Legal Counsel, Alchemy
$140-275k
Blockchain development platform
Open for applications
Blockchain development platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-275k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide developers with the fundamental building blocks they need to create the future of technology without the hassle of managing blockchain infrastructure in-house.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of legal experience, preferably with a mix of law firm experience and in-house experience at a high-growth tech company
- Strong track record of cross-functional partnership across teams (BD, Finance, Product, Engineering) to align on creative solutions
- Passion for crypto, blockchain technologies, DeFi, DAOs, and/or NFTs
- Juris doctor from an accredited law school
- Member of a U.S. state bar in good standing, preferably in California or New York
- Nice-to-haves: familiarity with financial & securities regulations; Web3 experience; startup experience; experience founding a company or building side projects
What the job involves
- 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
- Be an outstanding collaborator with colleagues in sales, finance/accounting, product, engineering, operations, corporate development, equity, and other areas
- Draft and negotiate agreements with strategic customers, blockchain protocols, partners, and software providers
- Develop and update agreements, website terms, and policies, and other scalable processes to help our teams to move faster
- Counsel our product and engineering teams on new product launches
- Advise our people team on employee policies, and other employment law issues
- Coordinate with our marketing team to review and develop scalable guidelines on promotional materials and contests
- Stay current with global regulatory frameworks to develop expansion strategies
- Oversee corporate structuring, including domestic and international entity formation to meet business needs
- Advise on global data protection laws, including GDPR and CCPA, ensuring that the company's data handling practices comply with privacy regulations
- Support our corporate development efforts and oversee strategic acquisitions
- Build our patent and trademark portfolio, lead trademark enforcement efforts, and counsel engineering teams on open-source strategy
- Advise our Alchemy Ventures team on investment documents (SAFEs, token warrants)
Our take
Blockchain technology is a rapidly growing industry with many startups and established companies developing new applications that utilize it. However, many companies reinvent the wheel as they each attempt to build their own version of the blockchain software.
Alchemy offers a platform that simplifies the creation of blockchains and the launching of new nodes. It provides developers with “building blocks” that can be used to make the process more efficient. Alchemy is already working with multinational organizations like Meta, Adobe, and Splunk, and it has won many clients from their current top competitor, Infura.
The company has seen considerable growth and is now acquiring companies to improve its stack. It now serves over 10M end users and became a deca unicorn after attracting impressive funding in 2022. It continues to refine its platform to gain competitive edge, recently launching a transaction simulation product to help reduce the chances of transactions becoming susceptible to scams.
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Company Specialist
Insights
64% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$200m
SERIES C
Oct 2021
$250m
SERIES C
Total funding: $545m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Empathy: Alchemy values empathy, creating a safe and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard and respected
- Innovation: Alchemy encourages innovation, empowering employees to think outside the box and push boundaries to create cutting-edge solutions
- Collaboration: Collaboration is key at Alchemy, fostering a team-oriented culture that values open communication and shared problem-solving
- Continuous Improvement: Alchemy is committed to continuous improvement, promoting a growth mindset and providing opportunities for learning and development
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Nikil Viswanathan
(CEO)After studying Computer Science at Stanford, Nikil co-founded Down to Lunch in 2016, serving as CEO. Left this role in 2017 to co-found Alchemy.
Joseph Lau
(CTO)Also co-founded Down to Lunch. Previously Software Engineer at Pinterest, Head Teaching Assistant at Stanford University, and Associate Technology Manager Intern at Google.
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