Legal Counsel - Blockchain Protocol

Axiom Recruit; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international firm in the blockchain sector is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to provide corporate legal advice based in Amsterdam. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and leadership team, overseeing legal operations, transactional work, and compliance with local laws, including GDPR and AML/KYC regulations. This is an excellent career opportunity, offering competitive salary and benefits while being part of a successful business in a rapidly evolving field.

Qualifications

• Experience providing corporate legal advice in a business context.
• Proven track record of drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Familiarity with compliance regulations, particularly GDPR and AML/KYC.

Responsibilities

• Advise Group management on legal issues and strategies.
• Support non-legal functions with legal transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and transactions.
• Perform KYC checks and due diligence on new business relationships.
• Serve as the point of contact for compliance-related queries.
• Ensure operations comply with local laws and company bylaws.

Skills

Corporate legal advice

Transactional work

Risk management

Legal documentation preparation

Contract negotiation

Compliance with GDPR and AML/KYC

Education

Law degree

Job description

About the job Legal Counsel - Blockchain Protocol

An internationalProtocol business, with major backing from a Top 20 global blockchain leader, is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel based in Amsterdam.

The role will be to offer expert corporate legal advice to an internationally expanding Blockchain Protocol. Working closely with the CEO and leadership team, you will provide expertlegal advice fortransactional work, operations and risk management.

• Advise the Group management with respect to the legal issues, transactions and strategies of the Group
• Guide and support non-legal functions with transactions of the Group companies involving legal issues, including preparation of legal documentation, as well as negotiation, completion and implementation of transactions;
• Draft, negotiate, review, organize execution, amend and terminate all kinds of contracts and other transactions between the Group companies and with third parties as necessary;
• Perform the KYC checks and other due diligence on new counterparties and/or business transactions (i.e. client, investor, advisor, finder, agent and vendor) and advise the Group accordingly
• Serve as the primary point of contact for and respond to queries related to compliance, including the GDPR and AML/KYC;
• Ensure that all operations of the Group are compliant with local/regional laws as well as bylaws and procedures of the Company’s ultimate parent entity and liaise with relevant parties for this purpose

A great opportunity with a hugely successful business in the Blockchain space. Great career role with excellent salary and benefits.

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