Counsel @ SoFi | Simplify Jobs

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The role:

SoFi is seeking a junior attorney who is interested in fintech, financial services, capital markets, securities and transactional work with 1-3 years of experience at either a top tier law firm or as in-house counsel. Experience with financial or corporate transactions for a bank or bank holding company is a plus. Prior non-legal work experience in financial services or fintech is also a plus. The position reports to the Senior Assistant General Counsel and can be located in New York or San Francisco.

What you’ll do:

The Counsel, will:

Assist the Senior Assistant General Counsel, Capital Markets by supporting the Personal Loan, Student Loan, Home Loan, and Credit Card products in connection with capital markets activities.
Assist the Senior Assistant General Counsel, Capital Markets, and other members of the legal team as needed with respect to various transactions, including but not limited to whole loan sale agreements, collection efforts, revolving credit facilities, securitizations, derivatives, and other corporate finance related matters.
Negotiate non-disclosure agreements and prepare routine transaction documents, including but not limited to: bills of sale, secretary certificates, board resolutions, closing checklists and side letters.
Assist the procurement team by reviewing and negotiating miscellaneous vendor agreements
Research and respond to due diligence requests and know-your-customer (KYC) requests
Perform ad hoc legal research to support the Capital Markets and Treasury teams

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights

SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

Internal Employees

If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

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