Law & Policy

Blockchain Law professor here.  Curious to hear what advice you would give to 3Ls in San Francisco looking for Web3 legal jobs? Besides joining Farcaster, obviously....

I first, second, & third use the tech if you’re trying to break into crypto law.

The biggest edge crypto lawyers have is being able to understand the tech & market—allowing them to better solve problems for their clients clients—compared to other lawyers.

Clients & employers also want to hire crypto natives.

Realistically, given that most crypto companies and law firm practices are still relatively small, it’ll be hard to get a crypto job straight out of law school. Most places can’t train a fresh grad.

But if they follow the below, they’ll be able to switch in 1-2 years:

Law Professor teaching Blockchain Law. Founding Director of the Blockchain Law for Social Good Center @ Univ of San Francisco School of Law

Realistically, given that most crypto companies and law firm practices are still relatively small, it’ll be hard to get a crypto job straight out of law school. Most places can’t train a fresh grad.

But if they follow the below, they’ll be able to switch in 1-2 years:

https://warpcast.com/ocosme.eth/0x432848d5