Legal Counsel, Ethereum Foundation
Non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum and related technologies
Job no longer available
Non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum and related technologies
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success.
Role
Who you are
- European, Civil Law Bar Qualified
- Bar Qualification: European or Civil Law qualified advocate with approximately 5 years of post-qualification experience in a regulatory practice at a reputable law firm or in-house legal department
- Ethereum Interest: Keen interest in Ethereum. Prior experience and/or involvement in the Ethereum ecosystem is a distinct advantage
- Multitasking: Ability to handle a broad portfolio of tasks and projects while delivering high-quality output
- Skills: Strong learning, communication, and execution skills in a fast-paced environment
- Values Alignment: Commitment to Ethereum’s values of decentralisation, transparency, and open-source work
What the job involves
- We are seeking a European / Civil Law qualified Legal Counsel with regulatory and/or in-house experience and a keen interest in the Ethereum ecosystem to join our Legal & Compliance team
- In this role, you will provide legal and compliance advice to various teams within the Ethereum Foundation on a broad range of matters, including innovative Ethereum-related projects, operations, HR matters, Devcon and Devconnect events, and reviewing related contracts and other legal arrangements.
- You will support the General Counsel and collaborate with a team of globally distributed colleagues
- Legal and Compliance Advice: Provide legal and compliance advice to all teams across the Ethereum Foundation on a range of issues
- Contracts and Agreements: Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and arrangements
- Policy Management: Prepare, review, and keep various legal and compliance policies up-to-date
- Legal Research: Conduct research on legal and compliance issues relevant to Ethereum
- Expertise Development: Stay current with legal and regulatory developments to be a subject matter expert
- Risk Management: Proactively identify and evaluate potential legal and regulatory risks and support the General Counsel in managing these risks
- External Counsel Management: Manage and work with external counsel as needed
Our take
Likening itself to a “community of teams” rather than a traditional organisation, Ethereum Foundation is a non-profit that supports the development of Ethereum (the platform and programme language supporting the building and publishing of decentralised apps) and other related technologies.
Boasting the achievement of being the third highest crowd-funded project of all time, its open-source platform aims to decentralise the web, claiming “Ethereum is how the Internet was supposed to work”. The company has captured the attention of Microsoft and was incorporated in Microsoft’s cloud computing platform and services.
Acquiring significant funding over the years Ethereum is definitely one to watch. Releasing consistent new development and nurturing its long standing projects, the Ethereum Foundation has a strong base of values that have been kept on since the beginning. It'll be exciting to see how it evolves as the web world does.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Company benefits
- Remote-first: our team is distributed across the globe (with option of offices in e.g. Berlin or Boulder)
- Flat hierarchy: independence in day-to-day work
- Optional travel throughout the year: Ethereum conferences, research workshops, annual Devcon event
- Collaborations with academia & industry: we maintain collaborations on high-impact projects with the industry and grant relationships with academia
- Flexible PTO
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Joseph Lubin
(Co-founder)Founded ConsenSys in Oct 2014 where they also act as CEO.
Mihai Alisie
(Co-founder)Founded AKASHA Project in 2015 and Bitcoin Magazine in 2011.
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