General Counsel

Sei Labs

General Counsel providing strategic legal counsel across governance, corporate, and commercial matters for Sei Foundation. Leading international legal work, stakeholder collaboration, and institution building in a fast-moving environment.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in legal governance, corporate law, and cross-border legal matters, with a strong ability to provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice. Capable of managing complex workstreams and collaborating effectively with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.

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J.D. DegreeActive Bar MembershipIn-House Legal ExperienceCross-Border Legal CoordinationExcellent Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Legal Risk AssessmentCommercial Agreement DraftingEntity StructuringGovernance DocumentationLegal Process Development

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentIndependent OperationStakeholder AlignmentAdaptability in Fast-Moving Environments

Industry Keywords

Corporate GovernanceStrategic ArrangementsInternational JurisdictionsHigh-Growth OrganizationsLegal Exposure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the Foundation’s principal legal adviser across governance, corporate, commercial, strategic, and operational matters.
Partner closely with the Board of Directors and senior stakeholders to support key decisions, assess legal risk, and develop pragmatic paths forward.
Provide practical, solution-oriented advice that balances legal rigor with speed, organizational needs, and execution realities.
Help the Foundation navigate novel or ambiguous issues without becoming a bottleneck to progress.
Lead legal support for governance matters, including board processes, resolutions, approvals, delegated authorities, and related documentation.
Advise on entity structuring, affiliated-entity relationships, organizational decision-making, and internal legal frameworks.
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, strategic arrangements, and third-party service provider documentation.
Support the development of scalable legal processes, templates, and internal workflows that the organization can use in practice.
Lead and coordinate legal work involving multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, Cayman Islands, Singapore, Korea, and the UK.
Support cross-border structuring, jurisdiction-specific analysis, and legal coordination across related entities, foundations, and affiliated activities.
Work closely with external and fractional counsel in relevant jurisdictions to ensure clarity of ownership, efficiency of execution, and consistency of advice.
Help leadership think through international operating complexity, legal exposure, and jurisdictional tradeoffs as the Foundation evolves.
Manage outside counsel across specialist areas and jurisdictions, with a strong focus on efficiency, judgment, and practical outcomes.
Determine which matters should be handled internally versus externally, ensuring legal resources are deployed thoughtfully.
Translate external legal advice into clear internal recommendations and actionable next steps.
Maintain momentum across multiple concurrent matters by setting priorities, driving decisions, and keeping stakeholders aligned.
Help build and shape a legal function that is practical, trusted, and appropriately scaled for a lean, fast-moving foundation.
Identify emerging legal risks early and help design workable internal processes before those risks become more significant.
Contribute to broader institution-building where legal judgment intersects with strategy, operations, governance, and organizational design.
Bring a builder mentality and a strong bias toward ownership, accountability, and forward progress.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, international considered.
Significant legal experience in-house and/or at a leading law firm, with exposure to high-growth organizations, complex transactions, or cross-border legal matters.
Demonstrated ability to operate independently as a senior legal lead and manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.
Strong judgment and ability to translate legal analysis into clear, practical, governance- and business-oriented recommendations.
Experience working across international jurisdictions and coordinating with local, offshore, or specialized external counsel.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with directors, founders, executives, and external advisers.
Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities and imperfect information.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working arrangement in NYC
Food, commuting, and other in person benefits for our team that works hybrid in NYC