Senior Corporate Legal Counsel

1 day ago
Binance

Binance

Binance operates as a leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange, integrating digital technology with financial services to facilitate the trading and management of cryptocurrencies.

Capital Markets
5K-10K
Founded 2017
$10M raised

Description

  • Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy aligned with the company’s broader business strategy.
  • Provide proactive, business-focused legal advice and execution on corporate matters.
  • Manage legal responses to corporate and internal stakeholder issues, including external communications and negotiations.
  • Lead and support transactional, reorganisation, and corporate governance initiatives.
  • Assist with M&A, majority and minority investments, joint ventures, and global restructurings.
  • Draft and review legal documents and provide holistic risk assessments to support business value and reduce downside risk.
  • Partner with cross-functional and regional teams on legal matters of varying complexity and sensitivity.
  • Train and advise non-legal colleagues to improve legal awareness and risk management.
  • Monitor legal developments and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws.
  • Promote consistency of legal approach across internal stakeholders and help implement practical solutions to business issues.

Requirements

  • Qualified to practice law in a leading jurisdiction with significant corporate legal experience.
  • Typically 8+ years of post-qualification experience at a top law firm and/or in-house at a well-established corporate or high-growth company.
  • Ideally trained in a reputable law firm in a corporate practice with a focus on transactional work and general corporate governance.
  • Proven experience managing complex projects across multiple jurisdictions globally.
  • Strong legal technical expertise combined with excellent business acumen and people skills.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced in-house environment.
  • Strong team player with good business sense and the ability to work independently on complex projects.
  • Ability to develop and execute creative solutions to meet evolving business needs.
  • Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organisational skills.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and company benefits.
  • Work-from-home arrangement, depending on the needs of the business team.
  • Opportunity to work with world-class talent in a global organization with a flat structure.
  • Exposure to unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment.
  • Career growth opportunities and continuous learning.
  • Equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

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