Lawyer Financial Services - In house litigation

Secondement / temporary position - Crypto platform - Legal - Europe Litigation team Start date: asap End date : ideally end of September 2023, but maybe before that depending on when we can hire for a permanent position Location: possibility to work in our London office, but may be 100% remote Common law qualified litigation counsel - min 3 PQE Reporting to the Litigation Lead - Europe, be the main point of contact and counsel for ongoing litigations and arbitrations and enforcement procedures in the UK, Ireland and common law jurisdictions. When needed, provide additional support to other European jurisdictions, through external counsels if necessary. Manage legal efforts in response to contentious inquiries, including managing pre-litigious and regulatory matters, encountered by the company and internal stakeholders. Answer pre litigation claims from clients, including on smaller issues as they arise. Take charge of external communication with external counsels and negotiating with the opposition. Provide proactive, in-depth, commercially sensible legal advice to all stakeholders. Support in the development and implementation of legal strategy to reduce the risk of disputes while balancing against the organisation's overall business strategy. Be responsible for drafting and reviewing court, arbitration documents, liaison and settlement agreements. Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility. Provide legal business partner training and counsel non-legal associates to enable stronger legal acumen across the company. Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified. Provide administrative support to manage billing, legal contracts, corporate documents and other documentation. General overall support to the legal team. Position may be 100% remote. Profile: Common law Qualified lawyer (UK or Ireland) with strong dispute resolution background Exposure to the financial, banking or crypto sector is a must. Experience with handling regulatory inquiries, requests for information and investigations a plus. Interest in the cryptocurrency industry and its development. Proactive and self starter. Able to handle stress, have higher tolerance to dynamism and can move fast. Ability to work independently and report matters efficiently. Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgment sense. Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects, equally can handle smaller claims. Attention focused and rigorous. Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills. Although the main scope of the role would be common law jurisdictions, a dual qualification, or a native speaker of French, Italian, Spanish, or Russian would be useful to support the rest of the European litigation team.