Solicitor ( England And Wales )

Key Responsibilities

• 
  Review, advise and deal with all legal and regulatory projects, cases,
  matters, etc. for the Group and external clients;
  • Draft, review, negotiate and manage and advise on a wide range of
  contracts for the Group and external clients, including BP agreements,
  Terms of Business, NDAs, services agreements, outsource agreement,
  technology contracts, intra-group agreement, engagement letters,
  marketing agreements and other agreement as required;
  • Draft, amend and keep up to date essential documentation, e.g. client
  onboarding documents, policies, procedures, manuals, handbook,
  regulatory reports, etc.;
  • Oversee the work of the legal and compliance team;
  • Develop trainee solicitor programme, manage and supervise trainees;
  • help clients to identify and mitigate any legal/regulatory risks that clients
  may expose to;
  • help the clients to ensure compliance by adhering to all applicable
  domestic and international laws, regulations and relevant requirements;
  • Deal with external parties, including but not limited to regulators,
  external counsel, auditors, partners and contractors, etc.;
  • Ad-hoc support on any new tasks assigned from time to time.

Essentials

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales, 3+ years of PQE;
  • 3+ years’ work experience in relation to UK financial services industry, e.g.
  asset management, securities brokerage, FX/CFD, Crypto;
  • Additional experience from one or more of the following areas would also be
  beneficial but not essential – commercial, GDPR, employment etc.;
  • In-depth knowledge of the UK/EU legislation and regulations;
  • Strong and sustained motivation to research new areas of practice;
  • A proactive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude and resilient;
  • Strong technical, analytical and interpersonal skills;
  • Effective planning, following up and multitasking