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Grayscale Investments is seeking an experienced transactional attorney to serve as its commercial attorney to support Grayscale’s continued growth. The commercial attorney will review, draft and negotiate tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners and build out Grayscale’s contract management system.

The commercial attorney should have a minimum of 3 years’ experience, including at least 1 year in a corporate legal department covering commercial transactions with service providers.

Investments is the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, with more than $[30]B in assets under management as of [March 15, 2022]. Through its family of investment products, Grayscale provides access and exposure to the digital currency asset class in the form of a security without the challenges of buying, storing, and safekeeping digital currencies directly. With a proven track record and unrivaled experience, Grayscale’s products operate within existing regulatory frameworks, creating secure and compliant exposure for investors. Grayscale products are distributed by Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (Member FINRA/SIPC, MSRB Registered). For more information, please visit grayscale.com and follow @Grayscale.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including strategic partnerships, SaaS licensing, service agreements, and other commercial arrangements
• Provide practical advice on legal issues and risk related to partnerships
• Lead contract management efforts, including ownership of contract management platform
• Own and draft key template documents
• Work with and manage outside counsel as necessary
• Interact with finance, accounting, marketing, compliance and operations teams to ensure suitability of partnerships.

Prior Experience/Requirements:

• JD from a top-tier law school
• 3-6+ years’ experience, including at least 1 year in an in-house legal department covering commercial transactions and operating contract management tools.
• Interest in digital currency and blockchain technology
• Advanced MS Office skills including MS Word and Excel

Personal Attributes:

• Strong attention to detail, including mechanical aspects of drafting
• Strong organizational skills, including maintenance of checklists
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong research skills and an inquisitive mindset

• Multitasks and manages/prioritizes workload to meet aggressive deadlines

• Analytical thinker that can work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work with limited supervision yet knows when to ask for help and works well in a team

COVID-19 VACCINATION

COVID-19 vaccination is required for all employees whose position is based out of the Stamford, CT office. However, Grayscale will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons on a case by case basis.