Senior Counsel

About Integrity and Integrity Wealth

Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its broad partner network of agents and advisors, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity’s proprietary, cutting-edge technology helps expand the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders using an omnichannel approach. Providing best-in-class service to our clients and consumers is at the center of Integrity’s holistic approach to life, health and wealth protection. The company and its partners focus on helping families and individuals prepare for the good days ahead, so they can make the most of what life brings.

Integrity Wealth™ is Integrity’s family of wealth management and retirement planning companies. With over $46 billion in assets under management and advisement and growing, Integrity Wealth through its registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, retirement planning and advisory companies provides cutting edge technology, services, and multi-custodial platform solutions to financial advisors and planners, brokers, wealth managers, and registered representatives so they can more effectively manage their clients’ assets.

Position Summary

We are looking for a Senior Counsel to serve the Integrity Wealth business division, which is Integrity’s rapidly growing wealth management business with over $46 billion in assets under management and advisement. The Senior Counsel of Integrity Wealth will report to the General Counsel of Integrity Wealth and will serve as the main transactional lawyer and legal advisor for the Integrity Wealth portfolio of companies. The individual will be an experienced, proactive and intelligent attorney who will take the lead in the corporate reorganization of Integrity Wealth, negotiate with counterparties on important commercial transactions and prepare transactional documents relating to Integrity Wealth’s advisors, clients and advisor and client transitions. The individual will play an important role in the legal strategy of Integrity Wealth and will work very collaboratively with the Integrity Wealth compliance and regulatory teams to ensure transactional, regulatory, compliance and risk and litigation oversight over the Integrity Wealth business division.

There is great opportunity for growth and advancement within Integrity Wealth, and at Integrity as a whole.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the Senior Counsel of Integrity Wealth, and play the lead transactional role supporting all of the Integrity Wealth portfolio of companies
• Work closely with the Integrity Wealth executive team (including the President of Integrity Wealth, C-level executives of Integrity Wealth and the Integrity Wealth compliance team) to undertake, manage and execute Integrity Wealth’s strategic, corporate and regulatory reorganization
• Review and negotiate commercial transactions with important counterparties
• Support the Integrity Wealth counterparties in the legal aspects of advisor and client transitions  
• Work collaboratively with important stakeholders within Integrity Wealth and with Integrity as a whole to ensure that important business objectives are met
• Work collaboratively with compliance and regulatory teams to ensure robust internal processes over transactions, compliance and risk management

Required Competencies

• Strong transactional background in commercial transactions, M&A or funds, with at least 4-6 years of experience at a law firm or in-house at a company with demonstrated experience
• Strong drafting, critical thinking and negotiating skills
• Must be a proactive and confident leader, with the willingness to “lean in” and provide robust legal advice and direction to the Integrity Wealth business teams
• Fast learner, and willingness to learn and tackle whatever comes in through the door related to reorganization, regulatory considerations, commercial transactions, products etc.
• Excellent writing and communication skills and the ability to identify, initiate and conclude strategic objectives in a collaborative, team-based “no ego” environment.
• Solutions-oriented legal advisor who is willing to “roll up sleeves”, understand the issues and work at solving them independently
• Confident legal advisor to the other stakeholders and demonstrate reasoned balance between risk management and business practicalities
• Strong intellectual curiosity and desire to professionally develop and grow
• Service-oriented and good team player
• Experience in the wealth industry (including in wealth management or asset management) strongly preferred, but not required. Must have an interest in the wealth management industry and desire to cultivate longer-term career and professional development in this space
• Willingness to obtain certain securities registrations over course of tenure with Integrity Wealth, including the Series 7, 63 and 65 (or Series 66), and Series 24

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor from an Accredited Law School
• 4-6 years of big-law or comparable in-house experience

About Integrity

Integrity is one of the nation’s leading independent distributors of life, health and wealth insurance products. With a strong insurtech focus, we embrace a broad and innovative approach to serving agents and clients alike. Integrity is driven by a singular purpose: to help people protect their life, health and wealth so they can prepare for the good days ahead.

Integrity offers you the opportunity to start a career in a family-like environment that is rewarding and cutting edge. Why? Because we put our people first! At Integrity, you can start a new career path at company you’ll love, and we’ll love you back. We’re proud of the work we do and the culture we’ve built, where we celebrate your hard work and support you daily. Joining us means being part of a hyper-growth company with tons of professional opportunities for you to accelerate your career. Integrity offers our people a competitive compensation package, including benefits that make work more fun and give you and your family peace of mind. 

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Integrity is committed to meeting Americans wherever they are — in person, over the phone or online. Integrity’s employees support hundreds of thousands of independent agents who serve the needs of millions of clients nationwide. For more information, visit Integrity.com.

Integrity, LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, Integrity, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.