Senior Legal Counsel
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Posted
4 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Seniority
Senior
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Job Description
Role Description
ether.fi is looking for a versatile, crypto-native attorney to join as our first part-time Senior Legal Counsel. You will be the primary legal architect for our core product suites: Stake (Liquid Staking), Liquid (DeFi Strategy Vaults), and Cash (our Visa-powered spend card).
This isn't a "research and memo" role. You will be embedded across all of our teams, reviewing features in real-time and closing commercial deals that move the needle.
Commitment: 15–20 Hours / Week (Remote)
Experience: 4–5 Years PQE (Law Firm or In-House)
Key Responsibilities
- Lead legal reviews for new features on the ether.fi protocol and ether.fi Cash.
- Navigate the legal and regulatory nuances of non-custodial architecture, slashing risks, L2 migrations, and other crypto-related issues across unlimited jurisdictions.
- Act as a legal point of contact for day-to-day operations.
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Draft and negotiate a variety of agreements, including:
- Partner integrations
- Vendor MSAs
- Commission agreements
- Liquidity provider agreements
- MOUs
- LOIs
- Other contracts
- Draft and review user-facing terms, update website content when new features or promotions launch, and ensure compliance with financial promotion regulations (SEC, CFTC, and MiCA).
- Handle some day-to-day employment-related issues, including immigration, and employee and contractor agreements.
Qualifications
- 3–4 Years of Experience in a high-growth fintech or a top-tier "Tech/Crypto" law firm practice.
- On-Chain Fluency: Ability to use a block explorer and explain the difference between liquid staking and traditional deposits to a regulator.
- Builder Mindset: Ability to find ways to say "yes, if..." rather than "no, because..." and comfortable with the ambiguity of the 2026 regulatory landscape.
- Efficiency: Master of triaging tasks and knowing which 20% of a contract carries 80% of the risk.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a Top 4 Ethereum protocol, by TVL.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.
- Global team with opportunities for travel and working out of our 3 offices around the world.
- Fully remote, flexible hours designed for high-performing fractional professionals.
- Competitive hourly rate/retainer with potential for token-based incentives.
Job Requirements
- 3–4 Years of Experience in a high-growth fintech or a top-tier "Tech/Crypto" law firm practice.
- On-Chain Fluency: Ability to use a block explorer and explain the difference between liquid staking and traditional deposits to a regulator.
- Builder Mindset: Ability to find ways to say "yes, if..." rather than "no, because..." and comfortable with the ambiguity of the 2026 regulatory landscape.
- Efficiency: Master of triaging tasks and knowing which 20% of a contract carries 80% of the risk.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a Top 4 Ethereum protocol, by TVL.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.
- Global team with opportunities for travel and working out of our 3 offices around the world.
- Fully remote, flexible hours designed for high-performing fractional professionals.
- Competitive hourly rate/retainer with potential for token-based incentives.
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