Counsel

About the role

In this role at BitGo, you will draft and negotiate a variety of contracts related to prime brokerage, trading, and commercial activities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the development and marketing of new products while managing legal and regulatory risks in a dynamic environment.

BitGo is a leader in digital asset infrastructure, serving a global clientele that includes top financial institutions and exchanges. Your legal expertise will help facilitate the company's international expansion and contribute to the transition to a digital asset economy.

The salary for this role ranges from $220,000 to $240,000, reflecting the competitive compensation in the legal field within the crypto industry.

Who this role suits

• A legal professional with 4-6+ years of experience in financial services or crypto.
• Someone who has a strong background in negotiating with institutional clients.
• A flexible individual who thrives in fast-paced environments and can manage multiple priorities.
• An interest in blockchain and digital assets is essential.

From the employer

• Draft and negotiate a wide range of prime brokerage, trading, and commercial contracts, including master lending agreements, account control agreements, external client agreements, and more.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams to facilitate building, delivery, and marketing of new products.
• Supporting international expansion of custody, trading, settlement and related businesses.
• Managing legal and regulatory risks in a thoughtful and commercially practicable manner.
• Escalating issues to senior team members as appropriate.
• Pitching in whenever and wherever needed, even when not directly related to responsibilities described above.

• 4-6+ years of related law firm and/or in-house legal experience at a financial services or crypto company, ideally involving customer-facing sales, trading and/or custody.
• Must have at least 2 years of experience advising or negotiating against institutional clients at a large law firm or bulge bracket bank.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to assess and balance legal risks against business interests.
• Interest in blockchain and digital assets.
• Flexible, “can-do” attitude and willingness to learn.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising on legal data privacy and security matters, including compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Understanding of the laws and regulation applicable to (i) transaction settlement, clearing, and securities lending, (ii) securities and derivatives regulation, and (iii) regulations relating to extensions of credit such as Regs T, X and U.
• Experience with employment law matters, including drafting employment agreements and advising on HR issues.
• Knowledge of intellectual property matters, including software licensing and open-source considerations.

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options.
• 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents.
• Up to 4% 401k company match.
• Paid parental leave, Paid vacation.
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks.
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs.
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment.