Corporate Counsel
You will join a premier legal team based in London, supporting pioneering financial services and digital asset projects. You'll focus on capital markets, including traded products and prime brokerage, leading innovation efforts and playing a vital role in transforming the financial industry.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements supporting the company's products, partnerships, and activities across multiple business lines
- Collaborate with business and product teams to aid the development and introduction of new products and services
- Provide practical and commercially focused recommendations concerning financial services regulation within the UK, EU, and other international regions, including licensing and regulatory engagement
- Assist with corporate governance matters and other general legal issues as they arise
- Deliver legal assistance across key capital markets functions, encompassing prime brokerage, execution platforms, and traded products
- Provide legal support for various financial services and digital asset activities, including cross-border payments, stablecoin issuance, and custodial solutions
Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales
- 5 - 8 years' PQE with a background in capital markets, traded products, and/or prime brokerage
- Knowledge of financial services, traded products, and capital markets is essential
- Familiarity with digital assets is preferred
- A solid grasp of UK and EU financial services regulation is required
- Experience gained either in-house at a financial institution or within a top-tier private practice
- Ability to present sophisticated issues clearly and concisely and provide succinct and practical legal advice
Benefits
- Professional development budget
- Flexible in-office collaboration (10+ days a month)
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting
- Team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours
- Competitive bonuses and equity
- Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy
- Industry-leading parental leave policies
- Family planning benefits
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages