Junior/Middle Legal Counsel (Licensing) (вакансія неактивна)

WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON

• Manage day-to-day legal support of company setups and general company maintenance in various jurisdictions such as Estonia, UK, Cyprus, Poland, Latvia and others
• Open and maintain accounts in banks and other financial institutions (fill out bank forms, communicate during the process of compliance, and process requests in a timely manner)
• Work with questionnaires, applications, legal, corporate, and financial documents, presentations, reports, and other documents and ensure that all of the documentation is up-to-date
• Maintain internal registers and arrange documents
• Conduct correspondence with international law firms and other external providers such as corporate secretaries, accountants, auditors
• Act as the point of contact and manage information flow regarding corporate setups among Legal, Business Development, Partners, Merchants, Finance, AML & Compliance departments
• Conduct legal research across indicated jurisdictions related to corporate and regulatory processes
• Participate in the ad-hoc projects set by company stakeholders related to corporate setups and financial licensing processes across various jurisdictions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE

• At least 1 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 (A2/B1 level)
• A university degree in Law, Economics, Management or related field
• Understanding of AML/KYC procedures
• A solution for non-standard cases thinking
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work
• We expect you to undertake work with a high degree of accuracy
• Experience in international tax optimization would be a plus

WHAT WE OFFER

• ✨ 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;
• ⚕️ Private health insurance coverage;
• 🏠 Remore/Hybrid from Riga office type of work ( if you choose);
• 🌴 20 days of vacation time; Latvian bank holidays; Sick leaves; Additional birthday day off;
• 🎉 Team building events and corporate parties;

You can find out more about our team, our values, and the unique ways we celebrate our successes here: fyst.com/culture 🎉🫶