Junior Legal Counsel

We are looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join our fast-growing team.

Requirements:

• Law degree from a reputable university;
• Exceptional writing and editing skills in English;
• Upper-Intermediate English or higher is a must (including legal drafting);
• 1+ year of professional experience in IT, FinTech, Corporate, Compliance and Contract law;
• Experience in AML/KYC, GDPR, e-commerce, and compliance regulations;
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details;
• Ability to meet deadlines;
• Hard-working, well-organised and able to manage numerous tasks simultaneously under pressure.

We offer:

• Being a part of an international team focused on excellence in product development;
• Support from colleagues and automatization of time-consuming processes;
• High-level compensation and regular performance-based salary and career development reviews;
• Flexible working schedule;
• Opportunity to work whether in an office or remote;
• Unlimited vacation and sick leave policy;
• Compensation for courses, conferences, workshops, etc.;
• Education Foundation in learning something new (professional or indeed personal interest);
• Summer corporate retreat and regular team-buildings;
• Referral program for employees.

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of legislation of various jurisdictions covering data protection, AML, licensing matters etc.;
• Drafting website documentation (policies, terms and conditions etc.) and bringing existing documents into compliance with applicable legislation, updating website documentation according to requirements of local agents and regulators;
• Legal paperwork (questionnaires, applications, complaints, forms, letters, powers of attorney, internal policies and regulations);
• Dealing with KYC matters related to PSP/bank accounts opening, companies registration etc.;
• Performing due diligence (KYC) on clients and counterparts, review and verification of received documentation, sanctions check etc.;
• Registration of IP rights to trademarks and maintenance of already registered trademarks of the company;
• Filing complaints regarding illegal use of the company’s trademarks and other IP (inter alia to Google, hosting providers, domain names registrars, ICANN, WIPO etc.), closure of phishing websites;
• Conducting legal research on various legal matters;
• Day-to-day legal and compliance support of the company’s business activity under the supervision of Head of Legal;
• Contractual work.