We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our fast-growing client, in the Financial Services sector in Zurich

Legal Counsel

About the Role:

• Support the execution of legal, compliance, and regulatory strategy under senior leadership

• Assist with regulatory licensing applications, filings, and ongoing entity administration

• Maintain internal legal records, contract repositories, and risk/risk-register documentation

• Support compliance and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions

• Act as compliance officer for regulated entities (where required)

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations to support compliant product launches

• Draft, review, and support negotiation of:

  • NDAs

  • Commercial contracts

  • Partnership agreements

  • Service provider agreements

  • Fund-related documentation (e.g., administration agreements, IMAs, side letters, etc.)

• Support corporate governance processes, including:

  • Board resolutions

  • Corporate secretarial work

  • Governance documentation

• Assist with employment documentation (offer letters, contractor agreements)

• Support basic intellectual property matters under supervision

• Contribute to improving legal templates, playbooks, and internal legal processes

• Support data privacy and security compliance efforts (including GDPR)

About the Candidate:

• Qualified lawyer with 3-5+ years of experience

• Strong experience in financial regulation and cross-border licensing (e.g., AIFMD, MiFID, or equivalent)

• Familiarity with investment products, fund structures, and product design

• Strong working understanding of corporate law

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving regulatory requirements

• Proactive, hands-on, and solutions-driven with strong integrity and accountability

• Strong drafting skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities

• Confident working cross-functionally with non-legal teams (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations)

• Nice to have:

  • Mix of private practice and in-house experience

  • Experience in fintech, digital assets, tokenized finance, or innovative financial products

  • Exposure to compliance operations and/or data privacy (including GDPR)

• Able to share real examples of regulatory work or complex legal challenges handled in practice