Corporate Counsel – Contractor

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🦌 Connecticut – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

⏱ Part Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Finalsite

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1998

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 Debt financing on 2014-12

Education • SaaS • B2B

Finalsite is a provider of web and communications technology for K–12 and higher education institutions. Finalsite offers an education-focused CMS and website design (Composer), AI chatbot tools, mass notifications and messaging, mobile apps, enrollment and admissions management, and marketing services aimed at helping schools build community, improve communications, and grow enrollment. The company serves school districts, independent schools, international schools, charter schools, and faith-based schools and notes it has been trusted by schools for more than 25 years.

📋 Description

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer payment processing, merchant, sponsor bank, SaaS, vendor, and partnership agreements • Audit existing merchant, customer, vendor, and sponsor bank agreements • Identify and address regulatory requirements in customer, merchant, and bank agreements • Conduct legal research on emerging payment processing issues, regulatory updates, and best practices • Collaborate with sales, product, engineering, and HR to provide timely legal guidance • Maintain accurate and organized legal records and databases • Support commercial and transactional legal matters across functional areas • Ensure compliance, minimize risk, and enable business growth

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school • Licensed and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar • 7–10 years of legal experience, preferably in-house or with a law firm • Direct, hands-on drafting and negotiation experience with customer-facing payment processing, merchant, and SaaS agreements • Experience or in-depth knowledge of standard contractual provisions relating to payment processing, merchant agreements, and SaaS services • Payments/fintech transactional experience, including merchant processing agreements, ISO/payment facilitator agreements, and sponsor bank agreements • Familiarity with card network rules, including PCI/DSS, KYC/AML, and PSD2 • Sound commercial judgment regarding liability and indemnity terms in payment processing agreements • Ability to work within pre-approved risk parameters and escalate matters appropriately • Working familiarity with money transmitter licensing and BSA/AML concepts • Detail-oriented with superior organizational skills • Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment • Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills • Current and continued residency in the United States required

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits • Professional development opportunities • Collaborative culture built on partnership and purpose • 100% fully remote employment opportunity