Associate Corporate Attorney

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts, including but not limited to licensing agreements, service agreements, NDAs, data protection agreements, lender agreements, partner and lead generator letters of understanding, and other legal documents independently or at the direction of the senior attorneys.
• Provide legal advice on regulatory, compliance, privacy, and business issues affecting financial services, licensed lender, and SaaS operations.
• Conduct legal research and analysis of statutes, regulations, and case law relevant to company operations.
• Support litigation matters, including strategy, calendaring, discovery, briefings, and outside counsel involvement as needed.
• Update internal policies, procedures, and manuals.
• Monitor and interpret changes in regulatory frameworks and industry best practices affecting the credit union and licensed lender industry.
• Maintain organized legal files, and report on and track key deadlines.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and admission to the California Bar (Registration under Rule 9.46. Registered In-House Counsel accepted but must be indicated on application).

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and admission to the California Bar (Registration under Rule 9.46. Registered In-House Counsel accepted but must be indicated on application. If admitted under Rule 9.46, please provide proof of successful bar passage, applicable state diploma privilege will not be accepted as proof of successful bar passage.).
• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or similar setting. 3+ years of prior experience as a non-attorney in financial services will count toward the minimum years of experience.
• Experience with financial services, licensed lender, or Fin Tech legal issues OR SaaS/technology company legal matters.

• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments under tight deadlines.
• Experience advising on regulatory compliance (e.g., consumer financial protection statutes, data privacy, software licensing).
• Exposure to commercial technology contracts or subscription services.
• Prior exposure to litigation support or regulatory investigations.

• Paid Time Off
• 401k (8% match)
• College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
• Good Benefits options
• Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.

The starting salary range for this full-time position in Irvine, CA is $111800 - $139800 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals.

Bonuses are awarded at company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals’ qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.