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Counsel

Alchemy
San Francisco, United States
Full time
$225,000 - $275,000 per year
Hybrid

Overview

Department

Legal

Job type

Full time

Compensation

$225,000 - $275,000 per year

Location

San Francisco, United States, North America

Company size

Mature [ 50+ employess ]

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Alchemy seeks a legal counsel to support its growth. This generalist role involves advising on various business aspects, including agreements, regulatory compliance, and corporate matters.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of legal experience, preferably with a mix of BigLaw experience and in-house experience at a high-growth tech company
  • Strong track record of cross-functional partnership across teams (BD, Finance, Product, Engineering) to align on creative solutions
  • Passion for crypto, blockchain technologies, DeFi, DAOs, and/or NFTs
  • Collaborative team players with relentless optimism in the face of obstacles
  • Self-starters with a “pick-up-a-broom” mentality, able to identify problems and take ownership to improve them
  • JD from an accredited law school
  • Member of a U.S. state bar in good standing, preferably in California or New York
  • Nice-to-haves: familiarity with financial & securities regulations; Web3 experience; startup experience; experience founding a company or building side projects
  • Responsibilities

  • Be an outstanding collaborator with colleagues in sales, product, engineering, finance/accounting, operations, corporate development, equity, and other areas
  • Draft and negotiate agreements with strategic customers, blockchain protocols, partners, and software providers
  • Develop and update agreements, website terms, and policies, and other scalable processes to help our teams to move faster
  • Counsel our product and engineering teams on new product launches and help translate regulations including sanctions, securities law, money transmission laws
  • Coordinate with our marketing team to review and develop scalable guidelines on promotional materials and contests
  • Support our corporate development efforts and oversee strategic acquisitions
  • Stay current with global regulatory frameworks, and support engagement with regulators & lawmakers, notice & comment letters, and review of draft legislation
  • Oversee corporate structuring, including domestic and international entity formation to meet business needs
  • Advise on global data protection laws, including GDPR and CCPA, ensuring that the company's data handling practices comply with privacy regulations
  • Advise our People team on employee policies, and other employment law issues
  • Continue to build our patent and trademark portfolio, lead trademark enforcement efforts, and counsel engineering teams on open-source strategy
  • Advise our Alchemy Ventures team on investment documents (SAFEs, token warrants)
  • Benefits

  • Alchemy is committed to offering competitive compensation, including salary as well as equity. Additionally, Alchemy offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as other benefits such as 401(k), paid parental leave, fertility & family-forming benefits, a home office stipend, and unlimited flexible time off. We offer a hybrid work model, with a vibrant office in downtown SF and NYC, daily DoorDash credits for in-office meals, and gym & commuting benefits.
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