Associate General Counsel, Litigation

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Binance.US

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2019

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 $200M Seed Round on 2022-04

Crypto • Fintech • eCommerce

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📋 Description

• Manage a portfolio of litigation, arbitration, pre-litigation disputes, investigations, and other matters across multiple jurisdictions from initial assessment through resolution • Develop litigation strategy with Legal leadership and direct multiple external counsel firms • Establish matter objectives, work plans, budgets, timelines, staffing expectations, and performance standards • Coordinate assigned matters among outside counsel, internal legal specialists, business stakeholders, executives, and other relevant parties • Evaluate claims and potential exposure and recommend litigation and settlement strategies • Provide practical advice on legal, financial, operational, and reputational risk • Oversee pleadings, discovery and e-discovery, motion practice, witness and deposition preparation, expert strategy, hearings, trials, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, and appeals • Manage outside-counsel budgets, invoices, spending, alternative fee arrangements, staffing efficiency, performance, and coordination among multiple firms • Partner with Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, Marketing, People, IT/Security, and other teams to gather information, preserve evidence, support litigation strategy, and address recurring litigation risk • Identify emerging litigation trends and advise Legal leadership and business partners on exposure, mitigation opportunities, and relevant developments • Develop scalable litigation processes, legal holds, case reporting, outside-counsel guidelines, litigation metrics, playbooks, and other tools • Manage, coach, and develop Legal team members • Support broader Legal department priorities and provide practical legal guidance on high-priority or time-sensitive matters

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school • Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar • At least 6 years of post-law-school practicing legal experience • Substantial experience handling complex litigation and disputes • Meaningful litigation experience at an excellent law firm is required; candidates may currently be practicing in-house • Significant experience managing outside litigation counsel and coordinating strategy across multiple external law firms • Strong working knowledge of federal and state civil litigation and arbitrations, including discovery, e-discovery, privilege, motion practice, settlement strategy, trials, and other core litigation processes • Ability to independently evaluate complex legal and factual issues, assess risk, establish litigation strategy, and provide concise recommendations to senior stakeholders • Experience managing litigation budgets and legal spend • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong judgment, organizational skills, and attention to detail • Ability to manage multiple high-priority matters and competing deadlines • Experience within financial services, fintech, cryptocurrency, technology, or another highly regulated industry is required • Familiarity with consumer disputes, class actions, regulatory litigation, commercial disputes, securities matters, or other disputes relevant to a regulated financial-services business is preferred • Legally authorized to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (for salaried FTE roles) • Mental wellness benefits • Free 1:1 virtual visits with a licensed mental wellness professional • Comprehensive competitive health benefits • Fully remote, cameras-on culture • Work-from-home equipment reimbursements available to new hires • Annual professional development budget • Free 1:1 virtual visits with a career coach • 401k plan with employer match