Associate Counsel, Corporate

Topstep

6h•$185,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Topstep is seeking a dynamic and driven Associate Counsel to join its fast-moving Legal team as a corporate generalist. This role reports directly to the General Counsel and involves broad legal support across corporate governance, commercial contracting, litigation management, and technology matters for Topstep's fintech, trading evaluation, and tech offerings. The ideal candidate is a sharp, experienced attorney with 4-6 years of corporate, transaction, and commercial legal experience (in-house or law firm) advising fintech, SaaS, or similar businesses. Key areas of expertise include commercial contracting, corporate governance, and data privacy/cybersecurity. The role requires a pragmatic, business-minded generalist who thrives on variety, problem-solving, and collaboration with cross-functional teams such as product engineering, cybersecurity, trader support, procurement, leadership, and compliance, while managing legal and regulatory risk.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
4-6 years of legal experience either in-house or at a mid-to-large law firm, with a focus on corporate, commercial, and technology transactions.
Solid experience drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements, licensing agreements, and other technology-related commercial agreements, and vendor contracts applicable to a SaaS or fintech organization.
Experience with general corporate governance matters, including entity maintenance and minute book organization.
Strong business acumen and ability to provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing demands.
History of taking on work beyond the immediate ask, such as improving a process, template, or workflow without being told to.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365, document management systems, and collaboration tools.

Nice To Haves

Prior in-house counsel experience at a fintech company, trading firm, or SaaS provider, or prior experience at a mid-to-large law firm advising clients in these sectors.
Experience supporting product development teams in agile or fast-paced fintech or SaaS environments.
Track record of building relationships across departments to keep deals and projects moving without waiting on lengthy approval chains.
Familiarity with global privacy compliance, and emerging privacy regulations, including experience with privacy and data security compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, GLBA, and other state data privacy laws) and related regulations.

Responsibilities

Manage outside counsel as needed for specialized matters.
Draft, review, and maintain user-facing documentation, including terms of service, privacy policies, acceptable use policies, trader agreements, and related disclosures.
Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements, software licensing agreements, vendor contracts, and other technology-related commercial agreements, including data processing agreements.
Draft and review general corporate documentation, including helping to organize minute books.
Help manage litigation and subpoena requests.
Provide legal counsel on a broad range of matters impacting Topstep’s product development and engineering team.
Advise Topstep’s cybersecurity and privacy team on data privacy and cybersecurity matters, including on potential data security incidents and data security access requests.
Serve as legal resource to the trader support team on trader rules, account eligibility requirements, trader agreement interpretation, and rule application.
Conduct legal research and provide practical advice to leadership on legal risks, regulatory trends, and contract matters.
Participate in training initiatives and presentations to internal teams regarding legal and compliance topics.