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Posted June 20, 2018

General Counsel (Satellite Offices)

ShapeShift.io
Denver, CO Full Time

The General Counsel is responsible for managing the company’s legal department, and leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives.  The...

The General Counsel is responsible for managing the company’s legal department, and leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives. 

The General Counsel provides senior management with effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, manages the legal function, and obtains and oversees the work of outside counsel. The general counsel is directly involved in complex business transactions and negotiating critical contracts. This is a exempt position. The role will report directly to the CEO.

Your desire to make a real impact on an organization and the world grows by the day. The ideal candidate will be open to daily changes in workflow and protocol (and force us to improve workflows). As a start-up in an evolving space, there are new challenges that require new solutions every day.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO EVERYDAY

You will participate in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures and programs, and provide continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of all matters company wide. You will serve as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions, including product development, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. You will assume ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the company conducts its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. You will structure and manage the company’s internal legal function and staff. You will advise on legal aspects of the company’s financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities.

Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management
Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action
Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically
Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks
Base your decision making process on ethics and integrity
Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders
Deal with external parties (business affiliates, regulators, external counsel, customers)
Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights
Meet legal objectives
Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas
Keep abreast of legislative changes

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

Law degree and five years of in-house legal or general startup experience
Expertise in US financial regulatory compliance
Overall broad legal knowledge (finance, corporate law, litigation, labor law, etc)
In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations
Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives
Well-versed in how business operate with financial acumen
High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas
Excellent judgement and analytical skills
First class interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to “see around the corner”

BONUS ATTRIBUTES 

Demonstrated knowledge or extreme interest in Bitcoin and distributed ledger technology
Experience in cryptocurrency, banking, or finance, with particular emphasis on financial regulatory obligations

TRAVEL
This position requires occasional travel. Some of the travel is international.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

ShapeShift is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.

This listing expired on Aug 18. Applications are no longer accepted.

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