Associate General Counsel

Alchemy; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an Associate General Counsel to support its mission of bringing web3 to a billion people. This role offers a unique opportunity to advise on diverse legal issues in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion. The ideal candidate will have extensive legal experience, a passion for blockchain technologies, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and offers competitive compensation, including salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits. This is your chance to make a significant impact in the evolving landscape of web3.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) plan

Unlimited flexible time off

Daily DoorDash credits

Gym & commuting benefits

Paid parental leave

Home office stipend

Fertility & family-forming benefits

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience in BigLaw and in-house.
• Strong track record of partnership across teams.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate agreements with strategic partners.
• Counsel teams on product launches and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Legal Experience

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Knowledge of Crypto and Blockchain

Problem-Solving

Education

JD from an accredited law school

Member of a U.S. state bar

Job description

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Our mission is to bring web3 to a billion people, by providing builders with the tools they need to build exceptional onchain products. Alchemy is the only complete developer platform that offers the powerful APIs, SDKs, and tools necessary to build and scale onchain apps and rollups.

Our infrastructure powers 70% of the top web3 teams, 90%+ of web2 companies building in web3 and 100+ million end users. Our customers include top web3 brands like Polymarket, OpenSea, Circle, WorldCoin, as well as major global brands like Shopify and Adobe.

The Alchemy team draws from decades of deep expertise in massively scalable infrastructure, AI, and blockchain from leadership roles at leading companies and universities like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Stanford, and MIT.

We're backed by the world's leading VCs and institutions, including: Lightspeed, Silver Lake, a16z, Coatue, Pantera, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, and Charles Schwab, among others.

The Role

Alchemy is looking to hire a legal counsel to help our company scale up to the next phase of growth. With regulatory clarity and institutional adoption increasing, there has never been a more exciting time to support the growth of Web3: the next era of the Internet. We are looking for a force multiplier to work closely with our General Counsel to build our legal strategy and grow the legal team over time. This individual will have an unparalleled opportunity to advise on virtually every aspect of the business and is expected to autonomously drive projects to completion by partnering closely with cross-functional internal teams and thoughtfully drawing upon outside counsel where needed. This is a generalist role requiring the mental agility to tackle the wide variety of legal issues typical for SaaS businesses supporting Web3 and blockchain use cases.

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)
  
  

What We're Looking For

• 8+ 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 adversity
• 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
  
  

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.

The compensation range for this position is estimated to be between $270,000 - 330,000 annually. Please note this range reflects total cash compensation only (comprised of a base salary + target bonus of 15%), and does not include our equity, or benefits offering. Your salary will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business needs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Software Development

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