Legal Advisor

Greenberg Wertheim; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Founding Legal Advisor to shape the legal framework for a dual-use startup at the intersection of defense and finance. This role offers a pathway to General Counsel post-Series A, focusing on compliance and risk management in government procurement and tokenized financing. Ideal candidates are licensed attorneys with experience in government contracts and high-growth tech startups, eager to join early and take equity.

Benefits

Founding Equity

Direct Path to General Counsel

Remote Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in government contracts, securities law, or high-growth tech startups is required.
• Ability to provide legal direction in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure platform design aligns with federal contracting protocols.
• Advise on legal wrappers for teaming and NDAs.
• Draft and review governance documents and advisor agreements.

Skills

Government Contracts

Securities Law

High-Growth Tech Startups

Legal Strategy

Risk Mitigation

Education

Licensed Attorney (NY or equivalent)

Job description

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Founding Legal Advisor (Partner-Track: General Counsel)

Company: Greenberg Wertheim

Location: Remote | Part-time or Advisor Track (with path to Full-Time GC)

Equity + Performance-Based GC Promotion Post-Series A

About Greenberg Wertheim:

Greenberg Wertheim is building the financial infrastructure of national power.

Our platform, Constellation, turns rigid federal contracts into liquid, fractional, tradeable assets—unlocking speed, access, and capital across the defense-industrial base. Think: the Bloomberg Terminal + NASDAQ for national procurement.

The Role:

As Founding Legal Advisor, you’ll be the legal architect behind a dual-use startup operating at the bleeding edge of defense, finance, and regulatory innovation.

Your job: de-risk everything that touches government procurement, tokenized financing, and federal compliance—while laying the foundation for your future as our General Counsel.

If you excel in this role, you will be offered the General Counsel position post-Series A.

What You’ll Own:

• Ensure platform design aligns with DFARS, FAR, SBIR, and subcontracting protocols
• Create scalable legal onboarding processes for vendors (CAGE, SAM, 889 certs)
• Advise on legal wrappers for teaming, NDAs, and contract modularity
• Analyze risk around fractionalized contracts and tradable receivables
• Advise on how to tokenize value without triggering SEC enforcement
• Draft and review early-stage governance docs, advisor agreements, IP assignments
• Support founder equity and option structuring as we prepare for fundraising
• Oversee risk mitigation for early-stage partnerships and vendor deals
• Partner with product to build compliance directly into UX and backend tooling
• Translate legal frameworks into user-facing workflows
• Develop the legal standard by which the next generation of defense vendors operate

You Are:

• A licensed attorney (NY or equivalent) with experience in government contracts, securities law, or high-growth tech startups
• Equally comfortable reviewing terms and defining strategy
• Excited to join early, take equity, and build toward a C-suite legal role
• Able to give crisp, decisive legal direction in high-pressure, zero-margin environments
• Bonus: Familiar with defense tech, dual-use contracting, or fintech/tokenization

Why Join Greenberg Wertheim:

• Founding equity in a category-defining platform
• A direct path to General Counsel upon execution and Series A
• Build the legal frameworks that will govern a new asset class
• Work alongside top-tier founders—remote-first, trust-driven, zero red tape
• Help redefine how power, finance, and national infrastructure intersect

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal
• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing

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