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Legal.io is working with a leading fintech company who is seeking to engage an experienced regulatory/lending counsel to assist its legal team on a fully remote, full-time (40 hours per week) basis for an initial 6-month term. Role Responsibilities:

• Provide legal and regulatory advice on our products to members of the Counsel team and business partners on consumer protection laws, including Reg E, Reg B, FCRA, MLA, SCRA, GLBA, UDAAP, and state lending licensing regulations
• Support regulatory inquiries from the CFPB, FDIC, other federal regulatory authorities and bank partners
• Advise on legal, regulatory, and industry requirements for consumer and commercial lending and related financial services activities
• Summarize and analyze impact of new applicable rules and regulations
• Identify risk areas and develop systems and procedures to manage and reduce them at a product-level and an enterprise-risk level

Experience:

• 6+ years experience at a law firm (with lending advisory experience), financial services regulatory agency, bank partnership experience or inhouse experience
• Experience with FinTech, lending and banking issues
• Experience handling regulatory matters and have prior relationships with relevant regulators at the CFPB, FDIC, OCC, and other relevant state and federal agencies
• High degree of comfort and fluency with computers and technology, and understanding of how technology is applied to business and regulatory problems
• JD and an active membership and good standing with Bar of resident state and/or the California Bar or New York Bar

Technology Requirements:

• Google suite, including Gmail for Business
• Mac computers
• Jira

Role:

• Full time (40 hours per week)
• 6 months
• W2 via Legal.io (with benefits: health, dental, vision, 401k)