Commercial Counsel

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 10+ years

📍 Location: Worldwide

🔍 Industry: Legal

🏢 Company: Lido👥 1-10 Biotechnology Medical Information Technology Software

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 10+ years

🪄 Skills: Communication SkillsWritten communicationComplianceNegotiation skillsRisk Management

Requirements:

10+ years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house, with significant exposure to complex commercial transactions.
Deep experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts and understanding how legal frameworks intersect with business strategy.
Strong commercial judgment, with an ability to make practical, risk-based decisions that enable growth while protecting the protocol.
Proactive mindset with the ability to independently identify issues and propose solutions.
Comfortable working autonomously in a decentralized, fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex legal topics into actionable advice for contributors.
Demonstrated commitment to empowering open-source or decentralized initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities:

Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial contracts, including strategic partnerships, integrations, client services, and vendor arrangements.
Collaborate closely with contributors across the ecosystem to ensure contractual alignment with the protocol’s broader goals and initiatives.
Help define and implement efficient legal processes to streamline contract management, negotiation workflows, and risk assessments.
Provide strategic legal advice to support new opportunities, ecosystem initiatives, and product integrations.
Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate legal risks, balancing commercial opportunity with risk management in a fast-moving environment.
Support the development of thought leadership initiatives to advance the Lido ecosystem’s legal resilience and innovation.
Help shape a scalable, decentralized legal strategy for Lido's future growth.

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