Corporate Counsel -- New York Bar Required
hace 3 días
North Miami Beach
Job Description Location: Sunny Isles Beach, Florida — On-Site Company: Neto Capital Employment Type: Full-Time Working Hours: 9:30AM–5:30PM Start Date: Immediate / Based on availability Compensation: Competitive compensation based on experience and fit Position Overview We are looking for a Corporate Counsel to join Neto Capital and support the company’s legal, corporate, contractual, compliance, and risk management needs. This is a hands-on, independent, and meaningful role for an attorney who wants to take real ownership within a growing company, work closely with management, support business operations, and help build legal processes from the ground up. The Corporate Counsel will work directly with company leadership and internal teams on a wide range of legal and business matters, including corporate governance, commercial contracts, financing-related documentation, vendor agreements, operational legal support, compliance processes, collections-related matters, investor and partner documentation, internal policies, and coordination with outside counsel. This role requires strong legal judgment, excellent drafting and communication skills, high attention to detail, discretion, business sense, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving FinTech and business financing environment. The ideal candidate is not only a strong lawyer, but also someone who understands business operations, can identify legal and practical risks, create organized processes, and support a growing company in a proactive and solution-oriented way. Key Responsibilities Lead and support the company’s day-to-day legal function in a hands-on and business-oriented manner. Draft, review, revise, and negotiate commercial agreements, financing-related documents, vendor agreements, partner agreements, NDAs, service agreements, settlement agreements, and other legal documents. Support the company’s business financing operations by reviewing legal documentation, transaction structures, funding-related documents, client agreements, and related processes. Advise management on corporate, contractual, operational, compliance, and risk-related matters. Assist in developing and improving internal legal workflows, approval processes, contract templates, documentation standards, and legal tracking systems. Support corporate governance matters, including entity documentation, corporate records, board or member consents, resolutions, ownership records, and internal approvals. Work with outside counsel on specialized matters, including litigation, regulatory issues, collections, employment matters, corporate matters, and other legal projects. Review and support collections-related legal processes, settlement documentation, demand letters, dispute resolution, and escalation procedures. Assist with regulatory and compliance-related matters relevant to FinTech, business financing, commercial finance, data privacy, consumer/business communications, and financial operations. Support internal policies, procedures, risk controls, and operational standards across departments. Work closely with leadership, finance, underwriting, operations, collections, technology, HR, and investor-facing teams. Identify legal risks and propose practical, business-minded solutions. Manage legal documentation, contract databases, matter tracking, deadlines, legal research, and reporting. Use legal technology, AI tools, research tools, contract management systems, spreadsheets, and other digital tools to improve efficiency, organization, and accuracy. Support the company’s growth by helping build scalable legal infrastructure, documentation systems, and internal controls. Requirements Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school — required. Active admission to the New York State Bar and good standing — required. Must reside in Florida and be able to work on-site in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida — required. Florida Bar admission or eligibility to register as Florida Authorized House Counsel — strong advantage / required if applicable. At least 3 years of legal experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, finance, FinTech, lending, business financing, financial services, private credit, commercial litigation, or a related legal field — required. Strong contract drafting, review, negotiation, and legal research skills — required. Experience working with commercial agreements, financing documents, vendor contracts, NDAs, settlement agreements, corporate documents, or similar legal documentation — required. Strong understanding of corporate governance, business entities, contractual risk, and legal documentation processes. Ability to work independently and manage legal matters across multiple departments and stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills. High level of discretion, professionalism, judgment, and ability to work with sensitive and confidential information. Ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal team members. Strong organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines, documents, tasks, and priorities. Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and changing environment. Comfortable using Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Excel / Google Sheets, legal research tools, document management tools, and AI tools. Experience using AI tools for legal research, drafting support, document organization, process improvement, and information management — strong advantage. Nice to Have Experience in FinTech, business financing, alternative finance, private credit, commercial lending, merchant cash advance, factoring, payments, underwriting, or financial services. Experience with UCC filings, secured transactions, guarantees, confessions of judgment, settlement agreements, defaults, collections, or commercial dispute resolution. Experience working in-house or closely with business teams. Experience managing outside counsel. Experience supporting a startup, growing company, financial company, sales organization, or technology-driven business. Experience building legal templates, workflows, policies, and internal legal processes. Familiarity with compliance issues related to business financing, financial operations, data privacy, electronic communications, debt collection, marketing, or financial technology. Experience with contract management systems, legal operations tools, CRM systems, task management systems, or document management platforms. Florida Bar admission or Florida Authorized House Counsel status. Additional languages — advantage. Who You Are You are a practical, business-minded attorney who understands that legal work should support responsible growth, risk management, and business execution. You have strong legal judgment and know how to identify risks without slowing down the business unnecessarily. You are independent, organized, responsible, and able to manage legal matters with minimal supervision. You are detail-oriented and take drafting, documentation, deadlines, and accuracy seriously. You are discreet, mature, professional, and able to handle confidential and sensitive matters. You communicate clearly and can explain legal risks and recommendations in a practical way. You are proactive and able to identify problems, suggest solutions, and build better processes. You are comfortable working with leadership, business teams, finance teams, operations teams, and outside counsel. You enjoy working in a fast-moving environment where structure, execution, judgment, and communication are critical. You are interested in FinTech, finance, technology, legal operations, process improvement, and company building. You are looking for a role with real responsibility, visibility, impact, and professional growth. Why Join Neto Capital? Opportunity to join a growing FinTech company and help build the legal function from within. A role with broad responsibility, independence, and real impact on the company. Close collaboration with company leadership and key business departments. Exposure to FinTech, business financing, data, AI, underwriting, operations, collections, compliance, and investor reporting. Opportunity to build legal processes, improve documentation systems, and support company growth. Dynamic, entrepreneurial, and family-oriented work environment. Competitive compensation based on experience, capabilities, and fit. \nCompany Description Neto Capital is a fast-growing fintech company operating in the U.S. small business financing space. We're not a brokerage — we're a technology company that funds businesses. We combine financial and operational expertise with data, automation, and cutting-edge AI/ML to make funding faster, smarter, and more transparent. Here's what makes us different: most MCA shops win on volume and grind. We win on technology. Our sales team gets access to the best AI and tech tools on the market — the kind that surface the right merchants, sharpen your pitch, and move deals to funded faster than anyone else in the industry. While our competitors hand reps a dialer and a list of dead leads, we hand you a real edge. You still bring the drive — but here, your drive is multiplied by tools that actually help you win. Neto Capital operates in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and family-oriented environment built around one idea: when you succeed, we succeed. We invest heavily in our people — training, coaching, technology, warm leads, and a culture that pushes you to be great. Whether you're a seasoned vet looking for a smarter home or a hungry newcomer ready to break into financial sales, we set you up to win. Neto Capital is a fast-growing fintech company operating in the U.S. small business financing space. We're not a brokerage — we're a technology company that funds businesses. We combine financial and operational expertise with data, automation, and cutting-edge AI/ML to make funding faster, smarter, and more transparent.\r\n\r\nHere's what makes us different: most MCA shops win on volume and grind. We win on technology. Our sales team gets access to the best AI and tech tools on the market — the kind that surface the right merchants, sharpen your pitch, and move deals to funded faster than anyone else in the industry. While our competitors hand reps a dialer and a list of dead leads, we hand you a real edge. You still bring the drive — but here, your drive is multiplied by tools that actually help you win.\r\n\r\nNeto Capital operates in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and family-oriented environment built around one idea: when you succeed, we succeed. We invest heavily in our people — training, coaching, technology, warm leads, and a culture that pushes you to be great. Whether you're a seasoned vet looking for a smarter home or a hungry newcomer ready to break into financial sales, we set you up to win.