Senior Lawyer
About company:
Our client is a liquidity and technology provider of solutions for the crypto and foreign exchange (FX) industry. The company specializes in the sphere of B2B services and products, catering to a wide range of clients including large licensed brokers, crypto exchanges, crypto brokers, forex brokers, hedge and crypto funds, and professional managers. B2Broker’s advanced base of ready-to-use technical solutions enables brokers to save time and money on consuming infrastructure projects and focus on enlarging their client base and increasing their revenues.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day legal support of company setups and general company maintenance in various jurisdictions such as Estonia, UK, Cyprus, UAE and others.
- Participate in the ad-hoc projects set by company stakeholders related to corporate setups and financial licensing processes across various jurisdictions.
- Work with applications, legal, corporate, and financial documents, presentations, reports, and other documents and ensure that all of the documentation is up-to-date.
- Act as the point of contact and manage information flow regarding corporate setups among Legal, Business Development, Partners, Merchants, Finance, AML & Compliance departments.
- Conduct legal research across indicated jurisdictions related to corporate and regulatory processes.
- Participate in the ad-hoc projects set by company stakeholders related to corporate setups and financial licensing processes across various jurisdictions.
- Liaising with Regulators and local law firms.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of proven experience in a legal, role;
- Degree in Law;
- Working experience in international companies (consulting + in-house preferred);
- Basic understanding of cryptocurrencies;
- Excellent drafting and written and verbal communication skills;
- Experience with corporate setups and financial licensing;
- Understanding of AML/KYC procedures;
- Mindset that is team-oriented, plus proactive and entrepreneurial: an opportunity-making person who uses the law to increase the company’s optionality, not decrease it.