Legal Counsel (Licensing)

Summary

Join a dynamic fintech company as a Legal Support Specialist to manage day-to-day legal support for company setups and general maintenance across various jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in a legal, project management or compliance role, excellent communication skills, and a university degree in Law, Economics, Management or related field.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of proven experience in a legal, project management or compliance role
• Excellent written & spoken communication skills in English (not less than B2) and good command of russian language
• A university degree in Law, Economics, Management or related field
• Understanding of AML/KYC procedures
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work
• We expect you to undertake work with a high degree of accuracy

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day legal support of company setups and general company maintenance
• Open and maintain accounts in banks and other financial institutions
• Work with questionnaires, applications, legal, corporate, and financial documents
• Maintain internal registers and arrange documents
• Conduct correspondence with international law firms and other external providers
• Act as the point of contact and manage information flow regarding corporate setups
• Conduct legal research across indicated jurisdictions related to corporate and regulatory processes
• Participate in ad-hoc projects set by company stakeholders related to corporate setups and financial licensing processes

Benefits

• An opportunity to make something great even greater, you can be the reason why we grow, develop, and become the best fintech company on the market!
• Career prospects - we are young, we have huge ambitions, and it is important that our employees grow with us
• Work with coworkers who are passionate about their business
• Compensation that will fully correspond to the competence and knowledge, with yearly performance reviews
• The opportunity to attend conferences, courses, and professional development at the company's expense - we favor the continuous development of our employees
• Remote type of work
• 20 days of vacation time; Latvian bank holidays; Sick leaves; Additional birthday day off
• Team building events and corporate parties