Senior Counsel

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • $225,000 PA - $250,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Counsel will work closely with cross-functional teams on product design, execution, and go-to-market strategy for crypto products. They will lead regulatory and legal initiatives, helping Uniswap navigate legal challenges. Responsibilities include providing legal and strategic advice, collaborating on business partnerships, supporting marketing, driving process development, assessing regulations, collaborating with the legal team, mentoring colleagues, and influencing product direction. The ideal candidate should have strong financial regulatory experience and be comfortable working autonomously.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of law firm or in-house experience
  • JD degree with good standing in at least one US state bar
  • Strong financial regulatory background or experience counseling crypto clients
  • Familiar with financial services regulation and agencies
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
Good to have:
  • Deep understanding of crypto and blockchain technology
  • Understanding of how different regulations or proposed rules can apply to crypto products
  • 3+ years of experience at an AM Law 100 corporate law firm
  • In-house experience is a plus
Perks:
  • Company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents
  • Gym subsidy
  • 401(k) with 4% employer contribution
  • Annual $1,500 education stipend
  • Unlimited and encouraged time off
  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • Home office setup stipend for remote employees
  • Daily lunches at NY headquarters

Job Details

Uniswap Labs builds products that help millions of people access DeFi simply and securely ‒ from the Uniswap Web App and Wallet to crypto infrastructure like the Uniswap Trading API, and Unichain. Uniswap Labs also contributes to the development of the Uniswap Protocol, which has processed over $2.9 trillion in volume across thousands of tokens on Ethereum and 12+ other chains.

When you join Uniswap, you become part of a team that's reshaping the way value flows on the internet.

We are seeking a Senior Counsel to partner closely with cross-functional teams on the design, execution, and go-to-market strategy of cutting-edge crypto products. You will lead regulatory and legal initiatives with company-level impact, helping Uniswap navigate novel legal challenges in a fast-moving environment.

The ideal candidate brings fluency in financial regulatory frameworks (securities, derivatives, etc.), practical experience guiding product teams, and an appetite for mentorship and scaling impact across functions. You should be comfortable influencing without authority, working autonomously, and applying legal creativity to emerging technologies.

We are headquartered in SoHo in New York City and this role will ideally be NYC based.

Responsibilities:

  • Independently provide risk-principled legal, regulatory, and strategic advice to business and engineering teams across the product lifecycle from ideation to launch
  • Collaborate with business development and partnership teams on potential business partnerships, ensuring alignment with long-term legal and business objectives
  • Support marketing teams on marketing initiatives and review marketing collateral for compliance with advertising standards and intellectual property rights
  • Drive the development and implementation of various processes, scalable policies, and playbooks to integrate legal guidance throughout the product development lifecycle. Proactively identifying gaps and solutions to enable product velocity while managing risk
  • Assess and advise on current rules and regulations as they relate to Uniswap products
  • Collaborate collegially and supportively with other members of the legal team
  • Mentor and advise fellow counsel and cross-functional teammates, helping build legal fluency and regulatory awareness throughout the organization
  • Operate as a thought partner to senior leadership, supporting company-wide legal initiatives, and influencing product direction with sound legal risk assessments

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of law firm or in-house experience
  • JD degree (or foreign equivalent) with good standing in at least one US state bar
  • Strong financial regulatory background or experience counseling crypto clients
  • Familiar with financial services regulation and agencies (e.g., FinCEN, SEC, CFTC) and how they apply to financial products in both the U.S. and abroad
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills; establishes and maintains strong relationships and credibility with stakeholders
  • Highly organized and proactive; capable of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines

Nice to Haves:

  • Deep understanding of crypto and blockchain technology
  • Understanding of how different regulations or proposed rules can apply to crypto products (e.g., broker-dealer, exchange, derivatives)
  • 3+ years of experience at an AM Law 100 corporate law firm
  • In-house experience is a plus

 

Minimum full-time salary of $225,000 - $250,000. Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law. Full Time employees at Uniswap Labs are also eligible for other compensation elements, including equity, tokens, and benefits, dependent on the position type.

Uniswap Labs' Full-Time employee benefits include company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents, gym subsidy, 401(k) with 4% employer contribution, annual $1,500 education stipend, unlimited and encouraged time off, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, home office setup stipend for remote employees and daily lunches at NY headquarters (all benefits are subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility).

Uniswap Labs is committed to diversity in our workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability (including gender dysphoria and similar gender-related conditions), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation (including actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality), veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, reproductive health decision making or any other protected category. In addition, Uniswap Labs participates in E-Verify. You can view the E-Verify poster here and the Right to Work poster here

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About The Company

The Uniswap Labs team is building products to unlock value through universal exchange. We envision a future where digital economies flourish, and markets are transparent, global, and equitable.Our products – the Uniswap Interface, the Uniswap Mobile App, and the Uniswap Extension – are powered by the Uniswap Protocol.  The protocol is the largest onchain marketplace, with billions of dollars in weekly volume across thousands of tokens on Ethereum and 8+ additional chains.

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