Assistant General Counsel

The role

The Assistant General Counsel will serve as a key partner to the General Counsel. You will perform legal analysis on fintech issues, negotiate commercial contracts, manage disputes, and handle legal operations.

What you will do

• Serve as a legal point of contact for internal teams
• Assist with regulatory projects including international filings, mergers and acquisitions, and new permission applications
• Coordinate document preparation for regulatory submissions
• Provide backup to the General Counsel across all legal functions
• Negotiate and review commercial contracts with partners
• Manage routine contract negotiations end-to-end
• Review new contracts against a standardized checklist
• Track and document modifications to standard contract terms
• Handle day-to-day dispute management and pre-litigation matters
• Manage lower-complexity employment matters

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• 5 to 7 +years of experience in a corporate legal department, law firm, or mix of both
• Substantive knowledge and prior experience in one or more of the following: fintech, brokerage, investment advisory, banking, payments, crypto or financial services
• Experience in at least two (or more) of the following areas: commercial contracts, broker-dealer or investment advisor regulation, legal operations, mergers and acquisitions, cross border transactions
• Familiarity of contract and vendor management databases and CLM programs
• Comfortable working independently and exercising sound judgment on when to escalate
• Ability to manage multiple matters and workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills for working cross-functionally with non-legal stakeholders
• Highly organized with the ability to develop and maintain standardized processes and checklists

Nice to have

• Prior in-house experience, especially in fintech, brokerage, crypto, payments, banking, or financial services
• Familiarity with international regulatory filings and cross-border compliance requirements
• Knowledge of broker-dealer, RIA, or investment company regulatory frameworks
• Tech savvy with proficiency in the use of spreadsheets, powerpoints, data analytics, and AI to leverage productivity

About the company

Atomic is a fast-growing, mission-driven company powering the expansion of financial services and wealth creation globally. They build critical financial infrastructure that allows consumer-facing companies to offer investing experiences.