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Legal Counsel

Creata il 21-09-2018
Location Milan

Descrizione

Moneyfarm is a digital wealth manager that helps people protect and increase their wealth through time. Moneyfarm gives people access to investment advice and high-quality products at a family-friendly cost. Six years on, Moneyfarm operates in both Italy and the UK, offering simplified advice and discretionary investments to thousands of customers. We’ve won awards for our products and are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We constantly innovate to ensure we offer our customers the best products possible, so they can lead a wealthier life. As a fast-growing company, we are eager to meet talented professionals who can add something unique to our teams. Help us reinventing the way wealth is managed!


THE ROLE

At Moneyfarm we make investing and saving accessible to everyone in a simple and transparent way. For our clients to have a smooth and excellent experience we ensure all banking operations are fast, reliable and with the user in mind. There are a number of activities and tasks which facilitate the smooth running of the activities which allow Moneyfarm to be a leader in the sector. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, proactive and robust Legal Counsel who is interested in a broad, challenging and rewarding role and who will contribute by providing legal advice to the business globally. The role requires the ability to work independently from day one and to manage a diverse and complex workload meeting tight deadlines.


Reporting Relationship: Reports to MFM Chairman


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage and maintain legal entities and required legal documents/ requirements/records

• Advising on the current regulatory regime in Italy/UK and other jurisdictions, both in the EU and elsewhere, as well as the analysis and implementation of new regulations.

• Provide guidance and support to various departments within the firm on legal compliance matters.

• Help structure, draft and negotiate deals/transactions documents and participate in global cross-functional teams to execute transactions.

• Liaising with outside counsels on a broad range of domestic and cross border jurisdictional issues

• Adapt and adjust job responsibilities to accommodate changing priorities while managing multiple requirements and timelines; and

• Monitor for new regulatory requirements that may impact the business and funds.


KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Minimum of 3 years of finance/banking experience with a law firm or in-house legal department.

• Working knowledge of diverse legal areas including, corporate, commercial, and banking (wealth management) law.

• Understanding of banking/financial services operations and issues.

• Proven exposure to deal with UK contracts and common law


EDUCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Law school degree

• Excellent written and oral communication skills both in Italian and English language

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

• A high degree of professionalism

• Desire to learn a variety of aspects of the wealth management business, including operations, administration, distribution and compliance

• Must be able to apply legal knowledge to the business

• Self-starter with strong work ethic; ability to work at a high level in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

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