Legal Intern, Circle
Summer 2025
Digital dollars for global prosperity
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Digital dollars for global prosperity
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for Legal Interns who are highly proactive, accountable, team-oriented, capable of managing multiple competing priorities, and excited to join a lean team that executes on a variety of novel and complex legal issues
- 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
- Enrollment at a top law school (T-14 preferred) - candidates must have high grades and be actively engaged with a range of extracurricular activities
- You are passionate about Circle’s mission and values, financial technology and the disruptive potential of cryptocurrency and blockchains
- You are comfortable working outside of your comfort zone in an evolving and growing environment that is prone to rapid changes, extreme velocity and managing multiple projects simultaneously
- You apply sound, practical business judgment to your legal education and research, and are creative at solving problems
- You can exercise good judgment in time-sensitive, high-pressure situations, work autonomously and independently with minimal guidance and are also comfortable working collaboratively as part of a team
- You are obsessively organized, energetic, passionate about supporting your team/ a team player
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Fluency in oral and written English
- Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite
- Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) and crafting effective prompts
What the job involves
- Under the direction of the Deputy General Counsel, Legal Interns will play an immediate and direct role in providing support for Circle’s legal and corporate affairs function by conducting a range of research tasks related to the Chief Legal Officer’s thought leadership initiatives, ongoing corporate and litigation matters, and regulatory issues related to the company’s product suite
- Providing support to Circle’s global legal operations, risk management efforts and strategic business objectives and priorities
- Assisting Circle lawyers on, among other things, reviews of a variety of product development initiatives, regulatory compliance and enterprise risk management matters and guidance
- Assisting the CLO with his thought leadership projects
- Research tasks related to a range of general corporate and securities matters, including capital deployment, capital raising, public securities offerings, M&A, equity administration, marketing and communications, and executive compensation
- Legal research projects related to the cryptocurrency industry and the current regulatory environment for a fintech operating in this cutting edge space
Our take
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.
The company is backed by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and crypto exchange company Coinbase. It has been proactively preparing for possible upcoming federal regulations. With USDC circulation doubling over the last year to $60 billion, Circle is well-placed to see steady long-term growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2022
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2021
$440m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- 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
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Jeremy Allaire
(CEO)Founder & former Chairman and CEO of Brightcove. Former Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst Partners, CTO of Macromedia, and Co-Founder & former CTO of Allaire Corporation.
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