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Web3 Counsel - Commercial & Contracts (APAC/Singapore)

Counsel (Commercial and Contracts) - (APAC/Singapore)

BitGo is the leader in custody and security solutions and is the largest independent digital asset custodian in the world. Founded in 2013, BitGo is the first digital asset company to focus exclusively on serving institutional clients. BitGo also offers market leading trading, lending, and borrowing services and supports over 400 digital assets on its platform. BitGo provides the security and operational backbone for more than 500 institutional clients in 50 countries, including many of the world’s top cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms.

Our small and growing team seeks financial services lawyers who are inquisitive, creative and practical and ready to effect change within our dynamic company and within the blockchain / digital assets industry at large. We are looking for candidates who are currently located in Singapore. This role will be mostly remote with limited travel.

One attorney we look to hire will have a functional reporting line into BitGo’s General Counsel in the United States in addition to a local reporting line into the Managing Director/Head of APAC.This attorney’s responsibilities will include:

• Negotiating template and non-standardized contracts with customers and vendors, from the very simple to the very complicated.
• Creating customer agreements for various BitGo offerings, some of which may be based on templates used in other regions.
• Preparing training materials and commercial summaries.
• Reviewing marketing materials.
• Providing legal and commercial expertise in areas such as digital assets, financing transactions, secured transactions, payment, and/or intellectual property licensing.
• Coordinating with BitGo lawyers in other regions.
• Supporting certain corporate functions, including subpoena and document production efforts, governance, intellectual property/technology and HR/employment.
• Proactive identification of legal and commercial risks relating to new and existing products, and then working within the organization to mitigate these risks in a thoughtful manner.
• Pitching in whenever and wherever needed by our small but growing legal team, even if not directly related to responsibilities described above

Your experience and skill set will cover many of the following:

• 6-8 years of related law firm and/or in-house legal experience at a financial services company or crypto company.
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of business agreements, including at least some of the following: services agreements, software development and licensing agreements, trading agreements, financing agreements, procurement agreements, staking agreements, sponsorships and marketing services agreements.
• Fundamental understanding of, and experience with, the negotiation of warranties, limitations of liability and indemnity in a manner consistent with identified risk tolerance levels and commercial sensitivities.
• Familiarity with Singapore contract law.
• Comfort with negotiating and drafting agreements governed by US and other non-Singapore laws.
• Familiarity with data protection and the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in blockchain and digital assets.
• You will be collegial and (at least usually) able to retain a sense of humor.

Why Join BitGo?

Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets. This role is open to a hybrid remote/on-site structure for candidates within Asia, with a preference for Singapore-based candidates.

Here are some of the benefits of working at BitGo:

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Generous paid time off
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing.

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