Legal Counsel - US
New York, NY · HybridJobPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
ARQ seeks a US Legal Counsel to lead corporate and commercial legal matters across its US entities. The role focuses on US corporate governance, commercial contracts, financing, and credit lines, while supporting compliance and alignment across US operations. The counsel will work on corporate transactions, equity matters, commercial partnerships, vendor contracts, and employment and service-provider agreements.
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Full job description
About ARQ ARQ is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the world. Our mission is to redefine how people interact with money across borders, building the infrastructure to move value seamlessly. We're still early in our journey, which means every person who joins shapes the future of our product, culture, and growth. If you're excited by big challenges, global impact, and the chance to grow fast with a world-class team, ARQ is the place to do it.
The Role As US Legal Counsel, this is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in helping us on our mission. The mission of the role is to lead corporate and commercial legal matters across our US entities (including holding, hiring/services,infrastructure entities and more). You will focus on US corporate governance, commercial contracts, financing, and credit lines, while ensuring full compliance and alignment across our US operations.
What you'll be doing
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Manage US Corporate & Entity Structure: oversee legal governance, corporate maintenance, and compliance across US entities (holding, hiring/services, infra service).
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Lead US Corporate & Financing Matters: draft, negotiate, and manage corporate transactions, financing agreements, equity matters, and credit lines.
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Handle Commercial & Employment Contracts: structure and negotiate US commercial partnerships, vendor contracts, and employment/service provider agreements.
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You will get things done: beyond scope of work and priorities, it is in the DNA of our Operations function to do whatever it takes to win
What you'll need
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3-4 years of experience as a law firm associate with exposure to corporate, commercial or employment law
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Strong understanding of US corporate structure, venture financing, and credit lines
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Experience working with or strong cultural understanding of LatAm cross-border dynamics
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Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active state bar admission in good standing
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Proactive mindset with the ability to manage complex legal tasks across multiple entity types independently
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Excellent verbal/written communication in English, other languages such as Spanish and or Portuguese is a plus
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Project management skills: self-starter with the ability to work independently, manage conflicting priorities and successfully meet established project deadlines
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Strong problem-solving skills: good judgement and ability to make sound decisions when navigating ambiguity
Nice-to-haves
- Experience advising high-growth fintechs or startups on cross-border US/LatAm transactions
Benefits
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Competitive base salary
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Sign-on stock options bonus, so you become part of the success of the company
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Discretionary performance bonus (stock options)
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Paid annual leave
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Latest technology to work with
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Strong team that will help you improve your skills
How this job compares
Set against the 2,751 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$160–225K/yr284 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 363 open Legal Counsel jobs in New York and 2,751 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,439 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,986 of the 2,751 open Legal Counsel jobs (72%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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