Legal Counsel hybrid / Full Time San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY

AngelList; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its dynamic team in San Francisco. This role is perfect for an attorney with a strong background in fund formation and venture capital investment management, looking to navigate the exciting legal challenges in the FinTech space. You will collaborate with various teams to provide strategic legal support and build scalable processes. Your expertise will directly contribute to the growth of innovative startups and the venture economy. If you are passionate about making an impact and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Benefits package

Equity package

Flexible working hours

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years at a top law firm or in-house experience at a high-growth FinTech company.
• Strong understanding of the startup and venture capital ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Provide innovative legal support to sales and customer success teams.
• Manage transactional matters including fund formation and securities offerings.

Skills

Fund formation

Venture capital investment management

Regulatory compliance

Problem-solving skills

Customer empathy

Education

JD from an ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Legal Counsel hybrid / Full Time San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY

AngelList is looking for Legal Counsel hybrid / Full Time San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY in San Francisco, CA.
This local job opportunity with ID 3074079622 is live since 2025-02-12 20:18:12.

We exist to accelerate innovation by increasing the number of successful startups in the world. We want to give more people the opportunity to participate in the venture economy by building the financial infrastructure that makes it possible for more people to invest in world-changing startups, and build tools for startups that help them run their operations so they can focus on building.

About the Role:

AngelList is seeking an exceptional attorney to join our legal team as Legal Counsel. This role offers a unique opportunity for an attorney with experience in fund formation and/or venture capital investment management to apply their expertise at scale while broadening their experience navigating cutting-edge legal challenges in the FinTech space.

In this role, you’ll partner primarily with our sales, customer success, and affiliated operations teams – enabling them to excel by providing strategic legal support and building scalable processes to support go-to-market and existing customer legal needs. From crafting fund and investment documentation to navigating regulatory complexities, your work will directly contribute to the growth of AngelList and the fund managers, investors, and founders we empower.

You Will:

• Collaborate: Partner with sales, customer success, and other cross-functional teams at AngelList to provide innovative, customer-centric legal support.
• Build: Create and improve scalable legal processes that empower the business to resolve common issues independently and efficiently.
• Lead: Manage a wide range of transactional matters, including fund formation, securities offerings, portfolio investments, and startup company formation and capitalization.
• Advise: Deliver pragmatic, creative, and actionable advice on issues spanning regulatory compliance, marketing communications, intellectual property, data security, privacy, and more.

You Have:

• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years at a top law firm (in an investment management or fund group) or combination of in-house experience at a high-growth FinTech company.
• Credentials: JD from an ABA-accredited law school and good standing with the applicable state Bar(s).
• Expertise: Understanding of the startup and venture capital ecosystem (EC/VC) and (e.g., Securities Act, Exchange Act, Investment Company Act, Investment Advisers Act, FINRA Rules).
• Mindset: An excellence reflex and deep customer empathy, strong problem-solving skills, a pragmatic approach to risk management, and a dedication to continuous improvement of our product offerings.

Success in this Role Means:

• Operational excellence: Consistently delivering accurate, timely, and practical legal services to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Strategically partnering across teams to unlock meaningful outcomes for our business and customers to support our go-to-market and customer success goals.
• Problem-solving: Offering detours, not roadblocks by thinking from first principles, anticipating challenges, and proactively delivering creative, customer-centric solutions.
• Creating momentum: Acting with urgency by providing clear and accountable timelines that other team members can depend on.

If you don’t tick every box above, we’d still encourage you to apply. We’re building a diverse team whose skills balance and complement one another.

AngelList has offices in two hub cities: San Francisco and New York City that you can choose to work from. We’re focused on hiring within these hubs and people hired from these hub offices are expected to come into the office twice per week (Tuesdays and choice between Wednesday or Thursday). From time to time, we will make rare exceptions for new hires if they need to be fully remote.

Compensation: The compensation for this role consists of a competitive base salary, benefits, and equity package. The base salary for this role starts at $245,000+ annually but the actual compensation will vary based on a factors including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.

Benefits: We support our employees in their lives both inside and outside of work.

Working at AngelList: At AngelList, we are united in our purpose to accelerate innovation and build the future of private markets. Our beliefs and values shape how we work, collaborate, and create impact. If the below resonate, we’d love to have you with us.

AngelList is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.