Litigation Counsel - MEA (Middle East & Africa)

  • Full-time
  • Remote: No
  • Company: Binance

Company Description

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Company Name: Binance

Job Description

Binance is the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, serving a greater mission to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.

Are you looking to be a part of the most influential company in the blockchain industry and contribute to the crypto-currency revolution that is changing the world?
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 external communication with external counsels and negotiating 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 in dispute resolution with 4-8 years of experience at a reputable global law firm in a civil law jurisdiction in the Middle East or Africa, in-house experience is a plus.
    • Bachelors or Master of Laws degree from a top law school.
    • 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 judgement 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.
    • Excellent command of written and spoken English, fluency in Arabic is a plus (but not required).
Working at Binance
• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry
• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems
• International work environment and flat organisation
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company
• Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours, Casual work attire

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