Compliance Counsel

Archwell Capital; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archwell Capital seeks a Compliance Counsel to provide practical legal and regulatory guidance across the organization, focusing on mortgage lending, servicing, and insurance operations. You will research requirements, advise business partners, manage matters, and support the company’s compliance framework.

This role combines hands-on compliance responsibility with the legal judgment of a licensed attorney, escalates significant issues, and partners with stakeholders to identify and mitigate

Qualifications

• Strong legal research, analytical, and writing skills.
• Practical, solutions-oriented judgment and the ability to communicate complex requirements clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple matters independently, prioritize effectively, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Collaborative approach and ability to build effective relationships with Legal, Compliance, operations, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Advise business partners on mortgage lending, consumer financial protection, and insurance laws and regulations.
• Research, analyze, and interpret federal and state regulatory requirements applicable to mortgage lending, servicing, and insurance activities.
• Advise on insurance licensing requirements for individuals and entities.
• Advise on insurance sales, marketing, disclosure, and customer communication requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal, regulatory, compliance, and business documents.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess impact on policies and controls.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on matters and facilitate timely resolution.

Skills

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Written communications

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor

Active law license in US jurisdiction

Job description

Summary

The Compliance Counsel provides practical legal and regulatory guidance across the organization, with primary responsibility for mortgage lending and servicing and insurance operations. The role researches and interprets applicable requirements, advises business partners, manages assigned matters, and supports the company's compliance framework.

Summary

The Compliance Counsel provides practical legal and regulatory guidance across the organization, with primary responsibility for mortgage lending and servicing and insurance operations. The role researches and interprets applicable requirements, advises business partners, manages assigned matters, and supports the company's compliance framework.

This position combines hands-on compliance responsibility with the legal judgment of a licensed attorney. The Compliance Counsel independently handles matters within the role's scope, escalates significant issues appropriately, and partners with business stakeholders to identify and mitigate regulatory risk.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Advise business partners on federal and state mortgage, consumer financial protection, and insurance laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, policies, procedures, products, and business practices, balancing legal and regulatory requirements, risk management objectives, and business goals.
• Research, analyze, and interpret federal and state legal and regulatory requirements applicable to mortgage lending, servicing, and insurance activities, including consumer protection, privacy, advertising, and related compliance requirements.
• Advise on insurance licensing requirements for individuals and entities, as applicable.
• Advise on insurance sales, marketing, solicitation, disclosure, and customer communication requirements.
• Review business practices, processes, products, documentation, agreements, marketing materials, and proposed initiatives to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.
• Independently manage assigned legal and compliance matters from intake through resolution, including corrective action planning.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal, regulatory, compliance, and business documents within the scope of the position's responsibilities.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on company policies, procedures, controls, products, operations, and business practices.
• Support regulatory change management efforts, including impact assessments, implementation planning, stakeholder coordination, and ongoing monitoring of regulatory obligations.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and enhance compliance programs, policies, procedures, controls and monitoring activities.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on assigned matters, communicate business objectives, evaluate legal advice and work product, and facilitate timely resolution of matters.
• Prepare materials for and participate in compliance, risk, and governance committees and provide clear, practical, and business-oriented legal and compliance advice to management.
• Present well-reasoned conclusions, risk assessments, and practical recommendations to Legal leadership and business stakeholders.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Other Job Duties And Responsibilities

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position is an individual contributor with no direct reports but may provide guidance, leadership, or training to others.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Strong legal research, analytical, and writing skills.
• Practical, solutions-oriented judgment and the ability to communicate complex requirements clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple matters independently, prioritize effectively, and escalates issues appropriately.
• Collaborative approach and ability to build effective relationships with Legal, Compliance, operations, and business teams.

Education And/or Experience

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; continued good standing is required throughout employment.
• 5+ years of relevant legal, regulatory compliance, financial services, or related experience preferred. Relevant law firm, in-house, government, clerkship, or other directly applicable experience may be considered.
• Experience with mortgage lending or servicing, insurance, consumer finance, financial services, or another highly regulated industry preferred. Experience with mortgage and insurance regulatory frameworks is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to research and interpret federal and state laws and regulations, analyze complex issues, exercise sound judgment, and provide concise, business-oriented advice.
• Experience drafting and reviewing legal, regulatory, compliance, or business documents and managing matters across multiple stakeholders.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Active license to practice law and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; continued good standing is required throughout employment.

Work Complexity

Problems and issues faced are difficult and complex, and may require understanding of broader set of issues. Problems typically involve consideration of multiple issues and understanding of the financial/mortgage industry. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Americans With Disabilities Act

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants as well as employees are encouraged to meet with Human Resources as the organization shall review reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities

The statements reflect the general duties and responsibilities considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as an all-inclusive list of all the work requirements of the position. The company may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.