Legal Administrative Assistant
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Ava Labs is seeking a highly organized, operations‑oriented Legal Administrative Assistant to provide immediate support to a lean legal team during a period of transition. This role will play a critical part in maintaining day‑to‑day legal operations, managing contracts and legal tools, and ensuring the integrity of legal documentation, data, and vendor relationships. This will be Contract (4 months), with potential conversion to full‑time.
The ideal candidate is comfortable owning workstreams end‑to‑end, thrives in fast‑moving environments, and has prior experience supporting legal teams in technology companies. Familiarity with Web3 or blockchain‑based organizations is a strong plus.
Key Responsibilities
- Support legal operations across contracts, compliance, IP, and vendor management
- Manage and maintain contract lifecycle processes, including agreements that require remediation or signer follow‑up
- Organize, update, and safeguard legal documentation and data for audits, compliance requests, and due diligence efforts
- Administer and optimize legal tools and systems (e.g., contract management platforms)
- Serve as a point of contact for legal vendors and support ongoing mid‑ to long‑term vendor relationships
- Assist with IP portfolio tracking and maintenance
- Ensure confidentiality and proper handling of sensitive legal and corporate information
- Independently manage defined workstreams from intake through completion, with minimal supervision
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Strong legal operations or legal administrative background, ideally within a technology company
- Highly organized and detail‑oriented, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities
- Operationally minded with the ability to improve, document, and scale processes
- Experience working with legal tools and contract management systems
- Comfortable operating in lean teams with limited bandwidth
- Web3, blockchain, or crypto industry experience is a significant advantage
Tools and Technology
- Google Workspace (G Suite)
- Contract management systems (e.g., LawVu or similar platforms)
WHY AVA LABS?
If you've ever thought about joining an early stage Web3 company - this is it! We're a global, world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, marketing, and law with offices in New York City and Miami. We're highly passionate about Web3 and redefining the way people build and use finance and decentralized applications of all kinds. The company received early-stage funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital, with angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant. Join us and be a pioneer in a new technology that will have implications across a range of verticals such as finance, gaming, investing, collectibles, among many others.
Ava Labs is committed to diversity in the workplace and we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
