Associate Counsel

Rocket Money•New York, NY

8d•$120,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Rocket Money’s mission is to meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of millions of people. Rocket Money offers members a unique understanding of their finances and a suite of valuable services that save them time and money – ultimately giving them a leg up on their financial journey. Rocket Money’s team is a mission driven group of talented collaborative folks, we are supportive of remote, with offices in several cities and especially welcome applicants with an interest in working on a hybrid schedule in one of our main locations in D.C., NYC, or San Francisco. We are looking for an Associate Counsel to join our fast-growing team. As a core member of our awesome legal team, you will work directly with our General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel and be expected to accelerate our velocity by working with the business to efficiently and proactively identify ways to increase opportunity, mitigate risk, and eliminate legal blockers. This role will help us continue to drive our business forward while enhancing our strategic goals and vision working collaboratively across teams. You can expect interesting and innovative problem solving will be key. Here you will also find a welcoming and well rounded team who are interested in working together in a supportive and forthright atmosphere.

Requirements

JD degree & current admission
3+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house (with at least 2 years consecutively within one of your recent roles preferred)
Strong drafting experience
Ability to cover multiple areas of law and learn new areas quickly
Ability to proactively, efficiently, and accurately assess and communicate legal business risks in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with a fast-growing startup environment preferred
Experience with any of the following is worth noting when you apply: Technology, digital product counsel work, IP, and/or data privacy/security.
Track record of creative problem-solving and creation of strong and trusted cross-functional relationships
Proactive personality and eagerness to dig in and learn about the business, the industry, and new areas of the law and applicable regulations
Our entire team brings a product focused mindset with an eye towards collaborative, integrated problem solving. Experience working with product, marketing, data, and engineering teams to provide actionable counsel or with any form of technology team either as a lawyer or in other career phases is likely to be helpful.

Responsibilities

Act as a true legal partner to internal business teams on a variety of topics pertaining to, among other things agreements, compliance, privacy, security, marketing, and financial regulations
Provide strong technical and commercial excellence to identify legal risk and find innovative solutions to any issues that arise
Draft, review and negotiate agreements
Collaborate to manage external counsel when necessary
Build trust and support business stakeholders
Stay apprised of relevant regulatory development