Associate General Counsel

Company: P2P
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Our mission is to bring web3 to a billion people, by providing builders with the tools they need to build exceptional onchain products. Alchemy is the only complete developer platform that offers the powerful APIs, SDKs, and tools necessary to build and scale onchain apps and rollups.Our infrastructure powers 70% of the top web3 teams, 90%+ of web2 companies building in web3 and 100+ million end users. Our customers include top web3 brands like Polymarket, OpenSea, Circle, WorldCoin, as well as major global brands like Shopify and Adobe.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.We're backed by the world's leading VCs and institutions, including: Lightspeed, Silver Lake, a16z, Coatue, Pantera, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, and Charles Schwab, among others.The RoleAlchemy is looking to hire a legal counsel to help our company scale up to the next phase of growth. With regulatory clarity and institutional adoption increasing, there has never been a more exciting time to support the growth of Web3: the next era of the Internet. We are looking for a force multiplier to work closely with our General Counsel 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, product, engineering, finance/accounting, 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 and help translate regulations including sanctions, securities law, money transmission laws
• Coordinate with our marketing team to review and develop scalable guidelines on promotional materials and contests
• Support our corporate development efforts and oversee strategic acquisitions
• Stay current with global regulatory frameworks, and support engagement with regulators & lawmakers, notice & comment letters, and review of draft legislation
• 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
• Advise our People team on employee policies, and other employment law issues
• Continue to 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)What We're Looking For:
  • 8+ years of legal experience, preferably with a mix of BigLaw 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
  • Collaborative team players with relentless optimism in the face of adversity
  • Self-starters with a "pick-up-a-broom" mentality, able to identify problems and take ownership to improve them
  • JD 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 projectsAlchemy is committed to offering competitive compensation, including salary as well as equity. Additionally, Alchemy offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as other benefits such as 401(k), paid parental leave, fertility & family-forming benefits, a home office stipend, and unlimited flexible time off. We offer a hybrid work model, with a vibrant office in downtown SF and NYC, daily DoorDash credits for in-office meals, and gym & commuting benefits.The compensation range for this position is estimated to be between $270,000 - 330,000 annually. Please note this range reflects total cash compensation only (comprised of a base salary + target bonus of 15%), and does not include our equity, or benefits offering. Your salary will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business needs.Apply for this job*indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Resume/CV *Enter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfEnter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfLinkedIn Profile (If you don't have a profile, please type N/A) *WebsiteHow did you hear about Alchemy? *Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? * Select...Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)? * Select...Are you able to work onsite at one of our offices in either San Francisco or NYC? * Select...
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