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Aave Labs is seeking a Legal Counsel to support its global business with a focus on commercial matters, acquisitions, and strategic transactions. The role involves working closely with teams across the business to structure, negotiate, and execute commercial arrangements and transactions, including strategic partnerships, acquisitions, asset purchases, and acqui-hires.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including strategic partnerships, technology and software agreements, integrations, and vendor/service agreements
- Partnering with Business Development, Product, and other teams to structure complex commercial arrangements and develop practical legal solutions
- Supporting negotiation and execution of strategic partnerships with financial institutions, fintechs, infrastructure providers, and digital asset ecosystem participants
- Providing legal support throughout the lifecycle of partner integrations and strategic initiatives
- Advising teams on contract interpretation, rights, obligations, and commercial risk
- Supporting acquisitions, asset purchases, acqui-hires, and other strategic transactions from evaluation through completion
- Conducting and coordinating legal due diligence, identifying key risks and translating findings into practical recommendations
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transaction documentation including NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements, and IP transfer arrangements
- Working with senior stakeholders and external counsel on transaction structuring and execution
- Advising on corporate, commercial, and intellectual property considerations from strategic transactions
- Supporting post-transaction matters including contract, IP, and asset transfer and integration
- Developing and improving commercial templates, contracting processes, and legal playbooks
This position offers global responsibilities and the opportunity to work with diverse teams navigating complex international legal landscapes. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of experience as a practicing lawyer with strong background in corporate and commercial law and experience handling complex transactions
- Experience working in fintech, crypto, or digital assets with strong understanding of the commercial and legal environment
- 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 as they bear on deal structuring and diligence
- Familiarity with DeFi protocols and on-chain/DAO governance structures, including where they arise as transaction counterparties or acquisition targets
- Experience conducting legal due diligence and drafting and negotiating transaction documentation
- Experience structuring transaction consideration involving tokens, as distinct from standard cash or equity consideration
- Experience within a leading law firm and/or in-house legal team within a technology or financial services environment
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to identify material legal risks and translate them into practical recommendations
- Ability to operate autonomously, manage multiple workstreams, and take ownership of transactions from start to finish
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with confidence to work with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and coordinating specialist external counsel
