Assistant General Counsel, Circle

• 10+ years of commercial and/or M&A legal experience with at least 5+ years legal experience specifically with ISDA master agreements, clearing agreements, and prime brokerage agreements for a variety of capital markets transactions
• A strong background in public and private company mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions, preferably in a law firm setting
• Preferred 5+ years of legal experience with U.S. Tier 1 law firms
• A passion for innovation and the potential for blockchain technology to transform financial services, especially in the capital markets
• A strategic approach to use your legal expertise to find paths to achieve Circle’s goals
• The ability to clearly communicate complex ideas in an understandable way so our clients can act on them
• A commercial orientation to always keep the business objective in mind as you work closely with our colleagues throughout Circle
• A strong sense of accountability to own all of your actions and decisions, recognizing the buck stops with you
• You have a JD (preferably from a “T-14” law school and/or with honors/law review from a US News & World Report Top 50 law school) and are an active member of at least one state bar
• Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS, Google Workspace, and ChatGPT

• Circle is looking for an experienced commercial, capital markets, M&A attorney to lead its capital markets legal transaction work
• Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this attorney will build a new legal support team driving USDC and EURC use and growth in global capital markets and other strategic matters
• Be a trusted partner to the global capital markets business development team
• Draft, negotiate, and structure third-party commercial agreements
• Improve contract velocity by developing and broadening contract templates and terms
• Find business-focused solutions to manage legal risk by crafting strategies that resolve issues, improve relationships, and promote opportunities
• Provide legal support and guidance on merger, acquisition, and other strategic partnership opportunities
• Use and develop AI tooling to accelerate and improve contract processes
• Contribute to the broader success of Circle Legal and its Transaction team
• You will aspire to our four core values:
• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards. You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance

• We offer flexible paid time off — so you can thrive at work, and at rest
• No matter where you live, we offer a market competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe
• Work Remotely: Do your best work from home. With a company laptop, stipend for business equipment, and access to WeWork locations, Circle remote jobs empower our employees to do their best work.
• All U.S. employees enjoy 401(k) benefits with company matching, and can become owners in Circle through our equity program

Total funding: $1.1bn

Circle is a financial technology firm looking to enable businesses to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications. The company’s USD Coin (USDC) has become the fastest growing, regulated, and fully reserved dollar digital currency.