Collections Support
- Provide practical, business-minded legal support to teams operating in consumer financial services and the debt collection industry.
- Help translate regulatory requirements into clear contract terms, processes, and guidance that teams can actually use.
Litigation & Dispute Support
- Keep disputes organized and on track through matter tracking, litigation holds, and document coordination, working alongside outside counsel.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Work closely with, and learn from, the General Counsel and colleagues across compliance, operations, and the business.
- Be an approachable, trusted partner who makes it easy for teams to do the right thing, including through simple training and guidance.
What You’ll Bring
- J.D. and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar. Admission in any U.S. jurisdiction will be considered, with strong academic credentials.
- Roughly 2 to 3 years of legal experience spanning corporate governance and entity management, contract drafting and management, and exposure to the debt collection or broader consumer financial services industry.
- Experience in a regulated environment such as insurance, finance, or healthcare, ideally at a venture-backed, high-growth company.
- Exposure to regulatory issues, particularly data privacy, insurance, or finance.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills across a range of commercial agreements.
- Experience building or maintaining contract templates, playbooks, or an organized contract management process.
- Working familiarity with consumer debt collection regulations, such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Regulation F, and a practical approach to applying