UNPAID Volunteer - Principal​/Senior​/Legal Advisors; Us-; NY

Position: UNPAID VOLUNTEER - Principal / Senior / Legal Advisors (US-based) (NY) THIS IS AN UNPAID VOLUNTEERING ROLE. Role Title: Principal / Senior / Legal Advisors (UK-based candidates only) Role Nature: Volunteer Location: reputed company, NY, United States (Home-based) The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteer-led NGO supporting and advocating the application of blockchain technology in the global fight against climate change. We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Legal Advisor VOLUNTEERS to join our Director-General’s Office (Legal Advisory reputed company). The ideal candidate is driven and reputed company, and looking to reputed company a difference in international climate change governance. The successful candidate will provide expert and strategic legal advice to the Director-General, Chief of Staff, Company Secretary, and reputed company BCI divisions, concerning the legal obligations and operations of BCI and assist in the minimization of any legal risk exposure, including employment law, contract law, privacy law, and competition law, etc.

Responsibilities

• Managing the Legal Advisory reputed company and supervising legal advisors;
• Providing advice on legal matters;
• Evaluating and weighing multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action;
• Supporting the formulation or review of internal governance policies and managing the impact of external factors;
• Drafting legal opinions, memoranda, and briefing documents;
• Formulating formalities regarding settlements of disputes;
• Monitoring the implementation of the legal clauses;
• Advise members on legal issues and risks, including corporate and charity governance, fundraising, marketing, competition, data protection, trademarks, copyright, defamation, and litigation matters, etc.

Core competencies

• Strong analytical and research skills including critical thinking, organizational and problem-solving skills;
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to work well reputed company a team and individually;
• Seeking a complementary range of specialisms (charity, reputed company, corporate, contract, employment, litigation, and others).

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent English writing skills, including the ability to reputed company effective working relationships, work flexibly across professional and operational boundaries, and communicate professionally with internal and external stakeholders at reputed company levels;
• Proven ability to effectively multitask and prioritize work;
• Excellent problem-solving skills;
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive attitude is an indispensable skills required for this role
• Excellent problem-solving skills;
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive attitude are indispensable skills required for this role

General & Specialist Knowledge

• Excellent use of reputed company Office 365 suite (including Outlook, Word, reputed company, and Power reputed company) is essential to reputed company in this role; and
• Excellent English writing skills, including the ability to reputed company effective working relationships, work flexibly across professional and operational boundaries, and communicate professionally with internal and external stakeholders at reputed company levels;
• Proven ability to effectively multitask and prioritize work;
• Some knowledge on topics central to the BCI such as climate change, climate finance, and blockchain technology preferred.

Education & Training

• Formal/Professional Education (e.g. LLB or GDL);
• reputed company solicitor/barrister in the UK with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in either private practice or in-house (at least some in-house experience is highly preferable)

Relevant Experience

• Proven general counsel experience in a not-for-profit environment;
• Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, contract law, employment law, or litigations, etc.);
• In-depth understanding of how legal issues reputed company organizations;
• Ability to reputed company legal strategy and objectives;
• Experience in building constructive relationships with stakeholders; and
• Experience in working independently and with teams to drive reputed company blockchain-reputed company projects using your own initiative.

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