Offchain Labs is hiring a
Assistant General Counsel

Summary

Offchain Labs is hiring a mid-level or senior attorney with crypto and general legal experience to work closely with the General Counsel. The role involves providing legal advice on various matters, supporting legal compliance, and building scalable processes. Offchain Labs offers remote work, accrued time off for vacation and sick leave, industry conference attendance support, ergonomic equipment matching program, company issued laptop, annual company offsite.

Requirements

• J.D. degree from a US law school and member of the bar of any US State
• In-house counsel experience in crypto, blockchain, Web3 or fintech
• 4-8 years of legal experience
• Practical and sound transactional skills
• Familiarity with compliance matters and risk management
• Comfortable working in an evolving and growing environment that is prone to change, and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• Outstanding communication skills and high degree of professional ethics and integrity

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted partner to our business and support teams, working collaboratively and building a strong line of communication with stakeholders across the organization
• Provide thoughtful, timely and practical legal advice to internal partners on various matters, with a focus on commercial law, employment, and product issues
• Provide practical commercial support to our Partnerships and Marketing teams (including working on complex agreements and reviewing marketing collateral), while addressing legal risk in business-centric ways with the goal of strengthening partnerships and advancing opportunities
• Provide prompt, actionable advice to our Talent team related to hiring and maintaining human capital, including non-cash compensation
• Give strategic advice to Management and the Operations and Tech teams on regulatory and other legal matters
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable processes and procedures as we grow in order to ensure company-wide compliance with applicable laws and enhanced efficiency of legal support

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of blockchain technology and Ethereum and Arbitrum and/or other Layer 2s is preferred
• Experience at both a law firm and in an in-house setting is preferred
• Experience directly supporting an HR or Employee Benefits function is a plus

Benefits

• Remote first global workforce
• Accrued Time off for Vacation and dedicated Sick Leave
• Industry or role-based conference attendance support
• Ergonomic Equipment Matching Program
• Company issued laptop
• Annual Company Offsite