Legal Counsel Financial Markets - Digital Assets focus

Legal Counsel Financial Markets - Digital Assets focusFlow Traders is looking for a Legal Counsel with an interest in Digital Assets to join our Legal team in Amsterdam. The ideal candidate has a passion for Digital Assets, the Crypto Industry, Bitcoin ETFs and tokens and is driven to build up and maintain relationships, and eager to grow our legal capability in this area. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the digital asset ecosystem within a leading proprietary trading firm known for its entrepreneurial spirit and innovative culture.Our Digital Assets business is growing and we need to strengthen and grow our legal capabilities. Although as a legal counsel, you will have a broad focus, we are looking for someone who is excited to be part of the forefront on liquidity provisioning in the Digital Assets space as well as supporting in strategic venture capital investment opportunities in the digital asset ecosystem, including venture firms, exchanges, custodians, lenders, and infrastructure providers. You will be instrumental in developing industry standards for the Digital Assets space.What you will doAs a Legal Counsel at Flow Traders, you will be deeply embedded into the business. You will gain extensive knowledge of our core business by partnering with key business units in Trading and Technology.Negotiate / draft / review and advise on a wide variety of topics / legal agreements ranging from:Legal aspects regarding the onboarding of counterparties (terms of business and other documentation)Exchange membership and platform access documentationIssuer documentation such as authorized participant agreements, prospectuses and market making agreementsBrokerage, clearing, ISDA, (reverse)give-up agreements and other types of financial and trading agreementsCollaborate and build strong working relationships with Trading, Technology, Risk and Operations, Regulatory Compliance and business development departmentsCo-develop standard operating procedures, templates and policies for the Legal DepartmentWhat you need to succeed3-7+ years of experience at a law firm or legal team of a bank / trading firm / investment firmComprehensive understanding of the digital asset landscapeEnthusiastic and capable of grasping the fundamentals of blockchain technologies, algorithmic trading, and liquidity provisioningExcellent attention to detailA proactive and flexible personalityProven analytical skills and the ability to translate between legal, commercial / technical implications quickly without being affected by (time) pressureExceptional communication skills, both written and verbalBig plusses are knowledge:of the financial market ecosystem and the role of the various player in it (CCPs, various types of platforms, clearing and settlement process) in general; andof the ETP/ETF ecosystemWe believe in fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

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