$125,000 – $165,0005 days ago
Blockdaemon is seeking a highly motivated and organised Senior Paralegal to join its growing Legal & Compliance team. This role is a key operational and legal partner across a range of matters, including commercial contracts, corporate governance, marketing, regulatory, and cross-border compliance. The Senior Paralegal will take end-to-end ownership of complex projects in a fast-moving, remote-first environment and is expected to operate with significant autonomy. Responsibilities include: Contracts: Drafting, reviewing, and managing commercial agreements (SaaS/IaaS, NDAs, vendor, partnership, data processing agreements); developing and maintaining standard templates, playbooks, and approval workflows. Corporate Governance: Managing global entity records (formations, qualifications, dissolutions, regulatory filings across multiple jurisdictions); supporting corporate governance activities (board resolutions, corporate minute books, cap tables, governance documentation, entity maintenance, subsidiary management); and supporting board meeting logistics. Regulatory & Compliance: Monitoring regulatory developments in digital assets, staking, and DeFi across key jurisdictions (US, EU/MiCA, UK, APAC); supporting licence and registration applications; assisting with responses to government inquiries and subpoenas; assisting with data privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA); and supporting employment and HR-related legal matters globally. Marketing: Reviewing and providing legal support for marketing and communications materials, ensuring compliance; drafting marketing agreements (rights of publicity, case studies, releases, sponsorships, events). Legal Operations: Owning and continuously improving legal tooling, document repositories, and workflows; owning the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system; identifying and implementing tooling improvements (e.g., e-signature, matter management, knowledge management). About Us: Blockdaemon powers the blockchain economy with its suite of industry-leading infrastructure solutions. We are a globally established, ISO-27001 certified partner with extensive protocol coverage, offering technical depth, industry-leading SLAs, 70+ global points of presence through 10+ cloud and bare metal providers, and 24/7 support for an unmatched institutional-grade experience. We provide integrated business solutions to exchanges, custodians, crypto platforms, financial institutions, and developers using our end-to-end suite of blockchain tools, including dedicated nodes, APIs, staking, liquid staking, MPC tech, and more. Blockdaemon provides its customers with the confidence to quickly and easily scale without compromising security or compliance. We are a globally distributed team and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Qualifications: 8+ years of paralegal experience (in-house or law firm), 2+ years in a senior capacity, strong background in corporate/commercial law, technology contracts, international entity management, multi-jurisdictional filings, proficiency with CLM software (Ironclad, SpotDraft or similar), DocuSign, GSuite/M365, excellent written communication, organisational skills, comfortable with autonomy and ambiguity. Preferred: Experience in blockchain/crypto/Web3/digital asset companies, familiarity with digital asset regulations (MiCA, VASP/AMLD5, FCA, FinCEN), exposure to GDPR/CCPA/other data protection frameworks, experience supporting intercompany restructurings.