Legal Counsel, Corporate and Commercial

Flow Traders is looking for a Legal Counsel with a focus on corporate and commercial topics to join our dynamic legal team in our Amsterdam office. In this role you will play a pivotal role in our organization's success and be a part of a team that values entrepreneurial spirit, drive, responsibility, and teamwork.

This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business.  We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. 

What you will do

• Review, draft, negotiate, and provide expert advice on a wide range of legal matters, including corporate legal structure and the group entities’ governance, venture capital investments, corporate finance matters and intercompany service agreements, onboarding counterparties (terms of business and other documentation), exchange membership and platform access documentation, issuer documentation such as authorized participant agreements and market-making agreements
• Build strong working relationships with departments such as Trading, Technology, Risk and Operations, Regulatory Compliance, and Business Development
• Co-develop standard operating procedures, templates, and policies for the Legal Department.

What you need to succeed

• Dutch Law Degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience at a law firm or within a legal team at a bank, trading firm or investment firm
• Flexible and able to prioritize in a fast paced environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication in both English and Dutch required
• Understanding of the financial market ecosystem, including CCP's, various types of platforms, clearing and settlement processes, and the ETP/ETF ecosystem is a strong plus 
• Knowledge and experience in the intellectual property or Digital Assets is a strong plus

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.