Startup and Venture Capital Attorney

TalentCloud Group; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentCloud Group is partnering with a top-tier law firm to identify an experienced Financial Services Regulatory Associate or Special Counsel with deep expertise at the intersection of technology, fintech, payments, and digital assets. This role focuses on sophisticated technology and commercial transactions in a fast-moving regulatory landscape.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years advising on fintech platforms, payments systems, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital-asset infrastructure, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience advising on technology and commercial transactions.
• Experience with fintech platforms, payments systems, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital-asset infrastructure.
• Strong drafting and negotiating of complex technology and commercial agreements.
• Excellent writing, negotiation, and client-management skills.
• Prior experience at a nationally recognized law firm in technology transactions, fintech, or digital assets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex technology and commercial agreements.
• Advise on technology licensing, SaaS and cloud services agreements.
• Structure partnerships and platform-level commercial arrangements.
• Advise on bank-fintech partnerships, payments, and digital assets regulation.
• Collaborate with regulatory and corporate teams to launch scalable financial products.
• Navigate regulatory frameworks to balance compliance and innovation.

Skills

Technology transactions

Fintech

Payments

Digital assets

Legal writing

Negotiation

Client management

Job description

Join a top‑tier practice advising the most innovative fintech, payments, and digital‑asset companies. If you thrive at the intersection of technology, regulation, and complex commercial deals, this role puts you at the center of market‑defining work.

TalentCloud Group is partnering with a top‑tier law firm to identify an experienced Financial Services Regulatory Associate or Special Counsel with deep expertise at the intersection of technology, fintech, payments, and digital assets.

We're seeking attorneys with 5+years of experience advising on sophisticated technology and commercial transactions, particularly those involving fintech platforms, payments systems, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital‑asset infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

• Draft and negotiate complex technology and commercial agreements, including:
  • Technology licensing
  • SaaS and cloud services agreements
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Platformand product‑level commercial arrangements
• Advise on transactions involving:
  • Bank–fintech partnerships
  • Payments and money movement
  • Blockchain,crypto,stablecoins,tokenization
  • Custody and digital‑asset infrastructure
• Collaborate with regulatory and corporate teams to help clients structure,launch,and scale innovative financial products.
• Navigate regulatory frameworks across financial services,technology,and digital assets, ensuring compliance while enabling innovation.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+years of experience in technology transactions,fintech,payments,or digital assets.
• Strong background drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
• Experience advising on emerging financial technologies and related regulatory considerations.
• Excellent writing, negotiation, and client‑management skills.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Prior experience at a nationally recognized lawfirm intechnology transactions,fintech,or digital assets is preferred.

Why This Role Matters

You'll be advising some of the most innovative companies in fintech and digital assets— helping them build partnerships, launch products, and navigate regulatory complexity in one of the fastest‑moving sectors of the legal market.