Paralegal
Molecule is decentralized science infrastructure for recording, tokenizing, funding, and accelerating scientific research. It provides programmable onchain Labs, encrypted research data infrastructure, AI-agent tooling, legal frameworks, APIs, and transparent funding mechanisms for researchers, funders, developers, and biotech communities.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
Funding history
About Molecule
Molecule develops infrastructure for decentralized science through its Molecule Protocol. Its flagship Labs combine ERC-721 NFTs, ERC-6551 token-bound accounts, ERC-4337 account abstraction, ERC-7579 modularity, and ERC-7484 attestation to provide persistent onchain identities for research projects. The platform supports encrypted and provenance-tracked research data, tokenized intellectual property, transparent fundraising, role-based access, APIs, AI agents such as MIRA, and legal mechanisms connecting onchain research projects with companies and equity. Its users include early-stage biotech researchers and scientist-founders, funders, developers, AI agents, and broader scientific and Web3 communities.
Skills
About the Role
This broad-based legal operations role supports Molecule's Chief Legal Officer across biotech IP, decentralized finance, and blockchain-based scientific funding. The Paralegal will draft and review legal documents, manage IP and litigation support work, operate AI-powered legal workflows, build HITL review protocols, and monitor regulatory developments.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience using LLMs for legal drafting, research, or document analysis and operating HITL review workflows.
- Diploma, certificate, or degree from an accredited institution with 3+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Comfort working across US, Canadian, Swiss, and EU legal systems or ability to learn quickly.
- Ability to manage concurrent matters, deadlines, and stakeholders in a distributed startup.
- Independent, high-ownership approach to managing matters end-to-end.
- Preferred: paralegal license, venture capital or startup fundraising experience, blockchain or DeFi familiarity, IP or biotech collaboration experience, and a relevant bachelor's degree.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and manage shareholder agreements, board resolutions, NDAs, MOUs, term sheets, and governance instruments.
- Prepare fundraising, token sale, SAFT, IP licensing, and IP-NFT transaction documents.
- Support patent prosecution, trademark filings, IP assignments, and research collaboration agreements.
- Assist with pleadings, discovery, deposition summaries, privilege logs, and case chronologies.
- Operate and quality-review LLM-driven drafting, summarization, research, and compliance tools.
- Design HITL review protocols for AI-generated legal work product.
- Build prompt libraries, workflow templates, and SOPs for AI-assisted legal tasks.
- Monitor SEC, FINMA, MiCA, and Canadian securities regulatory developments.
- Support KYC/AML documentation, GDPR and data protection compliance, and regulatory filings.
Benefits
- Token allocation
- Remote-first work with flexibility across time zones
- Paid travel to conferences, scientific events, and team off-sites
- Learning and professional development budget including CLE/CPD and AI tool training
- Generous PTO
