Corporate and Commercial Counsel, Acorns
Saving & investing app
Job no longer available
Saving & investing app
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm or corporate legal department drafting commercial contracts and/or corporate transaction documents
- JD with strong academic credentials from accredited U.S. law school
- Admission in good standing with at least one state bar, preferably California or New York
- Ideally a broad corporate law experience with a concentration in commercial contract review and drafting as well as experience advising clients on a variety of general business matters
- Ability to work both independently and with a team, an eye for detail, a flexible legal mind and clear communication, interpersonal, writing, and analytic skills
- Proactively communicate issues back to leadership and drive thoughtful business, legal, and operational processes, and practices throughout the organization
- Experience partnering (and developing rapport) with business teams in an evolving environment that requires sound judgment, excellent counseling skills, and ability to prioritize matters
- Ability to manage numerous complex projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Experience working with equity management and corporate governance is a plus
- An understanding of data protection/privacy requirements, including GLBA, GDPR and other data protection/privacy regimes, is a plus
- Assist in development and implementation of various legal templates, forms, communications, and operational systems to improve the delivery and scalability of legal resources to a global, distributed employee and customer base
What the job involves
- The corporate and commercial counsel will report to the Associate General Counsel
- The position will provide global legal support for the firm across a variety of corporate disciplines
- The Corporate Counsel will have primary responsibilities in the areas of commercial contracts, equity management, corporate governance, and investor relations
- This is not a dull assembly line type of legal job; at Acorns you will be on the front-line, interacting with senior leadership on a daily basis, and partnering with them to navigate opportunities and challenges in an ever-evolving environment
Our take
Acorns is an investment app for individuals and families, focusing on smaller scale investments, savings and retirement planning. The app allows you to set up accounts for yourself and your family members and, with money saving advice built in, its aim is to encourage saving.
Currently used by more than 8 million people, it uses bank-level security and offers a VISA credit card with the option to automatically save the ‘change’ from purchases. While there are certainly plenty of other financial wellness apps out there, Acorn has moved to set itself apart by enhancing its services through smart acquisitions such as student loan debt management company Pillar, AI based debt reduction startup Harvest, and retirement account company Vault.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Mar 2022
$300m
SERIES F
Jan 2019
$105m
SERIES E
Total funding: $504m
Company benefits
- Healthcare - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and more
- 401k
- Equity
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Unlimited Udemy classes
- Monthly wellness hour and virtual yoga classes
- Flexible Work Hours
- Quarterly Team Outings
- Personal Development Plans
- Annual Compensation Reviews
- Recognition - Using a tool called Reflektive, we like to give shout-outs to teammates who raise the bar
- Bi-Weekly 1:1s
- MacBooks
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible Work Options
Company HQ
Irvine, CA
Leadership
Walter Cruttenden
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Started Cruttenden Partners in 2001, when they also began working as Executive Director of Binary Research Institute. They co-founded Acorns in February 2012.
Jeffrey Cruttenden
(Co-Founder)They were a Partner at Cruttenden Partners, before co-founding Acorns with Walter in February 2012. In April 2017, they also co-founded Say.
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