About Celestia Labs

Celestia is the modular blockchain powering unstoppable applications. We are pushing new paradigms for enabling a thriving ecosystem of applications which are performant, interoperable, secure and fully customizable.

About the Team

The Celestia Labs Team is remote first and highly distributed, with English as our primary language for communication. We are looking for self-starters that are excited about working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Much of the team lives and works in the European timezones. As such, team members are expected to be available as needed for team and company events that are scheduled. Generally these are scheduled between 1pm-6pm CET.

About You

Celestia Labs is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel to support our day-to-day legal affairs and contribute to legal strategy across the project. You’ll be a critical member of our legal team, reporting to our General Counsel driving critical commercial deals, advising on cutting-edge crypto/web3 legal issues, and shaping the legal function of a fast-scaling blockchain pioneer. You will be providing strategic legal advice to technical and non-technical teams, you will be able to handle multiple areas of responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating excellent critical judgement with a hands-on approach. This is a great opportunity to define solutions to novel legal issues relating to cryptocurrencies and web3, while scaling a critical function within an extremely ambitious project.

This role requires candidates to be US-based. Strong preference for candidates to be located on the East Coast but otherwise must operate within East Coast timezone hours.

Perks

Flexible and remote work environment with multiple onsites each year
Competitive salary and meaningful long-term compensation package
Stipends for home office, coworking space, professional and personal growth
4 weeks annual vacation
Being part of a collaborative, supportive team with opportunities for mentorship and professional growth
401k and healthcare coverage for US team members

Responsibilities

Lead high impact deals: Drive commercial negotiations for a range of mission-critical workstreams and counterparties, from start to finish.
Streamline legal processes: Build and maintain a dynamic library of legal templates to accelerate negotiations and address novel deal structures efficiently.
Advise on complex issues: Work with the GC to form risk-weighted views on a variety of pressing legal, regulatory, and tax topics, and communicate these to business leaders.
Enable cross-functional success: Partner closely with adoption, finance and non-technical teams to provide actionable, business-savvy legal guidance.
Ensure corporate governance excellence: Manage legal records and organize corporate governance processes for entities in multiple jurisdictions.
Manage resources: Manage internal legal resources and relationships with external legal teams and services providers.

Who You Are

5-7 years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm and in-house legal department for a cryptocurrency or web3 company.
Law degree from a leading school, admitted in at least one jurisdiction.
In-house experience in high-growth environments.
Expert in drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
Deep understanding of blockchain technology, software IP, open-source licensing, and crypto regulatory regimes across multiple jurisdictions.
Demonstrated knowledge and excellence in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of novel commercial agreements in cryptocurrency or web3 contexts, both directly and by leveraging a team.
Strong knowledge of legal and regulatory principles relevant to cryptocurrencies and web3 across multiple jurisdictions, including financial market regulations, securities laws, taxation, and AML/CFT rules.
Experience working in cross-border legal environments, including with counterparts based in Liechtenstein, Switzerland, or the Cayman Islands.
Excellent judgment, business acumen, and ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
Detail-oriented and resourceful with excellent follow-through skills.
Excellent ability to handle multiple projects autonomously.
Thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

While experience in the blockchain space is preferred – having general excitement about web3 and modular blockchain technology is a must!