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Associate Counsel, Corporate

Rain · District of Columbia · On-site

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About Rain

Explore Rain’s enterprise payments infrastructure for stablecoin-powered cards and global money movement. Fast settlement, scalable API, and trusted performance. Backed by Norwest.

About the role

Lead M&A execution: manage all legal aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments from LOI through closing and post-closing integration, including due diligence coordination, deal structuring, and negotiation of definitive agreements. Draft and negotiate transaction documents: purchase agreements, merger agreements, and ancillary documents (escrow agreements, transition services agreements, employment and consulting agreements, IP assignments), plus board and stockholder consents.

What they're looking for

  • 4 to 8 years of experience in corporate law, with meaningful M&A transaction experience (law firm, in-house, or a combination)
  • Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements, investment documents, and related ancillary agreements
  • Strong understanding of corporate governance, entity management, and Delaware corporate law
  • The ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts for business stakeholders
  • Strong hands-on drafting skills, with the ability to handle a meaningful share of contract and transaction drafting in-house
More about this role

Rain is the global stablecoin payments platform for enterprises, neobanks, platforms, developers, and AI agents. Our technology allows partners to move, store, and use stablecoins instantly and compliantly through global payment cards, rewards, on/offramps, wallets, and cross-border rails. As both a Visa and Mastercard Principal Member, Rain issues cards that work at more than 175 million merchant locations in over 220 countries and territories. Built natively for stablecoins and trusted by more than 100 organizations worldwide, Rain delivers secure, scalable infrastructure that makes money move freely and instantly around the world.

You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company backed by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS. In January 2026, we closed a $250M Series C led by ICONIQ, valuing Rain at $1.95B, with Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer Venture Partners, Galaxy Ventures, FirstMark, Lightspeed, Norwest, and Endeavor Catalyst also participating. If you're curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we'd love to talk.

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