Senior Legal Counsel - Regulation, Markets, and Wealth
Core
Senior Legal Counsel supporting EMEA leadership on markets, product innovation, and regulation for a technology-driven brokerage and trading business.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (markets, wealth, digital assets)
Builds
Crypto/digital asset offerings, wealth management products, trading platforms, and corporate transactions
Domain
Financial services, brokerage, trading, wealth management, digital assets
Required skills
Qualified lawyer (England & Wales), 15+ years post-qualification experience, top-tier law firm training, significant in-house financial services experience, strategic transaction execution, regulatory analysis, team leadership
Preferred skills
CFDs/spread betting/FX experience, market structure familiarity, UK/EU regulatory framework exposure, high-growth/tech environment experience
Technologies
FCA guidance, EU MiCA framework, MiFID II, EMIR
Responsibilities
Act as deputy to Head of Legal (EMEA), lead digital assets legal support, advise on financial services regulation, structure wealth products, execute M&A transactions, support trading platforms, manage legal risk and governance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities