Remote General Counsel

Summary

Join Zora's growing Legal team as its second hire to lead on critical business verticals, including commercial partnerships and intellectual property strategy.

Requirements

• A results-driven, passionate, and fully qualified attorney admitted to practice in the US
• 6+ years of experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal team
• Strong negotiation capabilities and processes
• Great communication skills, particularly to effectively advise, align with, and build trust with the product team and other business partners
• Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage, and rapidly evolving environment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of precision

Responsibilities

• Advise the product and engineering teams on new product and feature launches
• Take the lead in partnering with business development to structure, draft, and negotiate strategic partnership agreements
• Manage and enforce Zora’s intellectual property strategy and compliance regime
• Negotiate, draft, and advise on commercial contracts
• Support the procurement function by enforcing a streamlined contract review and third party risk management process
• Engage and manage outside counsel to effectively and efficiently represent Zora

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience navigating financial services and/or digital asset laws and regulations
• Familiarity with digital assets, NFTs, and digital asset or NFT applications and interfaces

Benefits

• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible time-off policy
• New Macbook Pro for full-time employees
• Equity