Associate General Counsel, Orchard
$225-250k
Salary applicable to NYC applicants
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Online real-estate marketplace
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Online real-estate marketplace
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$225-250k
Salary applicable to NYC applicants
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Orchard's mission is to make home-buying stress-free, fair, and simple.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a highly self-motivated, business-minded attorney who enjoys operating autonomously, successfully navigates ambiguity, and can manage multiple projects and competing priorities comfortably
- This person brings extraordinary judgment and interpersonal skills to the role
- While highly effective and an innovative thinker, you take a humble approach to your job, allowing your work to speak for itself
- We are looking for candidates who are excited about the opportunity to help grow Orchard’s business in an entrepreneurial yet compliant manner, while working with diverse groups of stakeholders to get things done in a complex and fast moving environment
- Are a broad-based attorney with 7-12 years of experience in the commercial and/or regulatory space, gained ideally through a combination of law firm and in-house roles of increasing visibility and responsibility
- Have solid experience with commercial contracts, negotiating from a commercial perspective and reviewing from a regulatory perspective where necessary, including leading negotiations or discussions with large companies
- Have experience negotiating and structuring partnerships and joint ventures
- Have experience with Data Privacy regimes and implementation of the related policies and procedures
- Have experience with the laws and regulatory framework related to real estate brokerage and/or mortgage lending, though this is a plus and is not required
- Have prior experience with a real estate brokerage or mortgage company, in particular a tech-focused real estate brokerage or mortgage company, though this is a plus and is not required
- Have experience navigating the application of evolving and sometimes overlapping regulations in a business context
- Are an entrepreneur who sees ambiguity as opportunity, and obstacles as chances to build new solutions
- Can successfully work independently with little guidance, but also use good judgment and escalate issues when needed
- Eager to collaborate and comfortable and effective at building strong relationships with people across a variety of functional teams, skill sets and levels of professional experience
- Have a demonstrated drive for results, work ethic and ability to prioritize risks and projects to focus on what’s important, get things done, and seize opportunities
- Have meticulous attention to detail and excellent planning and organizational skills
- Have a state bar admission in good standing
What the job involves
- As a member of the small but highly productive Legal & Regulatory team, you are ready to roll up your sleeves and make an immediate impact
- You will play a key role in our growing business, partnering with teams across the company to help build and evolve our product offerings, expand to new jurisdictions, and further develop and mature our business lines, all while balancing business objectives and legal risk across the multiple highly-regulated sectors in which we operate
- As the company continues to grow, there is significant opportunity to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles
- By building a track record of sound advice and success, you will become a trusted advisor to executive leadership and teams across the company
- This is a full-time role that will report to the General Counsel
- Act as a legal swiss-army knife, working independently across several different legal practice areas, but with a particular focus on commercial and regulatory issues and building out Orchard’s products and services in compliance with the legal and regulatory frameworks governing residential real estate
- Act as the go-to person for negotiation and structuring of complex commercial contracts, partnerships, and joint ventures
- Work with our real estate brokerage, mortgage, title, and closing services business lines to continue to build out their respective product and service offerings, as well as policies, controls, and structures to be compliant with applicable federal and state legal frameworks, while also taking a leadership role in expanding the reach of those business lines into additional states
- Work with our companies to help innovate, streamline and create customer delight in the delivery of each company’s services, all while maintaining compliance with applicable state laws and regulations
- Partner with our Product & Engineering Teams to design and iterate how our products and services are provided to customers, helping to intelligently balance innovation and growth with legal and regulatory risk
- Engage with and build relationships with state regulators, in particular in connection with expansion of our businesses into new states, our ongoing operational compliance, and any regulatory inquiries or examinations that may arise
- Manage outside law firms across a variety of practice areas, while balancing cost and effectiveness in the delivery of legal services to our stakeholders
- Take a leadership role in the continued development and improvement of our Data Privacy and Information Security policies, practices and procedures
- You also may have the opportunity to be involved in both equity and debt financings, and strategic M&A transactions
Our take
In an ever-expanding digital real estate market, Orchard offers home sellers the opportunity to buy before they sell, providing a multitude of selling options. The company aims to relieve typical seller pain points like stagings and showings, negotiations, and buyer financing issues,
Although Orchard is by no means the only digital realtor in this growing market, it has a selection of options and services leveling the playing field with major competitors such as Zillow and Open Door. These include a concierge service which streamlines major hurdles in selling a home, and the company covers the costs and organization involved in improvement work to get houses market-ready on the seller's behalf.
Orchard is also the only company to offer a simple one-time commission fee for selling homes, differentiating it from rivals which also charge a service fee on top. Its strategy is proving successful, and it has quickly expanded across 7 US cities with more in the pipeline. Its success so far has earned it unicorn status and it will no doubt continue its successful growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-39% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2026
$30m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $265m
Company benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental plans
- 18 weeks paid parental leave + customized one-month transition period
- 10 weeks paid leave for employees who need to care for sick family members
- Flexible PTO
- Team events
- Paid industry certification
- In-person and virtual primary care, fertility and pregnancy support, free fitness classes and discounted gym access, and mental health offerings
- 401(k)
- Employer-sponsored and voluntary life insurance
Company HQ
NoMad, New York, NY
Leadership
Court Cunningham
(Founder & CEO)Attained an MBA at Harvard and then worked at Bain for 3 years. Spent 5 years working at DoubleClick as SVP of Marketing before becoming CEO of Yodle, an online marketing company, for 9 years.
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