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About the Job
We are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our small, high-impact global Legal team. This role focuses on the Ethereum Foundation’s internal and operational legal matters, including employment and contractor issues, commercial and event-related contracts, intellectual property, and data protection.
The ideal candidate combines strong legal training with sound judgement and the ability to operate independently across a broad range of issues in a fast-moving, international environment.
What You'll Do
- Advise on internal legal matters, including internal corporate governance, employment and contractor issues, and personnel-related questions.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and operational agreements, including vendor contracts, event-related agreements, NDAs, service agreements, and grant amendments.
- Support Devcon, Devconnect, and other EF events through contract review and risk assessment.
- Handle intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyright issues, licensing questions, and disclaimers.
- Advise on data protection and privacy issues, including personal data handling and cross-border considerations.
- Identify legal risks and provide clear, practical mitigation strategies aligned with EF’s mission and values.
- Work with and manage external counsel where specialised expertise is required.
- Improve internal legal templates, playbooks, and workflows.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including training at a top-tier international law firm.
- Solid experience in corporate and commercial law, with comfort handling employment, IP, and privacy interfaces.
- Qualification in one or more European jurisdictions; LL.M (US or UK) preferred but not required.
- Experience advising in international or cross-border environments.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Strong judgement, professional maturity, and ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote, distributed team.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for team offsites or conferences.
- Web3 or blockchain experience is a plus, but not required.
Position details
- Full-time role
- Fully remote
- Location preference: Europe (Germany preferred)
About the Company
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The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a non-profit organization that stewards the Ethereum ecosystem, supporting its growth, resilience, and long-term sustainability without seeking to control it.
Legal Counsel
Workload & Timeline
Skills
Domains
We are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our small, high-impact global Legal team. This role focuses on the Ethereum Foundation’s internal and operational legal matters, including employment and contractor issues, commercial and event-related contracts, intellectual property, and data protection.
The ideal candidate combines strong legal training with sound judgement and the ability to operate independently across a broad range of issues in a fast-moving, international environment.
What You'll Do
- Advise on internal legal matters, including internal corporate governance, employment and contractor issues, and personnel-related questions.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and operational agreements, including vendor contracts, event-related agreements, NDAs, service agreements, and grant amendments.
- Support Devcon, Devconnect, and other EF events through contract review and risk assessment.
- Handle intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyright issues, licensing questions, and disclaimers.
- Advise on data protection and privacy issues, including personal data handling and cross-border considerations.
- Identify legal risks and provide clear, practical mitigation strategies aligned with EF’s mission and values.
- Work with and manage external counsel where specialised expertise is required.
- Improve internal legal templates, playbooks, and workflows.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including training at a top-tier international law firm.
- Solid experience in corporate and commercial law, with comfort handling employment, IP, and privacy interfaces.
- Qualification in one or more European jurisdictions; LL.M (US or UK) preferred but not required.
- Experience advising in international or cross-border environments.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Strong judgement, professional maturity, and ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote, distributed team.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for team offsites or conferences.
- Web3 or blockchain experience is a plus, but not required.
Position details
- Full-time role
- Fully remote
- Location preference: Europe (Germany preferred)