Director of Legal or Senior Counsel, Transactions - UK

We are currently seeking an experienced mid-level to senior commercial, corporate or finance lawyer to join our legal team. The attorney will report to the Associate General Counsel and work closely with all members of the team. Knowledge of cryptocurrency preferred.

Primary Responsibilities

• Negotiate custody agreements for digital assets, master lending/credit agreements, tri-party custodial agreements, security agreements and confidentiality agreements.
• Provide thoughtful and prompt legal advice and transactional support to the Firm’s custody, trading, and lending businesses.
• Assist in the structuring and development of new businesses and products, including related documentation.
• Enable the business to operate effectively within legal and regulatory requirements and encourage ethical responsibilities within a culture of compliance.
• Lead cross-functional efforts across stakeholders (Business Development/Sales/Product/Engineering/Compliance).
• Proactively solve process issues for the business as it expands and anticipate legal, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
• Educate and provide training to the businesses and support functions in anticipation of or in reaction to legal and regulatory development.
• Efficiently and effectively manage outside counsel.

Requirements

• LL.B. degrees from a reputable university, or BA and Graduate Diploma in Law
• Qualified to practice law in England and Wales, as solicitor or barrister
• 8-10 years PQE at a top law firm (senior associate level) or as a mixture of law firm and in-house counsel experience, in general corporate law, finance, financial institutions or capital markets.
• Familiarity with UK and EU financial services regulatory landscape required.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency trading, lending, or custody a bonus.
• Data security or privacy law a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong attention to detail, including ministerial aspects of drafting
• Strong relationship-building and inter-personal skills
• Capable of handling multiple projects in short timeframes
• Pragmatic advisor
• Willingness to take on responsibility for matters beyond core expertise
• Collaborative attitude, measured ego, initiative, can-do attitude

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, dental and FSA benefits
• Flexible time off