Legal Counsel, Europe

1 hour, 1 minute ago
Full-time
Mid Level
Legal
Alpaca

Alpaca

Alpaca is a developer-first API for stock and crypto trading, offering easy-to-use APIs for building apps and trading algorithms.

Capital Markets
51-250
Founded 2015
$87M raised

Description

  • Provide day-to-day legal advice to internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters.
  • Advise on the design and rollout of new products, services, and business offerings, including cross-border activity and passporting arrangements.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate customer-facing contractual agreements, disclosures, account documentation, and website materials.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements with institutional clients and counterparties.
  • Assist with regulatory inquiries from UK and EU authorities, as well as UK, EU, and worldwide exchanges.
  • Liaise and engage with external legal advisers.
  • Work closely with global and European legal and compliance teams in a cross-functional environment.

Requirements

  • Qualified lawyer, either solicitor or barrister, with 3-5+ years of experience.
  • Experience at a law firm, financial institution, financial services regulatory agency, exchange, broker-dealer, or technology company.
  • Excellent academic background with a strong foundation in legal analysis and reasoning.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex matters clearly and concisely.
  • Excellent judgment, analytical rigor, and practical business judgment.
  • Demonstrated ability to own projects from concept to execution.
  • Comfort working with cross-functional, globally distributed teams.
  • Intellectual curiosity and interest in fintech, digital assets, and blockchain technology.
  • Must be eligible to work without sponsorship for this role.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with stock options.
  • Health benefits.
  • New hire home-office setup stipend of USD $500.
  • Monthly stipend of USD $150 via a Brex card.

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