Legal Counsel

About The Role 

On our Legal team, you will have a hands-on opportunity to shape the future of Chainlink, one of the most exciting projects in the blockchain space. We are looking for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and experienced attorney to serve as Legal Counsel to take on the challenge of a fast-growing and evolving industry. You will be working closely with our General Counsel and business teams to build a world-class Legal team. As a key contributor, you will work on some of the most exciting legal and business issues in blockchain today.

Your Impact

• Advise a wide range of business teams on a variety of complex legal topics
• Be on the front lines of developing strategies for evaluating complex risk in business-centric ways 
• Negotiate and support various commercial and procurement agreements 
• Build scalable processes that allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly
• Support our compliance with applicable U.S. and international laws and regulations, in close collaboration with colleagues in finance and operations
• Research and master the latest legal frameworks from regulatory bodies across the globe

Requirements

• License to practice law or equivalent in the UK, the Netherlands, or Republic of Ireland
• At least 3 - 5  years of legal experience at a top law firm
• Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines and act decisively
• Ability to take ownership of projects and concisely turn legal analysis into action
  

Preferred Requirements

• Ability to present complex compliance and regulatory issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct, practical and results-oriented legal advice
• Passion or personal interest in Blockchain or Web3 
• Previous inhouse experience is a plus but not required
• Familiarity with legal regimes impacting the decentralized finance industry and experience with open-source software licensing