Legal Counsel, Commercial

The role

You will support aavelabs' global business with a focus on commercial matters, acquisitions and strategic transactions. You will draft, negotiate and execute commercial agreements and transactions, and give practical, business-oriented legal advice.

What you will do

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including partnerships, technology, software, integrations, and vendor and service agreements
• Partner with Business Development, Product and other teams to structure complex commercial arrangements
• Support negotiation and execution of strategic partnerships with financial institutions, fintechs and infrastructure providers
• Provide legal support from initial structuring through implementation and launch of partner integrations
• Advise teams on contract interpretation, rights, obligations and commercial risk
• Support acquisitions, asset purchases, acqui-hires and other strategic transactions from evaluation through completion
• Conduct and coordinate legal due diligence and turn findings into practical recommendations
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents, including NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements and IP transfer arrangements
• Advise on corporate, commercial and intellectual property considerations in strategic transactions
• Develop and improve commercial templates, contracting processes and legal playbooks

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a practising lawyer, with a strong background in corporate and commercial law
• Experience handling complex transactions
• Experience working in fintech, crypto or digital assets
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Experience advising on acquisitions, corporate transactions and other complex commercial arrangements
• Working knowledge of digital asset regulatory frameworks, including securities law issues and token classification
• Familiarity with DeFi protocols and on-chain/DAO governance structures
• Experience conducting legal due diligence and drafting and negotiating transaction documentation
• Experience structuring transaction consideration involving tokens
• Experience within a leading law firm and/or an in-house legal team in technology or financial services
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to identify material legal risks
• Ability to operate autonomously, manage multiple workstreams and take ownership of transactions

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate

Before you apply

• Preference is for this role to be based in New York, NY

About the company

Aave Labs builds the Aave Protocol, described as the world's largest and most trusted onchain lending market. The company builds products that expand access to lending, credit and savings globally.