Junior Lawyer for our FinTech, Blockchain and Digital Assets team – 100%

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Banking & Finance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Fintech, Blockchain and Digital Assets practice, within Legal Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our international clients navigate through the various regulatory challenges faced by innovative business models. The overall approach includes consideration to banking regulation, asset management, financial products and structuring of investment vehicles.

Our team has extensive experience with clients looking to leverage emerging technologies (blockchain, crypto/digital assets, AI, NFTs) to their advantage and apply them in the context of financial services. We also serve our clients with the services which usually accompany the setting up of new ventures, including corporate, commercial, data protection and IP related matters.

We’re looking for dynamic candidates, eager to learn and progress in a fast-evolving environment, with a dedicated and hands-on mindset and a shown affinity towards emerging and decentralized technologies.

Your tasks

• You will join the team providing legal services to financial institutions and act as a legal consultant for our national and international clients, with a particular focus on new technologies, fintech, blockchain and digital assets.
• You will also touch on corporate matters, commercial law and data protection in the context of our services to financial institutions and intermediaries.
• You will also serve and advise financial institutions in their licensing and authorization proceedings.
• You will work with the other members of the team and with specialists from other disciplines (such as tax, advisory, consulting, audit) and from our global network.
• You will provide clear and pragmatic legal advice and deliver timely high-quality work.
• You will work in a diverse, international environment covering multiple service areas and industries individually as well as in your team.
  
  

Your profile

• You hold a Master’s Degree in Swiss Law. Special focus on banking and financial markets is a plus;
• Bar admission in Switzerland is a plus;
• You are interested in financial markets and would like to focus on FinTech, decentralized technologies and digital assets;
• You are familiar with the topics of decentralized technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance and the current trends in the market;
• You are eager to challenge the status quo and preconceived notions of what can be achieved, as well as working in an area of the law that is constantly evolving;
• You speak English and another national language;
• You are ambitious and dynamic, you have a positive mindset, and you are team-oriented and collaborative;
• You take on responsibility for timely delivery of high-quality work;
• You have excellent judgement, analytical rigor, clear communication, and business pragmatism; and
• Although you consider yourself to be a reasonably sound and friendly human being, you do not take yourself too seriously

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Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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