Associate Operations Counsel (Remote Opportunity)

Overview

This role provides in-house legal and regulatory advice focused on the mortgage servicing and origination industry. Responsibilities center on mortgage servicing document requirements, advising operational teams, drafting contracts, policies, and product forms, and occasionally interfacing with regulatory authorities. The position includes reporting to management on changes in applicable law and regulatory trends.

Responsibilities

• Support business objectives for the division(s) served by providing timely and effective legal guidance while minimizing potential legal exposure and risk.
• Provide practical, high-quality legal counsel and guidance with primary focus on mortgage servicing documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Research and interpret federal and state mortgage servicing laws, regulations, and investor requirements to ensure servicing documents, forms, and related processes remain compliant.
• Review, develop, and maintain mortgage servicing documents and forms to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable regulatory and investor requirements.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and assess their impact on mortgage servicing documents, systems, and business processes.
• Partner with internal operations, product, technology, and compliance teams to address servicing documentation questions, support product enhancements, and implement regulatory changes.
• Work with clients’ legal and compliance contacts to research and resolve mortgage servicing-related questions and concerns.

Requirements

• Law degree required.
• Admitted to practice law in the US.
• Typically 1–3 years of professional experience in area of specialization.
• Licensed to practice law, in good standing.
• Direct experience with residential mortgage servicing regulations, compliance, and documentation.
• Working knowledge of Regulation X (RESPA), Regulation Z (TILA), and applicable federal and state mortgage servicing requirements.
• Experience researching, reviewing, or developing mortgage servicing documents, forms, and borrower communications.
• Familiarity with government agency and investor requirements affecting mortgage servicing.
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into practical documentation, system, or operational solutions.
• Comfortable conducting detailed, hands-on legal research and documentation review while working independently and collaboratively with business teams.
• Developed legal research, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and work under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload and balance competing priorities.
• Ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external contacts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

Note (Los Angeles County unincorporated areas)

The following statements apply only to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County:

• The employer will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).
• A review of an applicant’s criminal history is intended in connection with a conditional offer.
• The employer reasonably believes a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position, potentially resulting in withdrawal of the conditional offer: handling of confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to the employer or its customers; administrating or facilitating financial transactions; and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $112,400.00 - $149,800.00 Annually
• Benefits (eligibility-based): medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave, other benefits, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Location

Working location will be within an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County (as applicable to the note above).