Senior Legal Counsel

Fidelity Investments•Jersey City, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The FMR LLC Legal Department is looking for an experienced, innovative, and motivated attorney to join our Brokerage and Wealth Management Legal Team as Senior Legal Counsel, Digital Brokerage. This unique role focuses on cutting edge digital financial services offerings from Fidelity’s retail broker-dealers and in-house financial technology innovation group, the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. You will be part of a team providing legal support and strategic advice across Fidelity’s brokerage, wealth management, and cryptocurrency businesses. You will directly support introducing broker-dealer businesses with both ongoing operations and development of new product and services, acting as subject-matter expert on legal and regulatory issues relating to distribution of digital investment advice and other interactive digital experiences.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 years of relevant law firm or in-house counsel experience with a financial services company that includes broker-dealer matters, or experience with an industry regulator
License in good standing with at least one state bar
Substantial experience advising FINRA member broker-dealers
Ability to work independently under pressure in a dynamic environment that will require you to manage multiple, competing tasks simultaneously
Strategic and critical thinking skills, excellent judgment, and decision-making skills
Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills, in particular the ability to reduce sophisticated legal issues to straightforward, practical analysis, and advice
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and credibility, internally and externally

Nice To Haves

Experience in the areas of account opening, trading platforms, application of artificial intelligence technology, augmented reality, and advanced analytics and planning experiences is appreciated

Responsibilities

Providing legal support and strategic advice across Fidelity’s brokerage, wealth management, and cryptocurrency businesses.
Directly supporting introducing broker-dealer businesses with both ongoing operations and development of new product and services.
Acting as subject-matter expert on legal and regulatory issues relating to distribution of digital investment advice and other interactive digital experiences.
Managing outside counsel to provide excellent legal services in a cost-effective manner.