Kraken - Counsel

• JD from an accredited law school; admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (in good standing) • At least 6 years of litigation experience at a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency in a litigation role • Meaningful exposure to consumer financial services matters, arbitrations, small claims, BBB complaints, customer dispute resolution, or analogous proceedings • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Comfort operating independently on a high-volume, fast-moving docket; you are organized, self-directed, and don’t drop balls • A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and an opportunity-making attitude; you use the law to increase the company’s optionality, not just to say no • Genuine interest in crypto and digital assets • Experience deploying AI to up-level your legal work • Nice-to-haves • Nice-to-haves • In-house experience at a fintech, crypto, or other high-growth technology or financial services company • Familiarity with mass arbitration defense, experience at the major arbitral forums (AAA, JAMS, NAM, etc.), motions to compel arbitration, and consumer class actions • Experience working with consumer protection frameworks: EFTA, UDAP, state consumer protection statutes, state privacy statutes (e.g., CIPA, CCPA, Illinois’s BIPA. etc.) • Comfort with legal technology and tools • Trial experience — you’re comfortable jumping into a consumer arbitration and taking it all the way to trial on your own • Experience working with outside vendors for e-discovery • Experience working with expert witnesses • Experience in a remote-first work environment • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto! • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.