Legal Counsel

About AngelList:

We exist to accelerate innovation by increasing the number of successful startups in the world. We want to give more people the opportunity to participate in the venture economy by building the financial infrastructure that makes it possible for more people to invest in world changing startups, and build tools for startups that help them run their operations so they can focus on building. 

AngelList is the nexus of venture capital and the startup community. We support over $124B+ assets on our platform, and we’ve driven capital to over 12,000 startups, almost 282 of which are unicorns. 57% of top-tier U.S. VC deals involve investors on AngelList.

While our scale is large, our ambitions are even larger – we’re innovating on the financial infrastructure for venture investors and the startups they invest in. Come build with us.

About the Role:

AngelList is seeking an exceptional attorney to join our legal team as Legal Counsel.

This role offers a unique opportunity for an attorney with experience in fund formation and/or venture capital to apply their expertise at scale while broadening their experience navigating cutting-edge legal challenges in the fintech space.

In this role, you’ll partner primarily with our sales, customer success teams, and affiliated operations teams enabling them to excel by providing strategic legal support and building scalable processes to support go-to-market and existing customer legal needs. From crafting fund and investment documentation to navigating regulatory complexities, your work will directly contribute to the growth of AngelList and the fund managers and founders we empower.

• Collaborate: partner with sales, customer success, and other cross-functional teams at AngelList to provide innovative, customer-centric legal support.
• Build: create and improve scalable legal processes that empower the business to resolve common issues independently and efficiently.
• Lead: manage a wide range of transactional matters, including fund formation, securities offerings, portfolio investments, and startup company formation and capitalization.
• Advise: deliver pragmatic, creative, and actionable advice on issues spanning regulatory compliance, marketing communications, intellectual property, data security, privacy, and more.

• Experience: minimum of 3-5 years at a top law firm (in an EC/VC or private fund group) or combination of in-house experience at a high-growth fintech company.
• Credentials: JD from an ABA-accredited law school and good standing with the applicable state Bar(s).
• Expertise: deep understanding of securities laws (e.g., Securities Act, Exchange Act, Investment Company Act, Investment Advisers Act, FINRA Rules) and the startup and venture capital ecosystem.
• Mindset: an excellence reflex and deep customer empathy, strong problem-solving skills, a pragmatic approach to risk management, and a dedication to continuous improvement of our product offerings.

• Operational excellence: consistently delivering accurate, timely, and practical legal services to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaboration: strategically partnering across teams to unlock meaningful outcomes for our business and customers to support our go-to-market and customer success goals.
• Problem-solving: offering detours, not roadblocks by thinking from first principles, anticipating challenges, and proactively delivering creative, customer-centric solutions.
• Creating momentum: acting with urgency by providing clear and accountable timelines that other team members can depend on.

If you don’t tick every box above, we’d still encourage you to apply. We’re building a diverse team whose skills balance and complement one another.

AngelList has offices in a few cities, and our engineering hub in San Francisco. We’re focused on hiring from this hub office so engineers and product teams can collaborate in the office at least twice per week (Tuesdays and choice between Wednesday or Thursday). From time to time, we will make exceptions for new hires if they need to be in another office or fully remote.

Compensation: The compensation for this role consists of a competitive base salary, benefits, and equity package. The base salary for this role starts at $245,000+ annually but the actual compensation will vary based on a factors including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.

Benefits: We support our employees in their lives both inside and outside of work.

*See additional detail on our benefits here: https://angell.ist/venture-benefits

*Learn about our Funders & Founders Program here: https://join.angellist.com/

Working at AngelList: At AngelList, we are united in our purpose to accelerate innovation and build the future of private markets. Our beliefs and values shape how we work, collaborate, and create impact. If the below resonate, we’d love to have you with us.

*Beliefs: https://angell.ist/beliefs

*Values & Leadership Expectations: https://angell.ist/values

AngelList is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.