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Binance.US is a licensed and regulated U.S. cryptocurrency exchange and a top-ranked crypto platform. The Associate General Counsel, Litigation will be part of the Legal team, reporting to the General Counsel, and will serve as a key internal litigation leader responsible for managing Binance.US's litigation and disputes portfolio across complex commercial, consumer, regulatory, and other matters.
Key responsibilities include: managing a portfolio of litigation, arbitration, pre-litigation disputes, and investigations across multiple jurisdictions from initial assessment through resolution; developing litigation strategy in partnership with Legal leadership and directing multiple external counsel firms with clear objectives, work plans, budgets, and performance standards; serving as the primary in-house coordination point for assigned matters, ensuring consistent strategy and communication across outside counsel, internal specialists, business stakeholders, and executives; evaluating claims and exposure to recommend litigation and settlement strategies with commercially practical advice on legal, financial, operational, and reputational risk; overseeing key litigation phases including pleadings, discovery, e-discovery, motion practice, witness preparation, expert strategy, hearings, trials, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, and appeals; establishing effective outside-counsel management practices including budgeting, invoice oversight, alternative fee arrangements, staffing efficiency, and performance evaluation; partnering cross-functionally with Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, Marketing, People, IT/Security, and other teams to gather information, preserve evidence, and address business practices creating recurring litigation risk; identifying emerging litigation trends and proactively advising Legal leadership and business partners; developing and maintaining scalable litigation processes including matter management, legal holds, case reporting, outside-counsel guidelines, and litigation metrics; managing, coaching, and developing Legal team members; and supporting broader Legal department priorities on high-priority or time-sensitive matters.
The role is fully remote with a remote-first culture. Binance.US offers unlimited PTO for salaried roles, mental wellness benefits, comprehensive health benefits, work-from-home equipment reimbursement, annual professional development budget, career coaching, and 401k with employer match.
Requirements: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar; at least 6 years of post-law-school practicing legal experience with substantial experience handling complex litigation and disputes; meaningful litigation experience at an excellent law firm (candidates may currently be practicing in-house); significant experience managing outside litigation counsel with demonstrated ability to coordinate strategy and execution across multiple external law firms simultaneously; strong working knowledge of federal and state civil litigation and arbitrations including discovery, e-discovery, privilege, motion practice, settlement strategy, trials, and other core litigation processes; demonstrated ability to independently evaluate complex legal and factual issues, assess risk, establish litigation strategy, and provide concise recommendations to senior stakeholders; experience managing litigation budgets and legal spend, including evaluating outside-counsel staffing, scope, efficiency, and performance; excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to distill complex legal issues into practical recommendations for legal and non-legal audiences; strong judgment, organizational skills, and attention to detail with demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority matters and competing deadlines; experience within financial services, fintech, cryptocurrency, technology, or another highly regulated industry is required; familiarity with consumer disputes, class actions, regulatory litigation, commercial disputes, securities matters, or other disputes relevant to a regulated financial-services business is preferred.
