legal
Posted Apr 15Counsel, Corporate and Regulatory
at Stellar3
New York, United StatesHybrid
$50,000
Requirements
- Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today.
- In this role, you will be a "generalist with a specialization," owning the fundamental corporate legal functions that keep our Foundation running while serving as a strategic advisor on the complex regulatory frameworks governing digital assets, stablecoins, and decentralized finance.
- You will work at the intersection of law, technology, and financial access, ensuring that SDF remains a compliant and influential leader in the global blockchain ecosystem. In this role,
- - Provide regulatory strategy and advice: - Regulatory Analysis: Assist as an internal subject matter expert on the evolving global legal status of blockchain, tokenization, digital assets and decentralized finance.
- - Precedent Monitoring: Track and analyze litigation and enforcement actions within the broader blockchain industry to identify emerging legal risks or shifts in "Control" and "Decentralization" definitions.
- You have: - Credentials: J.D. degree and an active member of at least one U.S. state bar. -
- experience in corporate and regulatory practices, with a familiarity of the areas of law relevant to blockchain. In house
- experience at a crypto company, a top-tier firm or a major financial institution is especially desirable. - Mission alignment: You are motivated by blockchain technology and a desire to promote financial access and you appreciate SDF’s role as a non-profit foundation. - Calm and cool: We work in an area defined by fast-paced developments and rapidly evolving areas of law, and some tasks will be easy while others will be challenging.
Experience
- Experience: 5+ years of legal practice, with
Benefits
- bonus points for a great sense of humor.
- Bonus Points if: - Basic crypto savvy.
- You own crypto, have a wallet and can navigate a few defi protocols! - A great sense of humor (we already said that, but we really mean it!) We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $140,000 - $235,000, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
- In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and
- benefits: USA Benefits/Perks: - Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents - Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break - Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents. - Gym reimbursement ($80 per month) - Life & ADD (up to $50K) - Short & Long term disability - 401K with 4% match - Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts - Commuter
- benefits with $250/month employer contribution - Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution - Family building
Additional details
- Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.
- The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is looking for a versatile and mission-driven attorney to join our growing legal team as Corporate and Regulatory Counsel.
- you will: - Provide corporate/corporate governance counsel: - Entity Management: Oversee the legal lifecycle of the Foundation and its subsidiaries, ensuring all corporate filings, registrations, and "good standing"
- requirements are met across all operating jurisdictions.
- - Corporate Secretarial Duties: Help to maintain official corporate records and serve as an internal governance resource.
- - Interpretive Guidance: Provide high-level legal interpretations of new guidance, interpretation, rules and legislation that impact the Stellar ecosystem’s long-term viability.
- Throughout, we want you to be confident and comfortable…and