Senior Legal Counsel

TRM Labs

BUILD A SAFER WORLD. TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM's platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure. As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will join an experienced, close-knit team that advises across all aspects of TRM’s rapidly-growing global business, and was recently named a finalist for the prestigious Financial Times Innovative Lawyers (2025) https://lawyersnorthamerica.live.ft.com/home awards. The team provides timely, ethically-sound, and commercially-savvy advice on matters including contract negotiations, product counseling, compliance with global laws and regulations (including privacy and AI-related issues), dispute avoidance/resolution, corporate governance, and overall risk management. Success is measured by how effectively and efficiently the Legal team empowers others throughout TRM to make complex decisions in the best interests of the company. The impact you’ll have here: - Provide legal, operational, and strategic advice to our cutting-edge Blockchain Intelligence teams, including with respect to data collection methods and practices. - Advise and support our global Law Enforcement Relations team with respect to subpoenas, expert witness testimony, and other projects. - Provide litigation and regulatory support across the global enterprise, including advising on evidentiary issues, product issues, AI, sales, privacy, and employment. - Assist on other legal matters impacting the Company as necessary. What we’re looking for: - At least 6-8 years’ prior experience working in a government agency, at a reputable law firm, or in-house. Tech or web3/blockchain industry experience is helpful but not required. - Experience handling litigation and regulatory matters, including advising non-attorney clients on compliance with fast-moving global legal requirements, engaging with law enforcement and government actors around the world, and mitigating/resolving potential disputes. - Experience with criminal and civil law matters, including advising non-attorney clients on compliance with applicable laws and on-the-ground operational matters. - Effective communicator, able to own and manage cross-functional projects, willing to learn, and humble, with a sense of humor. - Must be service-oriented and client-friendly in a fast-paced and dynamic start-up environment. A successful candidate will need to meet tight deadlines and properly manage client expectations while juggling multiple priorities. - Must have executive presence to successfully negotiate with external partners, outside counsel, internal and external clients, etc. - Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school, with active bar membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar. Life at TRM Labs   Our Principles TRM’s culture is shaped by how we make decisions, how we execute, and how we treat each other. - Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first, driving for speed, focus, and adaptability. - Master Craftsperson: We prioritize speed, high standards, and distributed ownership. - Inspiring Colleague: We value humility, candor, humor, and a one-team (“front of the jersey”) mindset. Build a Career Joining TRM means being part of a mission-driven team comprised of industry leaders. At TRM, you’ll experience: - Purpose: Have a real-world impact, from disrupting terrorist networks to protecting victims of crime to returning stolen funds. - Growth: Professional advancement opportunities through clearly defined career pathways and biannual performance reviews. - Ownership: Take pride in your work. Have a large breadth and scope of contributions and impact at a rapidly-growing global company in a burgeoning industry. Work Environment - Remote First: Our headquarters is online but we highly value in-person interactions, organizing regular meetups and offsites for team building. - Async Communication: Clear communication is key in our decentralized setup. We use collaboration tools such as Slack, Notion, and Loom to promote transparency and efficiency. - High Ownership: Small teams drive big goals at TRM with ownership, responsibility, and a direct impact. There’s no strict clocking in or out. Team members are trusted to balance personal schedules with team needs. - TRM Speed: We move “surprisingly fast” while maintaining a high bar in service of our customers and mission. This can feel both intense and rewarding. Our unique approach emphasizes quick wins, rapid iterations, and constant feedback. - Diversity: Diversity at TRM encompasses backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Every day is an opportunity to learn from a colleague, whether they’re a pioneering data scientist, a world-famous law enforcement expert, or an innovative marketing professional. - Annual Company Offsite: Once a year, TRMers come together from around the world to attend a 1-week mandatory company offsite. This experience is designed to foster in-person relationships, creativity, and strategic alignment. Attendance is required of all TRMers. - Benefits and Perks At TRM, we know that supporting our team members can take many forms. Our goal is to enable you to care for yourself, your family, and your community with a diverse and curated benefits package for full-time employees. - Remote-first work environment - Competitive salaries and stock options - Premium health, dental, and vision insurance - FSA, HSA, and 401K programs - Life & disability coverage - Generous paid time for vacation, holidays, and parental leave - Fertility and mental health resources. LIFE AT TRM We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day. TRM moves quickly. We are a high velocity, high ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days. Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. At TRM, you should expect: - Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate - Work that often requires operating with a high degree of ambiguity - A high level of personal ownership and accountability - Close collaboration across teams and functions - Frequent, high-touch communication - Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking - A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. It also requires comfort navigating ambiguity, adjusting course as new information emerges, and maintaining focus and positivity in a fast-moving and intense environment. We also recognize that this style of operating is not for everyone. If you are primarily optimizing for predictability or a consistently balanced workload, we encourage you to use the interview process to pressure test whether this environment is truly the right fit. We want teammates who thrive here, not just survive here. At the same time, many people find this work deeply rewarding. If you are excited by meaningful problems, motivated by ambitious goals, and energized by working alongside mission-driven colleagues, there is a good chance you will find TRM to be an exceptional place to grow and contribute. Learn more: Interviewing at TRM: How We Hire and What Success Looks Like https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/interviewing-at-trm-how-we-hire-and-what-success-looks-like   AI FLUENCY AT TRM AI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM. We believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks. At TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to: - Accelerate repeatable workflows - Structure and solve problems - Improve output quality - Increase speed and leverage You will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process. LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES We hire and grow against three leadership principles. They’re the standards for how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions. - Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly. - Master Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end‑to‑end, and invest in getting better everyday. - Inspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one‑team mindset — giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger. JOIN OUR MISSION At TRM we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. If you’re excited by TRM’s mission but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply — we hire for slope, judgment, and the will to learn fast. TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Blockchain Capital, Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore. PRIVACY POLICY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION By submitting your application, you agree to allow TRM Labs to process your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy https://www.trmlabs.com/policies/privacy-policy. We collect the information you provide (such as your resume, work history, and contact details) solely for the purpose of evaluating your candidacy for current and future roles at TRM. Because our hiring cycles for certain positions may span 24 to 36 months, we retain your personal information for up to 36 months from the date of your application. After that period, your data is deleted unless a different retention period is required or permitted by law. If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data at any time before that period ends. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@trmlabs.com. To notify TRM Labs that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6e8jRCl2cQwgIzXLpIGQXtwvMQh__TcokvO2toAAkT44A6Q/viewform?usp=dialog. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. The use of AI tools of any kind (including but not limited to notetakers, interview assistants, and real-time coaching tools such as Otter.ai, Fireflies, Fathom, Cluey, or similar) during TRM interviews is not permitted without prior approval from TRM. TRM uses its own internal tools for note-taking to ensure a consistent and confidential experience for all candidates. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevmAzPxWOYm_7kMHb9lEJlX3tpdBeHvvvNWjsI_6xhUfnXjw/viewform?usp=dialog. 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