Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sei Labs builds open sourced technology for the high-performance Sei Blockchain, and they are seeking a Legal Operations Associate to support their Legal function. This role involves managing the contract lifecycle, building legal workflows, and ensuring compliance while collaborating across various departments.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end contract lifecycle: intake, drafting, redlining, negotiation support, signature routing, and post-execution storage. Scope spans vendor agreements, BD deals, NDAs, grants, validator and node operator agreements, employment-related contracts (with Talent), and incubation entity setups
- Stand up and maintain our CLM. We're early — you'll have a meaningful hand in tool selection and implementation
- Develop and maintain template libraries (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, grant agreements) with embedded fallback positions so the business can self-serve where appropriate
- Build legal workflows that scale: matter intake, request triage, signature processes, retention and records policies
- Audit existing technology tools, identify gaps, and contribute to a legal technology roadmap covering matter management, CLM, e-billing, and AI-assisted workflows
- Lead efforts that push automation, AI, and data-driven insights into how we deliver legal work across the organization
- Build a legal operations dashboard tracking matter volume, cycle times, contract turnaround, and outside counsel spend
- Manage external counsel relationships, scoping, and budgets. Keep spend disciplined and matters moving on the clock
- Review, modify, and enforce billing guidelines to drive cost rigor across external legal spend
- Manage external vendors and consultants to ensure effective partnerships and strong ROI
- Track entity governance for Sei Labs — corporate records, board consents, KYC packets, signatory matrices
- Partner with Finance on contract-driven obligations (payment terms, renewals, audit rights) and with Talent on employment paperwork across US, EU, and EOR jurisdictions
- Support the GC on regulatory and compliance workstreams — sanctions screening processes, token-related matters, privacy program work, and policy build-out
- Support the Legal Department's annual planning cycle, including budget and headcount
- Help organize key programs and events that support the day-to-day functioning and culture of the Legal team, including onboarding, L&D resources, and initiatives that foster team cohesion and professional growth
Skills
- 5–8+ years in legal operations, contracts management, or senior paralegal / contract negotiator roles at a tech company, law firm, or financial services firm
- Demonstrated ownership of the contract lifecycle end-to-end, including direct negotiation of commercial terms with counterparties
- Proven track record building or significantly transforming a legal operations function — this role requires writing the playbook, not following one
- Experience leading or supporting AI, automation, or data-driven transformation initiatives within a legal department
- Strong data and analytics skills; ability to build dashboards and translate metrics into operational insights
- Comfort operating in ambiguity. You build the system as you go and don't wait for someone to hand you a playbook
- Capacity for managing budgets, timelines, and competing priorities with a sharp eye for detail and follow-through
- Strong written communication. You can summarize a 40-page agreement in five bullets and a recommendation
- Familiarity with at least one CLM platform (Ironclad, LinkSquares, Agiloft, Evisort, or similar). Preference for Ironclad
- Working knowledge of US corporate, commercial, and employment law fundamentals. International exposure (EU, Singapore, Cayman, BVI) is a plus
- Highly effective interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across all levels inside and outside the organization, with a focus on building trusted relationships
- Positive, get-it-done attitude that is receptive to feedback, pushes for excellence, and inspires others to overcome challenges
- Prior experience in crypto, fintech, or financial-services company
- Exposure to token-related agreements, validator / staking contracts, or foundation / protocol governance structures
- Experience supporting fundraising, M&A, or spinout transactions
Company Overview
Sei Labs is the layer 1 blockchain uniquely optimized for DeFi DeFi It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.seinetwork.io.