binance - Senior M&A/Corporate Legal Counsel
Requirements
• Qualified to practice law in a leading jurisdiction with significant corporate legal experience. • Typically 8+ years of post qualification experience (as a guide) working 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 within the corporate practice with a focus on corporate transactional work and general corporate governance. • Proven expertise in managing complex projects across multiple jurisdictions globally. • Possesses strong legal technical expertise as well as exceptional business acumen and people skills. • Comfortable working in a fast-paced in-house environment is essential. • Strong team player and good business sense. • Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects whilst still working as part of a team. • Ability to come up with and execute creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs. • Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills. • Excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
Responsibilities
• Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the delivery of the organization’s general business strategy. • Provide proactive, in-depth, business focused advice and execution. • Manage and assist with legal response to corporate and wider matters encountered by the company and internal stakeholders and provide sound and robust legal advice and support; and leading external communication on legal matters including negotiation with external parties. • Lead, advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganisation and corporate governance initiatives. • Assist in transactional activities including M&A, majority and minority investments and joint ventures as well as restructurings globally. • Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and providing holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company. • Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility. • Provide training and counsel non-legal colleagues to promote greater awareness and risk management across the company. • Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws. • Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders. • Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified.
Benefits
• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem • Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure • Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment • Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning • Competitive salary and company benefits • Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)
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