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Role Description

We are looking for an Associate Counsel to join our fast-growing team. As a core member of our awesome legal team, you will work directly with our General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel and be expected to accelerate our velocity by:

• Working with the business to efficiently and proactively identify ways to increase opportunity, mitigate risk, and eliminate legal blockers.
• Driving our business forward while enhancing our strategic goals and vision.
• Collaborating across teams in a supportive and forthright atmosphere.

Working with our team, you will:

• Act as a true legal partner to internal business teams on a variety of topics pertaining to agreements, compliance, privacy, security, marketing, and financial regulations.
• Provide strong technical and commercial excellence to identify legal risk and find innovative solutions to any issues that arise.
• Draft, review and negotiate agreements.
• Collaborate to manage external counsel when necessary.
• Build trust and support business stakeholders.
• Stay apprised of relevant regulatory developments.

Qualifications

• JD degree & current admission.
• 3+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house (with at least 2 years consecutively within one of your recent roles preferred).
• Strong drafting experience.
• Experience with a fast-growing startup environment preferred.
• Ability to cover multiple areas of law and learn new areas quickly.
• Ability to proactively, efficiently, and accurately assess and communicate legal business risks in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with technology, digital product counsel work, IP, and/or data privacy/security is worth noting.
• Track record of creative problem-solving and creation of strong and trusted cross-functional relationships.
• Proactive personality and eagerness to dig in and learn about the business, the industry, and new areas of the law and applicable regulations.
• Experience working with product, marketing, data, and engineering teams to provide actionable counsel or with any form of technology team either as a lawyer or in other career phases is likely to be helpful.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Plans.
• Life Insurance.
• Long/Short Term Disability.
• Competitive Pay.
• 401k Matching.
• Learning & Development Opportunities.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Daily Lunch, Snacks & Coffee (in-office only).
• Commuter benefits (in-office only).

Additional information: Salary range of $120,000 - $165,000/year + bonus + benefits. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skill, and experience.

Company Description

Rocket Money’s mission is to meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of millions of people. Rocket Money offers members a unique understanding of their finances and a suite of valuable services that save them time and money – ultimately giving them a leg up on their financial journey.

Rocket Money’s team is a mission-driven group of talented collaborative folks, supportive of remote work, with offices in several cities, and especially welcomes applicants with an interest in working on a hybrid schedule in one of our main locations in D.C., NYC, or San Francisco.