In-House Counsel

In-House Counsel

We’re looking for an in-house counsel who wants to be deeply embedded in building and operating real infrastructure—not advising from the sidelines. This role sits at the center of Malbec Labs’ work supporting the DoubleZero Protocol, a next-generation decentralized private internet.

You’ll work directly with the executive team, partner closely with engineers and operators, and help design the legal systems that allow a fast-moving, technically ambitious organization to scale responsibly. This is a hands-on role for someone who values ownership, judgment, and practical execution.

What you’ll do

• Draft and own core legal agreements

  • Lead drafting and management of vendor, infrastructure, contractor, and contributor agreements
  • Prepare and maintain NDAs, MSAs, and other foundational operating documents
  • Support token-, incentive-, and equity-adjacent documentation in coordination with leadership and external counsel

• Build legal operations as a system

  • Own Malbec Labs’ legal toolchain and document infrastructure
  • Design contract workflows, templates, approvals, and version control that scale with the company
  • Create legal processes that are clear, reliable, and easy for technical teams to use

• Support governance and cross-entity coordination

  • Prepare board consents, approvals, and routine governance materials
  • Support governance across Malbec Labs and affiliated entities
  • Act as a primary legal liaison with the DoubleZero Foundation to ensure smooth coordination across the ecosystem

• Exercise judgment and manage risk

  • Identify and surface legal and operational risk early
  • Make clear calls on when to escalate issues or engage external counsel
  • Focus on practical, business-aligned solutions rather than academic legal analysis

What we’re looking for

• Approximately 1-4 years of experience (not required in exceptional circumstances)
• Recent graduates
• Background in commercial, transactional, or technology-focused legal work
• Strong drafting skills and sound business judgment
• Highly organized and systems-oriented approach to legal work
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment with limited precedent
• Genuine interest in crypto, blockchain, and infrastructure-level technology
• Excited to work closely with a small executive team and be accountable for outcomes

Location & compensation

• Remote-first role (United States)
• Highly competitive compensation
• Hybrid salary and token-based compensation
• Opportunity for meaningful growth and expanded scope over time

How to apply

Please upload your resume and cover letter. When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.

About DoubleZero

DoubleZero is a high-performance, permissionless global network purpose-built for distributed systems. The mission is simple: increase bandwidth and reduce latency.

DoubleZero increases bandwidth by filtering junk data that currently plagues validators and other network operators. DoubleZero reduces latency by connecting these filters with underutilized private fiber links in the form of a mesh network. By combining these improvements and routing the right data through optimized, low-latency paths, the DoubleZero protocol empowers blockchains and other systems to reach performance levels that were previously impossible.

In short, DoubleZero is a new Internet for distributed systems. It is supported by two organizations: the DoubleZero Foundation, which drives the adoption, decentralization, security, and advancement of the protocol; and Malbec Labs, which develops the technical components of the protocol itself. We look forward to hearing from you.