Associate General Counsel

Orchard • New York, NY

44d • $225,000 - $260,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Orchard is seeking an Associate General Counsel to join its Legal & Regulatory team. This role is crucial for supporting the company's rapid growth, partnering with various teams to develop products, expand into new jurisdictions, and mature business lines. The position requires balancing business objectives with legal risks in highly regulated sectors. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, business-minded attorney who can operate autonomously, manage ambiguity, and handle multiple priorities. They should possess excellent judgment and interpersonal skills, with a humble yet effective approach. This role offers significant opportunities for growth and leadership as the company expands. The position is full-time, reports to the General Counsel, and is based in the New York City office.

Requirements

• Broad-based attorney with at least 7 years of experience in the commercial and/or regulatory space, gained ideally through a combination of law firm and in-house roles of increasing visibility and responsibility.
• Solid experience with commercial contracts, whether negotiating from a commercial perspective or reviewing from a regulatory perspective, including leading negotiations or discussions with large companies.
• Experience navigating the application of evolving and sometimes overlapping regulations in a business context.
• Ability to successfully work independently with little guidance, but also to use good judgment and escalate issues when needed.
• Eagerness to collaborate and comfort and effectiveness at building strong relationships with people across a variety of functional teams, skill sets and levels of professional experience.
• Demonstrated drive for results, work ethic and ability to prioritize risks and projects to focus on what’s important, get things done, and seize opportunities.
• Meticulous attention to detail and excellent planning and organization skills.
• A state bar admission in good standing.

Nice To Haves

• Ideally have experience with the laws and regulatory frameworks governing residential real estate, mortgage lending, title insurance, and settlement services, including RESPA, TILA, the Fair Housing Act, ECOA, GLBA, and applicable state licensing and regulatory requirements.
• Are an entrepreneur who sees ambiguity as opportunity, and obstacles as chances to build new solutions.
• Have experience with Data Privacy regimes and implementation of the related policies and procedures, though this is by no means required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a legal swiss-army knife, working independently across several different legal practice areas, but with a particular focus on commercial and regulatory issues and building out Orchard’s products and services in compliance with the legal and regulatory frameworks governing residential real estate.
• Act as the go-to person for Orchard’s commercial partnerships. From inception to execution, you will have a seat at the table and will drive deals independently.
• Assist our mortgage company to build out that company’s product and service offerings and delivery, as well as policies, controls, and structure to be compliant with applicable federal and state legal frameworks, while also taking a leadership role in expanding its reach into additional states.
• Work with our title companies to help innovate, streamline and create customer delight in the delivery of those companies’ services, all while maintaining compliance with applicable state laws and regulations.
• Partner with our Product & Engineering Teams to design and iterate how our products and services are provided to customers, helping to intelligently balance innovation and growth with legal and regulatory risk.
• Engage with and build relationships with state regulators, in particular in connection with expansion of our businesses into new states, our ongoing operational compliance, and any regulatory inquiries or examinations that may arise.
• Manage outside law firms across a variety of practice areas, while balancing cost and effectiveness in the delivery of legal services to our stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continued development and improvement of our Data Privacy and Information Security policies, practices and procedures.
• May have the opportunity to be involved in both equity and debt financings, involving both venture capital as well as traditional debt and equity capital providers.

Benefits

• Stock options and other incentive pay may be provided as part of the compensation package
• A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed