Legal Counsel

Our mission is to bring blockchain to a billion people. The Alchemy Platform is a world class developer platform designed to make building on the blockchain easy. We've built leading infrastructure in the space, powering over $105 billion in transactions for tens of millions of users in 99% of countries worldwide.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.Alchemy recently raised a Series C1 at a $10.2B valuation led by Lightspeed and Silver Lake. Previously, Alchemy raised from a16z, Coatue, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, the Chairman of Google, Charles Schwab, and the founders and executives of leading organizations.Alchemy is looking to hire a Legal Counsel to help our company scale up to the next phase of growth. We are looking for a force multiplier to work closely with our Head of Legal 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, finance/accounting, product, engineering, operations, corporate development, equity, and other areasDraft and negotiate agreements with strategic customers, blockchain protocols, partners, and software providersDevelop and update agreements, website terms, and policies, and other scalable processes to help our teams to move fasterCounsel our product and engineering teams on new product launchesAdvise our people team on employee policies and other employment law issuesCoordinate with our marketing team to review and develop scalable guidelines on promotional materials and contestsStay current with global regulatory frameworks to develop expansion strategiesOversee corporate structuring, including domestic and international entity formation to meet business needsAdvise on global data protection laws, including GDPR and CCPA, ensuring that the company's data handling practices comply with privacy regulationsSupport our corporate development efforts and oversee strategic acquisitionsBuild our patent and trademark portfolio, lead trademark enforcement efforts, and counsel engineering teams on open-source strategyAdvise our Alchemy Ventures team on investment documents (SAFEs, token warrants)What We're Looking For:5+ years of legal experience, preferably with a mix of law firm experience and in-house experience at a high-growth tech companyStrong track record of cross-functional partnership across teams (BD, Finance, Product, Engineering) to align on creative solutionsPassion for crypto, blockchain technologies, DeFi, DAOs, and/or NFTsJuris doctor from an accredited law schoolMember of a U.S. state bar in good standing, preferably in California or New YorkNice-to-haves: familiarity with financial & securities regulations; Web3 experience; startup experience; experience founding a company or building side projectsAlchemy is committed to offering competitive compensation, including base salary as well as equity. Additionally, Alchemy offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as other benefits such as 401k and unlimited flexible time off.The base salary range for this position is estimated to be between $140,000 - $275,000 annually. Please note this range reflects base salary only, and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Your salary will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business needs.

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