As Base specific product legal counsel, you will help build the legal foundation to support Base’s onchain mission and strategy.
Play a pivotal role in the grants ecosystem by overseeing legal processes related to funding and supporting innovative projects within the Base ecosystem.
Facilitate the integration of both Coinbase and third party services and products in the Base ecosystem, ensuring they adhere to legal standards and regulatory expectations. This includes conducting due diligence, drafting compliance policies, and providing guidance on risk management related to Base product integration.
Be a business partner, not just an attorney.
Provide full product life-cycle counseling.
Look around corners and creatively solve problems for the business as they plan, build, and execute on their product roadmap.
Identify issues that may fall outside your expertise, driving resolution by partnering with other members of the Coinbase legal team and outside counsel.
Work cross-departmentally, including with stakeholders such as Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Engineering, Data, Analytics, Corporate Development, and members of Coinbase’s leadership team.
Respond promptly to a wide range of complex legal requests and coordinate closely with Legal department colleagues to ensure the swift delivery of smart, practical advice.
Operate in a fast paced, demanding environment and pivot quickly to meet leadership's needs.
Scale the advice you provide, so that you can do more with less and grow efficiently with the business.

Requirements

Currently licensed in a U.S. state. J.D. or equivalent, minimum of 5 years of legal experience
You have strong, substantive practice and practical experience working in crypto / web3 / defi / protocols / blockchain
You have Financial technology experience preferred but not required
You have experience counseling product teams in launching consumer or developer-facing technology products and services
You have a strong interest or experience in digital currency, blockchain technology, and innovative constructs pioneered by decentralized finance.
You have an understanding of the legal and regulatory considerations affecting crypto protocols and onchain products, including how decentralized architectures and onchain workflows impact product design and governance.
You have experience with build-outs to support Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, and regulated e-money and money transmission obligations under banking laws.
You have proven problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
You exercise excellent legal judgment with analytic rigor, prudential risk assessment, and a balance of realizable creativity and pragmatism.
You are comfortable with risk-adjusted thinking, and can understand when interpretive flexibility is warranted.
You are team-oriented and collaborative, you bring cross-departmental colleagues to the table, and build your practice to enable your clients to successfully build and launch crypto products at Coinbase.

Benefits

bonus eligibility
equity eligibility
benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

J.D.legal experiencecryptoweb3defiblockchainproduct counselingAMLKYCregulatory compliance

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationinterpersonal skillslegal judgmentanalytical rigorrisk assessmentcreativitypragmatismteam-orientedcollaborative

Certifications

licensed attorney