Job Description

LEGAL

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you're an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

Business Unit and Role Overview

The Digital Assets business at Goldman Sachs provides our clients a breadth of digital solutions by leveraging existing financial products and expanding offerings with newly-crafted financial cross-divisional products. The Digital Assets business's focus includes transactional digitalization (using blockchain and distributed ledger technology to improve efficiency and enhance functionality), crypto-related products (transacting, either as principal or agent, in traditional financial products with a cryptocurrency nexus or underlier), traditional financial services for digital asset/crypto companies/clients, digital currencies, and strategic investments in digital asset companies. The Digital Assets Legal group is a global team that provides legal support to the Goldman Sachs Digital Assets business.

Primary responsibilities include providing transactional, trading, and regulatory advice across a broad range of cash and derivatives products, including equities and fixed income, platforms and services, and market structures relating to the Digital Assets business, working on the development and analysis of new products, and remaining current with regulatory changes and developments.

Qualifications

• Preference for knowledge of and experience with blockchain, distributed ledger technology, and digital assets
• Team player with commercial judgment and strong analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• High level of initiative, integrity, and organization
• Comfortable engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Able to adapt to changing circumstances and willing to work in new areas outside of their comfort zone

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more:

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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