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Legal Counsel ( Licensing )

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Full Remote
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Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 2 years of legal experience, University degree in Law or related field, Good command of Russian language, Understanding of AML/KYC procedures.

Key responsabilities:

  • Manage legal support for company setups
  • Conduct legal research and maintain documentation
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51 - 200 Employees
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Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Hybrid type of work 
  • 20 days of vacation time; Cyprus 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: https://fyst.com/culture 

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Organizational Skills
  • Time Management
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

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