Location
Worldwide
Job Type
Full Time
Experience
Senior
Salary
Competitive compensation level
Openings
1 Position
Company Size
1–10
Description
- An independent initiative dedicated to the growth and resilience of the Lido software protocol is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel.
- This role offers a unique opportunity to guide commercial strategy, shape key partnerships, and build scalable legal frameworks that support the secure expansion of the Lido ecosystem.
- You will play a critical part in enabling the protocol’s success by proactively navigating contractual matters, mitigating risks, and empowering teams to move forward confidently.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house, with significant exposure to complex commercial transactions.
- Deep experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts and understanding how legal frameworks intersect with business strategy.
- Strong commercial judgment, with an ability to make practical, risk-based decisions that enable growth while protecting the protocol.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to independently identify issues and propose solutions.
- Comfortable working autonomously in a decentralized, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex legal topics into actionable advice for contributors.
- Demonstrated commitment to empowering open-source or decentralized initiatives preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial contracts.
- Collaborate closely with contributors across the ecosystem to ensure contractual alignment with the protocol’s broader goals.
- Help define and implement efficient legal processes to streamline contract management and negotiation workflows.
- Provide strategic legal advice to support new opportunities, ecosystem initiatives, and product integrations.
- Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate legal risks.
- Support the development of thought leadership initiatives to advance the Lido ecosystem’s legal resilience and innovation.
- Help shape a scalable, decentralized legal strategy for Lido's future growth.
Benefits
Required Skills
Lido DAO Ecosystem Contributors are at the forefront of decentralized finance and Ethereum 2.0 innovation. We are a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) empowering users to stake ETH while maintaining liquidity through stETH , the leading liquid staking token . Since 2020, we’ve been securing and scaling Ethereum with non-custodial, trustless, and open-source infrastructure. Our mission is to democratize access to staking rewards and DeFi opportunities across a growing 100+ integrations , including Aave, Uniswap, Curve, and more. We work closely with 700+ Node Operators globally , ensuring high performance, decentralization, and resilience. Whether you're a developer , protocol engineer , or blockchain enthusiast , Lido offers unique opportunities to shape the future of Ethereum.
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