Corporate Counsel

About the role

MicroStrategy is looking for a Corporate Counsel to join its in-house legal team in Tysons, Virginia, working four days a week. The role touches nearly every area of corporate legal work, from capital markets and financing transactions to corporate governance, securities compliance, financial regulation and tax matters. Candidates should bring strong corporate legal skills and genuine enthusiasm for bitcoin and the company's treasury strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Support complex capital markets and financing transactions across the deal lifecycle, including drafting and negotiating documents, tracking obligations and advising on legal issues, risks and strategy
• Support Bitcoin-related initiatives such as treasury reserve management and matters related to Bitcoin development, education and advocacy, and help navigate the legal and regulatory landscape around digital assets
• Support corporate transactions beyond capital markets, including M&A, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and entity formation and dissolution, domestically and internationally
• Assist with corporate governance, including board and committee materials, minutes and resolutions, governance policies and controls, and the domestic and international subsidiary governance function
• Advise on compliance with federal and state securities laws, help prepare and review SEC filings (proxy statements, Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Section 16 filings), and support investor relations and external communications
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts such as vendor agreements and non-disclosure agreements
• Work with Finance, Treasury and Tax on banking and investment matters, corporate aircraft matters, employee equity, intercompany agreements, tax planning, internal controls and enterprise risk management
• Manage external legal counsel effectively and within budget

Required profile

• J.D. from a U.S. accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 3-6 years of corporate experience with a national law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Broad corporate transactional experience, including capital markets/financing, M&A and general corporate; a mix is especially suited to this role
• Experience in financial regulatory or adjacent regulatory areas (securities, banking, broker-dealer, investment adviser, digital-asset or commodities) is welcome
• Familiarity with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is preferred
• A genuine passion for and interest in Bitcoin is essential
• Ability to manage a fast-paced workload and work across departments

What we offer

• Base salary range of $135,600 to $244,200
• Possibility of bonus programs, sales incentives, equity awards and comprehensive benefits