Remote Counsel

Summary

Join Binance, the leading global blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, as a Legal Counsel. Assist in handling ongoing litigations and arbitrations, manage legal efforts, provide proactive legal advice, and support in negotiation of contracts.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with 4+ years post qualification of experience at a reputable law firm
• Knowledge of financial products (including spot trading, margin trading, futures and options) essential
• Experience with handling disputes for traditional financial institutions and cryptocurrency organisations is highly preferred
• Experience with handling regulatory inquiries, requests for information and investigations are a plus
• Interest in the cryptocurrency industry and its development
• Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgment sense
• Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects
• Can develop relevant and creative solutions to handle risks and manage disputes
• Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills

Responsibilities

• Assist in handling ongoing litigations and arbitrations in jurisdictions where the business has operations
• Manage legal efforts in response to contentious inquiries, including managing pre-litigious and regulatory matters, encountered by the company and internal stakeholders
• Take charge of communication with external counsels and negotiate with the opposition
• Provide proactive, in-depth, commercially sensible legal advice to all stakeholders
• Support in the development and implementation of legal strategy to reduce the risk of disputes while balancing against the organisation's overall business strategy
• Assist in negotiation of contracts for different business lines in the ecosystem, and support in a variety of risk management projects
• Be responsible for drafting and reviewing court, arbitration documents, liaison and settlement agreements
• Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility
• Provide legal business partner training and counsel non-legal associates to enable stronger legal acumen across the company
• Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified
• Provide administrative support to manage billing, legal contracts, corporate documents and other documentation
• General overall support to the legal team

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours, remote-first, and casual work attire