Legal Operations Associate, Ethereum Foundation
Non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum and related technologies
Be an early applicant
Non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum and related technologies
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience as a Legal Operations Associate, paralegal, or legal assistant
- Familiarity with KYC/ AML regulations, experience supporting KYC and AML processes in an operational capacity
- Familiarity with KYC/ AML regulations, with the ability to identify red flags and take initiative in managing reviews
- Experience working with standard legal agreements and contract administration workflows
- A highly organised, meticulous, and self-starting working style, with strong attention to detail
- The ability to work independently in a distributed, global team, manage multiple priorities, and communicate clearly
- Willingness to travel internationally on occasion for team offsites or conferences
- Web3 or blockchain experience is a plus, but not required
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Legal Operations Associate to join our global Legal team.
- In this role, you will provide operational and administrative support across core legal workflows, including KYC and AML processes, contract and grant documentation, legal intake, and internal process management.
- You will help ensure that legal work moves forward accurately, efficiently, and on time
- Own and manage KYC and AML operational workflows, including document collection, completeness checks, tracking, and timely escalation of potential red flags
- Support contract and grant management, including intake, tracking, version control, and coordination with internal stakeholders
- Draft standard legal documents from templates, such as grant letters, NDAs, vendor agreements, and service agreements
- Assist with review of standard-form contracts to check for completeness, consistency, and obvious issues, escalating substantive legal questions to qualified lawyers
- Conduct basic legal and factual research and help prepare summaries, trackers, and internal documentation
- Maintain and improve internal Legal processes, documentation, and organisational systems, including workflow tools
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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