Paradigm

Regulatory Counsel

Paradigm

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia, Washington

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Salary

💰 $325,000 - $400,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Supervise and manage Paradigm’s suite of comments to regulatory agencies on all key rulemakings and requests for comment, including at the SEC, CFTC, prudential regulators, and FCC.
  • Monitor key regulatory developments in the U.S. relevant to crypto and other nascent technologies and advise firm on the same.
  • Develop and execute on novel regulatory approaches that further the mission and goals of crypto, from white papers to slide decks.
  • Assist with Paradigm’s filing of amicus briefs in federal and state-level litigation relevant to crypto.
  • Partner closely with legal and investment/research on cross-functional initiatives.
  • Advise and guide portfolio company founders and Paradigm’s investment and research teams on critical policy issues.
  • Report to Paradigm’s VP of Regulatory Affairs, Justin Slaughter.

Requirements

  • Be a fast thinker, extremely strong writer, and crisp communicator.
  • Be humble, thoughtful, and subscribe to a growth mindset.
  • Be a voracious reader of legal and regulatory analyses, from matters relevant to securities and commodities regulation to topics around reducing unhelpful regulatory barriers to growth.
  • Have a demonstrated record of a strong, effective litigator or regulatory counsel.
  • Be flexible, agile, and able to navigate a constantly changing environment.
  • Have a track record of learning new subject areas quickly.
  • Have a strong moral compass and impeccable ethics.
  • Be an energetic, creative, self-starter with a bias for action and forward momentum.
  • Believe in crypto’s potential as one of the defining technological advances of our time.
  • 5+ years of litigation or white-collar corporate work, whether in a large law firm or in-house in a litigation department, including on matters related to AML and sanctions.
  • Deep experience in financial services or technology policy, with an emphasis on crypto/securities/commodities regulation, its adjacent technologies, and/or the challenges facing high-growth startups in Washington, DC.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial or technology policy topics into easy-to-understand framing for policymakers and other key Washington, DC stakeholders.
  • Deep understanding of the various trade-offs between different regulatory approaches, including regarding centralization, security, privacy, and democratization, and a vision on how to support the best possible regulatory regime for crypto.
  • Onchain experience using crypto applications, including but not limited to DeFi.