[Hiring] Legal Associate @Uniswap Foundation
Mar 18, 2025 - Uniswap Foundation is hiring a remote Legal Associate. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: USA.
Role Description
The Uniswap Foundation is seeking a Legal Associate to assist the Uniswap Foundation’s General Counsel in providing critical legal guidance across Foundation initiatives, including our grants program, governance processes, and marketing efforts. As the second member of our legal team, you'll be pivotal to navigating the evolving regulatory landscape while enabling the Foundation to contribute to the Uniswap Community’s growth, decentralization, and sustainability.
- Handle portfolio of grants, contracts, marketing materials and other collateral documents involving the Uniswap Foundation in collaboration with outside counsel
- Anticipate and address legal, business, and regulatory challenges within the DeFi space, recommending solutions to mitigate risks and pursue opportunities that align with Uniswap Foundation's mission
- Review external communications to ensure alignment with Foundation objectives and regulatory compliance
- Provide risk-based legal, regulatory, and strategic advice to the Uniswap Foundation’s General Counsel and communicate to executives, grantees, marketing teams, and more
- Review and structure grant agreements for our grant programs
- Monitor communications and deliverables from grantees to ensure compliance with the UF’s guidelines, expectations and regulatory requirements
- Assist the General Counsel in executing the Uniswap Foundation's broad legal and policy strategy
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; member of a U.S. state bar in good standing
- 2–5 years of legal practice experience with a strong focus on corporate law, contract law, marketing guidelines, IP law, Securities and Commodities law, and a base understanding of broad financial regulation requirements
- Understanding of 501(c)4 organization structure and requisite reporting and record-keeping associated therewith
- Familiarity with U.S. financial regulatory frameworks as they apply to decentralized exchanges and DeFi protocols
- Demonstrated experience advising on web3 and crypto matters, particularly within the DeFi ecosystem
- Understanding of Uniswap protocol mechanics and governance structure
- Impeccable attention to detail and commitment to advancing decentralized finance
- Innate curiosity
Benefits
- The opportunity to grow with a progressive grants organization
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Fully covered healthcare
- Unlimited PTO
- Generous parental leave
- Professional Development budget
Company Description
In pursuit of a more open and fair financial system, the Uniswap Foundation supports the growth, decentralization, and sustainability of the Uniswap community. Through grants, we're driving value in five key focus areas: Protocol and Innovation, Developers, Governance, Research, and Security. Our grant making approach is designed to maximize positive impact, bringing in new contributors to our community who focus on building new initiatives, committees, products, infrastructure, and more. To learn more about our community impact, visit uniswapfoundation.org/impact.
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