Investigative Attorney (1 year contract)

As an Investigative Attorney at Binance, you'll join the Legal team on a 12-month contract as a Legal Investigations Counsel. Working closely with Compliance, you'll conduct high-impact investigation case files, shaping how legal risk and regulatory reporting are handled across a global cryptocurrency exchange serving 300+ million users in 100+ countries.

What you'll do

• Conduct legal review of Compliance investigation case files for risk and regulatory issues
• Analyze regulatory reporting to ensure timely and accurate filings
• Help define and refine roles and responsibilities between Compliance and Legal counterparts in the investigation process
• Track case volume and turnaround against SLAs; support resource capacity planning
• Maintain strict confidentiality and privilege protections on all escalated matters
• Provide ad hoc legal analysis and support as directed by the Legal team

What you bring

• A qualification as a lawyer with 5-8 years of experience
• Law firm background with hands-on experience conducting investigations, any investigation practice area considered as long as investigations are the core of your experience
• Strong analytical and written communication skills; you can produce clear, well-structured case assessments
• Ability to handle sensitive, high-volume casework under deadlines

Nice to have

• Compliance background
• AML/CFT and sanctions experience
• Crypto or blockchain industry experience

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)

About Binance

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem and the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries, Binance delivers industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and digital-asset products ranging from trading and finance to education, research, payments, and institutional services.