Blockchain Legal Jobs

This attorney will be the first legal hire at the Sui Foundation, and will support the end-to-end needs of the Foundation, including day to day and direct support of the Foundation’s core teams: Growth, Marketing, Developer Relations, as well as HR, Finance and Operations.

This person will be supporting Sui Foundation’s grant programs, builder houses and other events. Support for all Foundation commercial agreements, primary Board liaison and correspondent, staying abreast of regulatory framework and developments in the blockchain space, and assisting HR with management of employee token distributions and other employment law matters.

Responsibilities:

• Provide end-to-end legal support to the Sui Foundation, including serving as the day to day legal partner to Growth, Developer Relations, Marketing, HR, Finance and Operations teams.
• Thought partner to Sui Foundation’s leaders on all legal, compliance, regulatory, and policy matters.
• Draft terms of use, policies, and disclosures, and implement related processes.
• Legal owner for corporate governance, partnerships, events, community outreach and grant programs, intellectual property, and other procurement-related matters.
• Oversee board-related matters including drafting minutes, board resolutions, and other materials for Board meetings.
• Oversee entity formation including creation of formation documents and filings with local and regional authorities.
• Draft, review and update all third party and inter-company agreements.
• Working with Human Resources, manage the company’s employee token grant program, and other employment legal considerations.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant industry developments and regulations affecting web3, blockchain, and crypto, and apply that knowledge to ensure compliance and inform company positioning.
• Cultivate relevant industry relationships and act as brand representative.
• Manage outside counsel.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 6+ years of combined experience in major law firms and in-house legal departments in high-growth tech companies.
• Ability to efficiently manage a high volume of complex and critical work with urgency and limited supervision.
• Enthusiasm about blockchain technology, expertise with L1s a strong plus.
• Experience in advising all levels of the organization, including senior level executives and is comfortable handling projects independently, directly, and in a solutions-oriented manner.
• Self-starter, quick learner with sense of urgency, highly driven and proactive.
• Unquestioned integrity and excellent business judgment with the ability to assess and risk-weigh situations quickly often with imperfect information.
• Great communicator comfortable providing clear, actionable, and practical advice.
• Solutions-oriented with strong business sensibilities.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and licensed to practice law in California or New York (registered in house counsel is acceptable)