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About the role
The role of Associate General Counsel is a rare chance to join a company early and help build its legal function from the ground up. You will work directly with, and report to, the General Counsel as the first dedicated member of the legal team. There is no established playbook to inherit so you will help write it.
What they're looking for
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to a U.S. state bar in good standing (New York admission or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New York preferred)
- Approximately 8–12 years of legal experience, ideally combining a strong law-firm foundation with in-house experience
- Genuine breadth with a track record across commercial contracting, regulatory/product counseling, corporate/governance, and compliance with a willingness to learn and expand
- Exposure to digital assets, crypto, banking or another regulated financial-services or fintech environment
- Experience working across different functions and building trust with stakeholders
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to give clear, actionable advice to non-lawyers
More about this role
At Agora, our mission is to transform how money moves. We believe stablecoins will underpin a new financial fabric, one that is faster, more global, and more efficient than today's siloed systems. That is why we are building AUSD and the Agora stack, a full service platform that makes issuing, managing, and integrating stablecoins seamless, whether you're a developer, fintech, or institution. With AUSD, stablecoins become programmable, composable, and ubiquitous by default.
We believe digital dollars should be a public good: trusted, accessible, and built for real-world utility. Our mission is to drive adoption through customizable, user-friendly on-ramps that make stable, dollar-based value available onchain.
We're backed by world-class investors including Paradigm and Dragonfly, and we're growing a team to reimagine how value moves online.
We're intentional about who we bring on. If you're passionate about stablecoins and want to help create more open, intuitive ways for people to engage with money, let's talk.
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