Legal Counsel

October 31

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Shakepay

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Crypto • Fintech • Finance

Shakepay is a Canadian company that provides an easy and quick platform for buying, selling, and earning bitcoin and ethereum. It offers a user-friendly app where Canadians can set up accounts, perform transactions, and manage digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum in minutes. Shakepay is noted for its fast service, commission-free transactions, and cashback rewards, making it an attractive option for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The company ensures the security of digital assets by keeping them in secure offline storage backed by insurance. Shakepay operates under regulatory oversight as a Money Service Business licensed by FINTRAC and is registered in all Canadian provinces and territories as a Restricted Dealer.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

💰 Series A on 2022-01

📋 Description

• Partner with teams across Shakepay to provide practical, actionable legal advice that helps the business move fast while staying compliant. • Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements. • Monitor and interpret evolving regulations in financial services, privacy and crypto — and turn them into opportunity. • Collaborate on new products and features, identifying legal risks early and crafting creative, business-oriented solutions. • Build scalable processes to make legal work more efficient and impactful. • Work closely with regulators and external counsel when needed. • Grow fast, with mentorship from senior leadership and exposure to a wide variety of legal and strategic challenges.

🎯 Requirements

• LL.B. or J.D. and active membership in a Canadian provincial bar. • 4+ years of legal experience (law firm or in-house). • Strong commercial and corporate law foundation, especially in contracts and negotiations. • Excellent judgment, communication and problem-solving skills. • A proactive, adaptable and entrepreneurial mindset. • Genuine curiosity about fintech, crypto and technology’s impact on financial services. • Nice to have: Experience in fintech, crypto, or financial services; Experience in fast-growing or startup environments; Fluency in French.

🏖️ Benefits

• 🤝 Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation • 🥅 Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments • 🦷 Health & wellness : Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts. • 🌎 Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto. • 🆙 Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth. • 🌴 Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus. • 🐣 Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks. • 🙌 Have fun together: quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other