General Counsel

What We’re Looking For

You are an original thinker and can thrive in a dynamic environment. You are passionate about Web3 and are familiar with The Graph. You are committed to using your legal expertise to support product development, business growth and to best serve users. You are driven to optimize for an organization's success and provide necessary guidance. You are someone who is personable, enjoys meeting new people and developing partnerships with top projects. You have experience at a top law firm and also as a General Counsel at a fast-growing tech company.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key legal advisor on all areas of our business
• Help us achieve product and business objectives in a legally compliant and ethical manner
• Support business teams on legal matters, including strategy, general advice, contract review, commercial terms, corporate matter, internal policies, IP, negotiations and more
• Proactively identify legal problems, solutions, and potential support needed to the team
• Draft and review contracts and agreements, and provide holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk
• Manage relationships with lawyers and other external third-parties
• Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws relevant to crypto area to provide strategic advice and foster compliance

Desired skills

• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Highly analytical with excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to provide useful and efficient counsel
• High level of personal integrity and ethics
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote and global team
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and legal regimes relevant to web3, including financial market regulations, securities laws, and US and global AML/CFT rules
• Strong knowledge of IP and open-source development law
• Experience managing employee equity incentive programs, including US federal tax and securities law considerations
• Minimum 5 years of commercial legal experience in a global law firm or practice, preferably in web3, technology, fintech, or finance. Minimum of 1 year experience as a General Counsel at a web3 project or fast-growing tech company
• Bachelor's degree in law or any other related field
• A JD and active membership in at least one state bar, preferably CA or NY
• You understand the law and also how business operate. You are able to flag the risks to the co-founders in an effective way
• The ability to weigh the legal risks with the business risks and flags the necessary risks to the leadership team

About The Team

You will be working closely with our Business team and The Graph Foundation to support operations and provide legal guidance in the best interest of The Graph ecosystem. We work remotely with current team members located in the US, Argentina and China; and meet in person several times a year (unless there's a pandemic).

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