Orchard
Associate General Counsel
New York, New York, United States. Posted a month ago
The role
The Associate General Counsel will work across all business units to build and evolve product offerings and expand to new jurisdictions. This role focuses on commercial and regulatory issues while balancing business objectives and legal risk.
What you will do
- Work independently across several legal practice areas with a focus on commercial and regulatory issues.
- Drive commercial partnership deals from inception to execution.
- Assist the mortgage company to build product offerings and ensure compliance with federal and state frameworks.
- Work with title companies to innovate and maintain compliance with state laws.
- Partner with Product and Engineering teams to design products while balancing innovation and risk.
- Engage and build relationships with state regulators.
- Manage outside law firms.
- Contribute to the development of Data Privacy and Information Security policies.
- Potentially be involved in equity and debt financings.
Required qualifications
- Broad-based attorney with at least 7 years of experience in the commercial and/or regulatory space.
- Solid experience with commercial contracts including leading negotiations or discussions with large companies.
- Experience navigating the application of evolving and overlapping regulations in a business context.
- Ability to work independently with little guidance.
- Ability to prioritize risks and projects.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent planning and organization skills.
- State bar admission in good standing.
Nice to have
- Experience with laws and regulatory frameworks governing residential real estate, mortgage lending, title insurance, and settlement services.
- Experience with Data Privacy regimes and implementation of related policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Equity participation
- Medical benefits
- Other benefits depending on the position offered
About the company
Orchard is transforming the way people buy and sell their homes. The company is headquartered in New York City and has 150+ employees and a network of 600 agents.