Senior Counsel, Commercial

August 29

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Anchorage Digital

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Trusted institutional partner in crypto and first federally chartered crypto bank

digital assets • cryptocurrency • security • custody • fintech

201 - 500

💰 $350M Series D on 2021-12

Description

• Experience in negotiating a variety of complex agreements and an understanding of basic contract principles. • An ability to develop the legal team’s negotiation playbook and keep it updated according to industry standards and regulatory developments. • Strong understanding of agreement terms and its impact across different internal teams and the company as a whole. • Familiarity with the types of institutional clients we serve, from traditional financial institutions to venture capital funds to protocols. • Manage internal and external timeline for agreement turnaround time. • Assist in improving existing agreements and implementing changes cross-functionally. • Monitor client agreement workflows and advise as the primary legal counsel for workflows. • Work with the business to manage intake and provide an excellent client onboarding experience. • Have a deep knowledge of the strategy of Anchorage Digital and its various business lines. Actively engage with different groups to work on understanding historical transactions as well as requirements for executing on go-forward global strategy. • Able to communicate complex issues clearly and credibly across a wide range of audiences. • Communicate, organize and execute on cross-team goals and projects, by advising internal teams to solve legal issues during negotiations.

Requirements

• A J.D. degree and at least 5 years of experience. • A background in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, and are comfortable interacting with sophisticated institutional clients and counterparties. • Demonstrated experience working closely with the business and other cross functional teams to build new products, solve complex issues, and strategize growth. • Enthusiasm for crypto and a foundational understanding of the crypto industry and applicable laws/regulations both in the U.S. and internationally. • Demonstrated close attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects. • The ability to execute with minimal supervision and balance commercial and legal realities.