Assistant General Counsel, Robinhood
Employment
$217-255k
+Bonus opportunities and Equity
3 days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Open for applications
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$217-255k
+Bonus opportunities and Equity
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a highly adaptable and collaborative person who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility and perseverance
- This is an exciting opportunity to add to our mission to democratize finance for all
- J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least 1 U.S. state bar
- 7+ years of legal practice experience, with at least 3 years specializing in employment law
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to provide practical advice by balancing business needs with legal risks
- Ability to collaborate with and gain the trust and respect of partners at all levels of the company
- Flexible, clear and adaptable communication style, including excellent written and verbal communication
- A high degree of responsiveness and ability to provide solutions quickly without sacrificing quality of advice
- Ability to clearly and concisely explain legal requirements and risks to an audience of non-legal cross-functional partners
- Ability to manage and execute on multiple complex legal matters in a timely manner
- Ability to effectively manage legal budgets and outside counsel on a variety of different matters
- If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application
What the job involves
- We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact
- Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers
- We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards
- Robinhood’s legal team is looking for an experienced Employment attorney to provide day-to-day legal advice on supporting enterprise level employment policies, training, investigations, and risk assessments in the U.S. and abroad
- Serve as a consultant and advisor to the People Team and Compliance teams by providing ethics and employment law advice and strategy with respect to multiple company locations in the US and abroad
- Partner with leaders across the company on a broad range of domestic and international business and legal matters including benefits, compensation, immigration, recruiting, tax, corporate policy, ethics, compliance, and incident response
- Develop and/or review policies, standards and business procedures to comply with various state, federal and international employment laws and regulations
- Educate and advise management, technical and business partners on ethics and employment issues and risks
- Advise on the development of corporate policies and training, employee relations matters, employment-related investigations, data analytics, employee terminations, and business reorganizations
- Assist Robinhood’s Litigation and Enforcement teams with relevant in-house investigations, pre-litigation demand letters, employee charges pending before federal, state, and international regulatory bodies, and employment litigation
- Structure and draft separation agreements, new hire onboarding, and other related employment agreements
- Advise on employment matters related to domestic and international business combinations, partnerships, and joint ventures
Our take
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Since then, expectations have continued to evolve, with investors looking not just to lower costs, but for simpler tools, clearer information, and guidance that makes the market easier to understand.
Robinhood was built to meet those changing expectations, designed from the start as a mobile-first platform that makes investor more accessible and less intimidating for people at every stage of their financial journey. Through its app, users can trade stocks and other financial instruments while benefiting from a clean interface and built-in educational support, helping them move from curiosity to confidence without unnecessary complexity.
Recently, Robinhood has strenghtned its impact too, particularly in the UK. With the launch of AI-powered Digests within its Robinhood Cortex assistant that helps users understand what's driving stock movements in plain English, while upcoming options trading and expanded educational resources add flexibility and depth. Together, these steps position Robinhood as a platform evolving alongside its users, blending technology and education to stay ahead in an ever-changing investment landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met Baiju. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood. Alongside Robinhood, Vlad is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Harmonic.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their Vlad and co-founded Robinhood in 2012. Baiju is also the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux.
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