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InterPayments

Credit Card Surcharging Technology. Accept credit cards with your current payment providers - but without the costs.

Associate General Counsel

Location

California + 1 moreAll locations: California | New York

Posted

14 days ago

Salary

$140K - $165K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

Postgraduate Degree5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Associate General Counsel

InterPayments

• Partner with senior leadership, sales team, and other cross-functional stakeholders to draft, review, and negotiate the full spectrum of commercial agreements, including customer contracts, various partnership agreements and vendor contracts. • Serve as a core member of InterPayments’ compliance function, advising on card network rules, state and provincial surcharging laws, and federal regulations as they apply to the company’s products, customers and partners. • Advise business teams on regulatory risk and help develop and maintain internal compliance policies and frameworks. • Support employment, privacy, and data security matters in collaboration with external counsel where appropriate. • Handle general corporate legal work and ad hoc requests as needed and as issues arise.

Job Requirements

  • J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (New York or California preferred).
  • Minimum 5 years of legal experience, with a meaningful portion at a large law firm or in-house for a fintech company.
  • Demonstrated experience in payments, fintech, or financial services regulation.
  • Strong commercial contracting skills including direct negotiating experience.
  • Comfortable operating as a generalist: as a start-up with a small legal team you need to be able to handle a variety of issues.
  • Self-starter with strong judgment and the ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
  • Clear, concise communicator who can translate legal complexity into actionable guidance for non-lawyers
  • Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance work product and expedite deliverables

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