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Assistant General Counsel

Better
Full-time
On-site
New York, New York, United States
Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:

- Weโ€™ve funded over $100 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech
- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lender for First Time Homebuyers of January 2025: Best lender for quick approval
- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best online mortgage lenderย 
- Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Lending Innovation Awardย 
- Money Magazine - 8 Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best for fast closing
- We are Forbesโ€™ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023
- We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world

We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.ย 

A Better Opportunity

We are seeking a Securities and Corporate Transactions attorney to support Betterโ€™s General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other senior executives relating to SEC reporting requirements, capital markets and corporate finance transactions. The attorney will work closely with the companyโ€™s Accounting and Treasury departments and with other business units as needed. The attorney must have extensive knowledge and experience with U.S. securities law matters, including public company periodic reporting requirements and be able to handle routine capital market transactions with minimal outside counsel assistance. In addition, the attorney will work with outside counsel on more complex transactions, provide legal support for other corporate finance matters, such as credit agreements and derivative agreements, and assist with corporate governance matters. The attorney will work closely with our deputy general counsel of litigation and corporate transactions, and report to the General Counsel/CCO. The attorney chosen for this role will serve as a key leader within a Legal & Compliance team that is critical to ensuring our success during a pivotal stage of our companyโ€™s development.ย 

Responsibilities

    • Work in close partnership with GC/CCO on SEC reporting, corporate governance, board management and corporate transactions
    • Chair company is disclosure committeeย 
    • Provide legal support to Accounting, Treasury, Equity, Tax and other departments as needed
    • Advise on policy regarding U.S. securities laws
    • Vetting and managing outside counsel resources for complex corporate transactions and facilitating overall success of relationships
    • Assist with a variety of special projects

Qualifications

    • 4+ years of experience in law firm, corporate, or governmental environments collaborating with senior leaders
    • Experience in fintech or other start-up environments strongly preferred
    • JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice in New York, New Jersey or California
    • Strong leadership capabilities; we want to hear about things that would have never happened if you were not there to motivate a group of people to do them
    • Consistent track record of work in a fast-paced environment and the ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously
    • Excellent project management and task tracking skills
    • Unassailable integrity and confidentiality
    • Ability to think outside of the box in difficult situations
    • Prior mortgage experience is a plus
$194,000 - $275,000 a year
Company Benefitsย 

Our total rewards package consists of base salary, benefits, and opportunity for yearly cash bonus. Some of our benefits include:

ย - Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Think medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, 401k, and more.
ย - Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals.
- Company paid for lunch when working in the office.
- Additional benefit perks & discounts.

Disclaimerย ย 

Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

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