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Crypto/Blockchain Startup – Denver, CO
Legal Analyst
Job Overview
This role will involve leading and managing legal research on topics across all legal disciplines and jurisdictions, as well as technical research related to cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. It will involve working with and taking direction from company lawyers, outside counsel, and possibly managing additional researchers for large projects. The role will also interface with customer support staff, developers, and marketing as needed.
You will report to the General Counsel.
What We’re Seeking
We are looking for a Legal Analyst to monitor legal developments in the cryptocurrency industry across all jurisdictions and prepare detailed reports for the legal department. To succeed in this role, you should be a reliable professional who is intellectually tenacious and able to manage multiple projects at a time. You should be familiar with legal research and writing, as well as legal databases, and the standards of financial institutions. If you also have a sharp business acumen, we’d like to meet you.
Your goal will be to ensure we operate efficiently while meeting our business objectives.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Maintain an extensive understanding of the law
- Understand the procedures and regulations of laws and governments
- Access legal documentation and legal records
- Research the law and legal specifics
- Research relevant news stories
- Provide overall support to the legal team
- Prepare exhibits or testimonies for legal proceedings
- Research public records
- Review and inspect testimony and evidence, and prepare reports based upon evidence
- Maintain an extensive understanding of the cryptocurrency space
- Research and present or prepare reports on technical concepts related to cryptocurrency
Job Requirements
- Expert interpersonal relationship skills
- High attention to detail
- Superb organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Expert research skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Integrity and professional ethics
- Teamwork skills
- BS/BA in economics, finance, law, communications or a related field
- Zero to five years of relevant experience
Bonus Attributes
- Juris Doctorate
Under supervision of the President, performs confidential paralegal and legal analytical support and performs other related duties.
Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:*
- Draft, review and make edits to contracts.
- Manage legal expenses..
- Performs a variety of routine and responsible administrative and clerical functions.
- Analyzes statutory and regulatory authority.
- Review and analyze documents for content and relevance; compile, organize and present information for further consideration and action by outside legal counsel.
- Summarize contract terms and other legal documents; compile, organize and present information in a well written and concise fashion;
- Conducts routine preliminary research including contacting department/site administrators.
- Files documents and/or forms with various state and federal agencies.
- Reviews and screens incoming correspondence, communications, subpoenas, document requests, contract requests.
- Provides and presents summaries of miscellaneous documents to President and stakeholders.
- Tracks, reviews, and analyzes invoices received from outside legal counsel.
- Handles special projects as requested, including legal documents and subpoenas.
- Prepares and updates status charts of legal processes.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-directed with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Detail oriented, highly organized
- Comfortable balancing long-term projects and the at-times urgent demands of daily work
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks; strong time-management skills
- Demonstrates sound judgment; professional demeanor
- Ability to work under limited supervision while following standardized practices and/or methods and produce accurate work in timely manner
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree required
- JD Preferred
- CA-Barred Preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative experience, preferably in an educational or legal setting.
Come be a part of our dynamic team and make a difference in the lives of our students!
BigCommerce, named a “Best Place to Work” in Austin in 2017, is looking for a Legal Analyst to join our lean, top-notch Legal team in our Austin Four Points (Headquarters) office.
As a key member of the team, you will work closely with our in-house attorneys to provide support and guidance on legal initiatives and collaborate frequently with other departments on various projects, contracts and matters requiring legal input.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organization skills, be able to work at a fast pace and have strong attention to detail. This is an entry-level role ideal for a recent graduate ready to get their feet wet in pursuit of a career in legal.
What You’ll Do
- Investigate, prioritize, and manage all escalated requests for legal review and present the resulting research to attorneys by providing detailed background, analyzing risk vs. benefit, anticipating areas of conflict and proposing creative solutions
- Clearly communicate legal responses and recommendations to applicable teams and stakeholders
- Develop and maintain repositories of legal responses and create legal resources for use/reference by applicable teams within the organization
- Work with attorneys to identify legal risks to the business, conduct investigations and make recommendations for solutions
- Identify and implement process improvements within the Legal team and with stakeholders in other departments
- Conduct thorough initial review of contracts in relation to internal legal thresholds and criteria
- Review, negotiate and revise nondisclosure agreements and procurement contracts (with support of our attorneys)
- Assist attorneys with preparation, review and negotiation of other legal documents and redlines
- Draft routine letters and other legal correspondence
- Assist with developing best practice policies, playbooks and automation across various contract lifecycles
- Review contracts for completeness and accuracy, including but not limited to ensuring documents are properly signed and retrieving additional information when necessary
- Manage BigCommerce’s contracting process by tracking authorizations and correspondence
- Monitor and maintain data quality within BigCommerce’s contract management system
- Handle miscellaneous administrative tasks including managing contract files and templates for the Legal team, locating agreements, uploading and organizing fully executed copies of legal documents, etc.
- Assist attorneys and other teams with ad hoc research and projects as necessary
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Strong interest in the legal field and/or in pursuit of a career in legal
- Fast learner with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
- SaaS or technology company experience is a plus, but not required
- Comfortable working with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, etc.)
- Familiarity with Salesforce, Conga and DocuSign preferred, but not required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to think ahead and anticipate issues before they arise
- Takes ownership of work and sees projects through to completion
- Ability to work in a confidential manner due to access to information of a sensitive nature
- Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills. Works efficiently and can be flexible and switch gears quickly if projects need to be set aside for high priority escalations and urgent matters
- Team player with ability to communicate and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization in a professional manner
- Capable of working independently and seeking assistance when needed
- Maintains a positive attitude and good sense of humor even while working under pressure
Inside BigCommerce
BigCommerce is a robust, flexible commerce platform that provides established and emerging brands with everything they need to launch, promote, manage and scale a successful online store.BigCommerce merchants earn more than retailers on competitive commerce solutions thanks to advanced features, better site performance and streamlined business processes. Founded in 2009, the company has received more than $100 million in funding from SoftBank Capital, American Express, Telstra Ventures, General Catalyst, Revolution Growth and FLOODGATE. BigCommerce supports thousands of retailers around the world from its offices in San Francisco, Austin and Sydney.
We’re a team of smart, passionate and talented people on a mission to democratize commerce. If you’re looking to work with industry leaders and love what you do, we want to hear from you!