Junior Litigation Counsel - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Binance

Description

Binance is the leading global blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider whose suite of financial products includes the world's largest digital-asset exchange.

Our mission is to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.

If you're looking for a fast-paced, mission-driven organization where opportunities to learn and excel are endless, then Binance is the place for you.

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.
  
  

Requirements:

• Qualified lawyer with 3-6 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.
  
  

Working at Binance

• Be a part of the world's leading blockchain ecosystem that continues to grow and offers excellent career development opportunities
• Work alongside diverse, world-class talent in an environment where learning and growth opportunities are endless
• Tackle fast-paced, challenging and unique projects
• Work in a truly global organization, with international teams and a flat organizational structure
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Balance life and work with flexible working hours and casual work attire
  
  

Learn more about how Binancians embody the organization's core values , creating a unified culture that enables collaboration, excellence, and growth.

Apply today to be a part of the Web3 revolution

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