Legal Counsel, Ethereum Foundation
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Non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum and related technologies
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Non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum and related technologies
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including training at a top-tier international law firm
- Solid experience in corporate and commercial law, with comfort handling employment, IP, and privacy interfaces
- Qualification in one or more European jurisdictions; LL.M (US or UK) preferred but not required
- Experience advising in international or cross-border environments
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Strong judgement, professional maturity, and ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote, distributed team
- Willingness to travel occasionally for team offsites or conferences
- Web3 or blockchain experience is a plus, but not required
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our small, high-impact global Legal team.
- This role focuses on the Ethereum Foundation’s internal and operational legal matters, including employment and contractor issues, commercial and event-related contracts, intellectual property, and data protection
- The ideal candidate combines strong legal training with sound judgement and the ability to operate independently across a broad range of issues in a fast-moving, international environment
- Advise on internal legal matters, including internal corporate governance, employment and contractor issues, and personnel-related questions
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and operational agreements, including vendor contracts, event-related agreements, NDAs, service agreements, and grant amendments
- Support Devcon, Devconnect, and other EF events through contract review and risk assessment
- Handle intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyright issues, licensing questions, and disclaimers
- Advise on data protection and privacy issues, including personal data handling and cross-border considerations
- Identify legal risks and provide clear, practical mitigation strategies aligned with EF’s mission and values
- Work with and manage external counsel where specialised expertise is required
- Improve internal legal templates, playbooks, and workflows
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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