Attain is hiring an Assistant General Counsel, Fintech to join a small in-house legal team reporting to the General Counsel. This senior full-time role is hybrid with offices in Chicago and New York (4 days in-office, 1 day remote). The role focuses on consumer fintech legal needs including earned wage access and credit products, covering product advisory, litigation, regulatory, and privacy matters. Responsibilities include managing licensing, regulatory exams, litigation, policy reviews, training, and building legal operations with AI tools. Candidates must have JD, active bar membership, 7+ years post-JD experience including law firm and in-house, deep consumer fintech knowledge, regulatory expertise, legal operations and AI fluency, and strong communication skills.
What you'll do
Serve as lead lawyer for consumer fintech business advising product, marketing, growth, finance, and compliance teams
Manage licensing and registrations including applications, renewals, license maintenance, regulatory examinations, and responses to regulator inquiries
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Requirements
JD and active bar membership in good standing
Approximately 7+ years of post-JD experience, combining law firm training with time in-house
Substantial consumer fintech experience, ideally with earned wage access, bank partnerships, and credit products
Working knowledge of laws governing earned wage access, credit products, and fintech offerings including TILA and Regulation Z, EFTA and Regulation E, FCRA, Military Lending Act, TCPA, UDAAP, GLBA, and state licensing and registration regimes
Experience managing licensing, regulatory examinations and inquiries, litigation, and arbitration at state or federal level, including directing outside counsel
Legal operations experience and genuine AI fluency
Strong plus: experience with data privacy, vendor oversight programs, or government affairs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Tech stack
AI toolslegal operations automationplaybooksself-service templatesstructured intakeAI-assisted review
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