## **Job Description:**
## **The Role**
Based in Boston, this role will provide legal support to a range of Fidelity’s
crypto and blockchain products and services businesses, focusing on supporting
Fidelity’s crypto custody and trading business, crypto investments
distribution opportunities, investments in crypto and blockchain firms, and
the development of new products and services involving digital assets and
blockchain technology. The candidate should have a minimum of 4 years of
financial services or technology law experience, preferably with crypto or
blockchain experience, and should have or be willing to quickly familiarize
oneself with an understanding of blockchain technology and crypto and DeFi
markets. Because of the range of issues presented by products and services
related to digital assets, experience in the following specialties will be
beneficial: commodities, brokerage, derivatives, banking, consumer finance,
commercial law, AML and intellectual property.
## **The** **Expertise** **and Skills You Bring**
* J.D. required.
* A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
* Law firm experience required.
* Financial Services or Technology Law Experience.
* Experience with crypto or blockchain products or services a plus.
* Experience with technology startups and new business initiatives a plus.
* Exceptional judgment and range. You will need to excel at quickly analyzing complex legal and business issues in a variety of substantive areas.
* Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed. You need to be able to work efficiently, under pressure, with varying degrees of supervision, and lead projects in a dynamic environment.
* Must thrive in a team environment.
* Strong analytical, advocacy, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to advise and influence senior executives and professionals from diverse businesses.
* Outstanding writing and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences.
## **The** **Value** **You Deliver**
* Supporting a broad range of activity across Fidelity’s crypto and blockchain products and services businesses, including developing new products and services, launching new business initiatives and investing and partnering with startups.
* Drafting and reviewing documents, including strategic partnerships and licensing agreements.
* Participating in cross-functional working teams.
* Forming working relationships with your business and legal colleagues.
## **Certifications:**
**Company Overview**
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission _to strengthen
the financial well-being of our clients._ We help people invest and plan for
their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering
benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent
advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own
clients' money.
**
Join Us**
At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career
that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take
advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your
career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor
Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best
Place to Work in 2022. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at
Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the
career you've always imagined.
Many of our associates are continuing to work remotely temporarily due to
COVID-19. When Fidelity employees eventually return to the office, our goal is
for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and
business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we're calling
"Dynamic Working."
We invite you to **Find Your Fidelity** at fidelitycareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the
most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to
build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need
adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To
initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by
sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099,
prompt 2, option 3.