• 2/11/2026
  • 100%
  • Position with responsibilities
  • Unlimited employment

Legal Counsel

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our fast-growing client, in the Financial Services sector in Zurich
Legal Counsel
About the Role:
  • Support the execution of legal, compliance, and regulatory strategy under senior leadership

  • Assist with regulatory licensing applications, filings, and ongoing entity administration

  • Maintain internal legal records, contract repositories, and risk/risk-register documentation

  • Support compliance and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions

  • Act as compliance officer for regulated entities (where required)

  • Work closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations to support compliant product launches

  • Draft, review, and support negotiation of:

    • NDAs

    • Commercial contracts

    • Partnership agreements

    • Service provider agreements

    • Fund-related documentation (e.g., administration agreements, IMAs, side letters, etc.)

  • Support corporate governance processes, including:

    • Board resolutions

    • Corporate secretarial work

    • Governance documentation

  • Assist with employment documentation (offer letters, contractor agreements)

  • Support basic intellectual property matters under supervision

  • Contribute to improving legal templates, playbooks, and internal legal processes

  • Support data privacy and security compliance efforts (including GDPR)

About the Candidate:
  • Qualified lawyer with 3-5+ years of experience

  • Strong experience in financial regulation and cross-border licensing (e.g., AIFMD, MiFID, or equivalent)

  • Familiarity with investment products, fund structures, and product design

  • Strong working understanding of corporate law

  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving regulatory requirements

  • Proactive, hands-on, and solutions-driven with strong integrity and accountability

  • Strong drafting skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities

  • Confident working cross-functionally with non-legal teams (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations)

  • Nice to have:

    • Mix of private practice and in-house experience

    • Experience in fintech, digital assets, tokenized finance, or innovative financial products

    • Exposure to compliance operations and/or data privacy (including GDPR)

  • Able to share real examples of regulatory work or complex legal challenges handled in practice

Robert Walters Switzerland AG
Valentina Ciherean
+41 44 809 3519