$230,000 – $297,500
Listed on Circle’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Circle seeks a senior transactions lawyer to provide legal support for its Enterprise, Payments, and Ecosystem business lines, handling complex fintech and blockchain deals across global markets. This role suits an experienced commercial attorney with deep knowledge of payments, stablecoins, and digital assets who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can balance legal risk with business objectives.
Our summary, not Circle’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- 10+ years of hands-on legal experience in global commercial transactions
- Experience in in-house legal department and/or top-tier law firm
- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating fintech, financial services, and technology agreements
- Ability to support international business teams across multiple regions
- Experience advising on enterprise, payments, and ecosystem partnerships
- Understanding of legal and regulatory issues in payments, stablecoins, blockchain, and digital assets
- Ability to manage legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and operational implications across deals
- Business-oriented judgment balancing legal risk and commercial objectives
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Highly accountable and organized, comfortable working independently and collaboratively
- J.D. or foreign equivalent
- Active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar
- At least three years of prior top-tier law firm experience
Nice to have
- Americas and/or APAC exposure