In this role you will:

• Collaborate with the internal team and outside counsel to implement the company’s litigation strategy
• Provide practical and strategic legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters
• Work with teams across the company to negotiate contracts of all sizes
• Provide support for financing and equity deals
• Keep abreast of legal and regulatory changes that may affect the company and its strategic goals
• Ensure that the company operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations

We are looking for:

• Law degree
• Currently eligible to practice in California
• 4+ years experience with litigation
• Experience working in a high tech industry preferred
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Superior written and verbal communication skills that resonate with different audiences, both legal and non-legal; must communicate well without sounding like a lawyer
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships

About ZestFinance:

ZestFinance, Inc. applies its unique credit-decisioning technology platform — based on data science and machine learning — to help lenders effectively predict credit risk so they can increase revenues, reduce risk and ensure compliance. ZestFinance was founded in 2009 by Douglas Merrill and a team of former Google employees with the mission of making fair and transparent credit available to everyone.

We are committed to diversity in hiring, professional development, and everyday discussion.  Zest is determined to hire crazy smart people who are different from each other to create broad thinking, lots of different ideas, and by extension, the best team possible.