Legal Counsel, Betterment

• 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
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to translate legal risk into terms a non-lawyer will understand
• Comfort navigating complexity and creating simplicity where possible
• An collaborative mindset and innate curiosity
• Passion for Betterment’s product and mission

Desirable

• 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
• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide variety of commercial agreements
• Provide legal support for a variety of corporate transactions through all stages of the transaction lifecycle, including M&A, securities and technology transactions
• Advise on a broad range of commercial legal issues and strategic decisions
• Partner with business teams on the development and execution of new and existing products, initiatives, and lines of business
• Assist in managing corporate matters, including board/shareholder matters and equity plan administration
• Work cross-functionally to identify, investigate and manage risks across the business
• Build and improve our standard form agreements and legal processes
• Help to resolve and avoid potential disputes
• Work closely with product, engineering, and our lines of business to navigate regulatory and compliance requirements, operational issues, and related matters
• Collaborate with outside counsel when necessary

• We’ll take a few weeks to review all applications. If we’d like to spend more time with you, we’ll reach out to arrange next steps, which will include 3-4 sets of meetings with your future colleagues
• In the interview process, we’ll look to learn more about your skills, experiences, capabilities, and motivators. Many of our questions will be aimed at understanding how you might operate here at Betterment. Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments, as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better inform our decisions
• On average, it takes us around 3-5 weeks to make a hiring decision, depending on your availability and sense of urgency. As a best practice, we aim to interview at least 2-3 final round candidates before making a hiring decision. Please note that, as we usually receive an overwhelming number of applications for open positions, we’re unable to offer individual feedback during the interview process
• We recognize that interviewing for a new role is a big deal. We appreciate you considering Betterment as the next step in your career, and our Recruiting Team is here to support and advocate for you through the interview process!