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Legal Counsel - Corporate & Commercial

Betterment · Betterment HQ - New York City · On-site

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About Betterment

Betterment can help grow your money by making saving and investing easy. Invest in a tailored portfolio, set buckets for your goals, and earn rewards. Backed by Bessemer and Menlo.

About the role

We're looking for a versatile, business-minded lawyer to join Betterment's legal team as Legal Counsel - Corporate & Commercial. This role offers a wide variety of dealmaking and governance work — negotiating the vendor, technology, and commercial agreements that keep Betterment running, while supporting corporate and governance matters across the organization.

What they're looking for

  • A JD, admission to a state bar, and at least 4 years of relevant in-house or firm transactional experience
  • A pragmatic negotiator who knows when to hold a position and when to find the deal
  • The ability to to manage competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment
  • A willingness to build scalable processes that drive efficiencies for a lean team charged with covering a considerable amount of ground
  • A bias toward action and solving problems, not just issue spotting
  • The ability to take ownership over your work and manage projects independently
More about this role

Betterment is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing, savings and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness solutions, including a 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is passionate about our mission, to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease. We’re headquartered in NYC and offer hybrid NY-based positions (four days/ week in-office, with no required office days during the summer and winter holidays).

We're looking for a versatile, business-minded lawyer to join Betterment's legal team as Legal Counsel - Corporate & Commercial. This role offers a wide variety of dealmaking and governance work — negotiating the vendor, technology, and commercial agreements that keep Betterment running, while supporting corporate and governance matters across the organization. The ideal candidate is a strong transactional attorney who enjoys moving fast, owning problems end-to-end, and building repeatable processes for a lean, high-throughput legal function.

This role is based out of our NYC office. Below we've reflected the base salary range for this position. Actual...

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