In-House Counsel
DoubleZero Foundation
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Draft and own core legal agreements
- Lead drafting and management of vendor, infrastructure, contractor, and contributor agreements
- Prepare and maintain NDAs, MSAs, and other foundational operating documents
- Support token-, incentive-, and equity-adjacent documentation in coordination with leadership and external counsel
- Build legal operations as a system
- Own Malbec Labs’ legal toolchain and document infrastructure
- Design contract workflows, templates, approvals, and version control that scale with the company
- Create legal processes that are clear, reliable, and easy for technical teams to use
- Support governance and cross-entity coordination
- Prepare board consents, approvals, and routine governance materials
- Support governance across Malbec Labs and affiliated entities
- Act as a primary legal liaison with the DoubleZero Foundation to ensure smooth coordination across the ecosystem
- Exercise judgment and manage risk
- Identify and surface legal and operational risk early
- Make clear calls on when to escalate issues or engage external counsel
- Focus on practical, business-aligned solutions rather than academic legal analysis
Requirements
- Approximately 1-4 years of experience (not required in exceptional circumstances)
- Recent graduates
- Background in commercial, transactional, or technology-focused legal work
- Strong drafting skills and sound business judgment
- Highly organized and systems-oriented approach to legal work
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment with limited precedent
- Genuine interest in crypto, blockchain, and infrastructure-level technology
- Excited to work closely with a small executive team and be accountable for outcomes
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation
- Hybrid salary and token-based compensation
- Opportunity for meaningful growth and expanded scope over time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
drafting legal agreementsvendor agreementsinfrastructure agreementscontractor agreementscontributor agreementsNDAsMSAscontract workflowsversion controlgovernance materials
Soft skills
strong drafting skillsbusiness judgmenthighly organizedsystems-orientedcomfortable in fast-moving environmentsaccountabilityrisk managementclear communicationcollaborationproblem-solving