Coinbase

Coinbase

Counsel, Employment

Remote - USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$184k-$216kDetected 2 days ago
LLMsCompliancePerformance ManagementEmployment Law

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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 15 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 56%

Of 9 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 4 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 486 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

40 transfer filings in the last year, covering 40 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
  • The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
  • This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.

Responsibilities

  • Own a people relations counseling portfolio, providing first-line legal support on performance management, disciplinary processes, accommodations, policy questions, and exits across the full company.
  • Support employment agreement workflows, including offer letter review, standard separation agreements, transfer letters, and relocation agreements, working from established templates and escalating complex matters.
  • Support employment litigation and administrative proceedings, including drafting EEOC position statements, coordinating with outside counsel, managing litigation holds, and assisting with discovery on active matters.
  • Track employment law developments and turn them into practical guidance for HR partners.
  • J.D. with active U.S. state bar membership and 5+ years of employment law experience, including meaningful in-house experience advising HR business partners on the full range of employment matters.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
  • If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here.
  • As Employment Counsel on the Employment Legal team, you'll provide day-to-day employment law counseling and compliance support across Coinbase's global workforce of approximately 5,000 employees in 20+ countries.
  • This team owns all aspects of global employment legal, from people relations counseling and employment agreements to HR compliance, employment litigation, and the emerging intersection of AI and employment law.
  • You'll independently manage a counseling portfolio covering performance management, disciplinary matters, and exits while supporting employment agreements, HR compliance, and AI tool deployment compliance for the People team.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with employment litigation and administrative charges, including position statements, discovery, litigation holds and outside counsel coordination.
  • Required Skills and Experience:

Nice to have

  • Strong U.S. advice-and-counsel experience across performance management, terminations, accommodations and leaves.
  • Experience with hourly or customer experience populations is a plus.
  • Experience counseling on international employment matters is a plus.

Compensation

  • $183,855 - $216,300 USD
  • Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below).
  • Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

Company info

  • At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Partner with the People team on HR compliance matters, including EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP obligations, and pay equity compliance, contributing to the team's global compliance program as it expands in scope.
  • Working knowledge of U.S. HR compliance requirements (EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP, pay equity) and demonstrated engagement with the emerging AI and employment law regulatory landscape.
  • Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com.
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