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Legal Counsel

TechChain Talent is a Web3-native recruitment firm connecting blockchain and crypto professionals with innovative companies through embedded and retained search solutions.

TechChain Talent

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Senior Counsel

Remote (U.S. preferred)

Intro

We are building shared financial infrastructure that enables businesses to create and operate their own branded digital currencies. Our platform allows builders to customize key attributes such as branding, transfer logic, compliance frameworks, and incentive mechanisms.

By leveraging this infrastructure, businesses can unlock new revenue streams from digital currency use cases while retaining control over their financial stack—without taking on the complexity of issuance and ongoing operations.

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable corporate lawyer to play a critical role in our next phase of growth. This is not just a legal execution role—you will act as a strategic partner to the business, helping design and scale the legal foundations of a complex, fast-evolving company.

About the Role

Reporting to senior leadership, you will serve as the most senior legal advisor and own the legal function end-to-end. Your scope will span corporate governance, commercial agreements, regulatory strategy, product counseling, risk management, and strategic initiatives.

You will operate across multiple levels—advising executives on long-term strategy while also leading detailed execution on critical transactions and internal processes. As the company grows, you will play a key role in building and developing the legal team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and build the legal function: Lead legal strategy across corporate, commercial, product, regulatory, and compliance areas
  • Lead strategic transactions: Structure and execute M&A, investments, joint ventures, and other complex initiatives from diligence through closing
  • Own high-impact commercial agreements: Draft and negotiate bespoke agreements with sophisticated counterparties across finance, technology, and digital assets
  • Drive corporate governance: Oversee entity structuring, corporate records, governance processes, and global filings
  • Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with finance, operations, product, and business teams to solve complex problems and support key initiatives, including equity and token-related matters

Qualifications

  • J.D. from an accredited law school
  • Active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar
  • 7+ years of relevant legal experience, including training at a leading law firm in corporate or transactional law
  • In-house experience at a high-growth technology company strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex corporate and commercial transactions in technology, payments, or financial services

Skills & Attributes

  • Exceptional corporate lawyer: Deep expertise in corporate and transactional law, with strong judgment and commercial pragmatism
  • Builder mindset: Proactive, ownership-driven, and comfortable operating across both strategy and execution
  • Strong communicator and partner: Able to clearly explain complex legal concepts and build trusted relationships across teams
  • Adaptable and curious: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and motivated by emerging technologies and evolving regulatory environments
  • Detail-oriented and process-driven: Strong attention to detail with a track record of improving legal workflows and systems

Nice to Have

  • Experience working with venture-backed companies and investor-related legal processes
  • Familiarity with legal considerations in digital assets, blockchain, or decentralized systems
  • Background in regulated financial services or exposure to financial regulatory frameworks
  • Experience with complex financial instruments, collateral arrangements, or insolvency-related considerations

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, including equity or token-based incentives
  • Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
  • Flexible, remote-first work environment
  • Wellbeing allowance to support physical and mental health
  • Home office / equipment stipend
  • Annual professional development budget
  • Unlimited paid time off

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Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Education

Postgraduate degree

Experience

7 years minimum

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About TechChain Talent

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TechChain Talent was born from a vision to bridge the gap between traditional recruitment and the rapidly evolving world of Web3. Founded in 2024 by Bawar Hamad and Julian Al-Mushadani, who previously established London's first AI specialist recruitment company, the firm emerged to address the unique talent needs of the blockchain ecosystem. What started as a realization that crypto-native companies required a different breed of talent has grown into a specialized agency that speaks the language of DeFi, DAOs, and Layer 1 protocols.

Today, TechChain Talent stands as a premier Web3-native recruitment partner, connecting exceptional developers, engineers, and leaders with some of the most innovative projects in the space. With a remote-first culture and a physical presence in London's Chiswick, the company offers a suite of services ranging from embedded talent solutions to executive search. Their approach goes beyond mere staffing; they act as strategic partners, helping founders build teams that can navigate the complexities of the decentralized web. By fostering a deep understanding of the crypto landscape, TechChain Talent ensures that every placement is not just a hire, but a catalyst for growth in the digital asset economy.

Employee benefits

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Performance bonus

Performance-based bonus structure

Mentorship

Mentorship and learning resources

Travel to conferences

Opportunities to travel to global crypto conferences

Remote-first culture

Agile, globally distributed team with remote-first culture

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TechChain Talent

Company size

1-10 employees

Founded in

2024

Chief executive officer

Bawar Hamad and Julian Al-Mushadani

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