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.

You will:

• 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

You Have

• 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.

Success in this Role Means:

• 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.