About Copper
Copper is a digital asset technology company dedicated to helping institutional investors safely acquire, trade, and store crypto assets.
Built and led by Dmitry Tokarev, a software and financial engineering specialist, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading and settlement solutions that reduce counterparty risk and bring greater capital and operational efficiency to digital asset markets. At the heart of Copper's offering is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology – the gold standard in secure custody. Copper's multi-award winning custody system is unique in that it can be connected to centralised exchanges, DeFi applications and even staking pools without the assets leaving the custody.
ClearLoop
Built on top of this state-of-the-art custody, ClearLoop is the first solution in the market that overcomes a growing industry challenge; counterparty risk with exchanges. This solution underpins a full prime services offering, connecting global exchanges and enabling customers to trade and settle directly from the safety of their MPC-secured wallets. By reducing settlement time for transfers to a few milliseconds (without blockchain network dependency) and offering enhanced security measures, ClearLoop is rapidly reshaping the way asset managers trade and manage capital.
Department Environment
The Copper legal team is a collaborative and high energy group of smart, driven and intellectually curious lawyers and paralegals. We take our work but not ourselves incredibly seriously, tackling novel issues and supporting the business with focus, precision, and relentless good humour. We know and support each other deeply as professionals and humans. We proudly hold a range of passports and qualifications and speak as many languages as we have team members - diversity on all levels is deeply valued.
Key Responsibilities of the Role
* Advising Copper's executive teams, stakeholders in the business and the international Legal and Compliance teams in Switzerland, Europe and the Middle East on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters.
* SUPPORTING license application processes, engaging with regulators and advising the management of our regulated businesses on governance and regulatory requirements.
* Working with the Product Team to advise on new products and services and their compliance with regulatory requirements.
* Drafting and managing new and ongoing license applications to support our international growth strategy.
* Partnering with external counsel as and when required, including managing legal spend and invoices.
* Supporting with the development of trainee solicitors and paralegals.
Your Experience, Skills and Knowledge
* Swiss or EU qualified lawyer, solicitor, or barrister in a common law jurisdiction.
* Post-qualification experience – either in-house or at a law firm.
* Knowledge of banking and financial services regulation, e.g. Swiss Banking Act, FinSA, FIDLEG, AMLA, 5AMLD, MiFID II, CRR, CRD, PSD II or MiCA.
* Ability to manage transactions and projects and awareness as to when to escalate issues to senior members of team.
* Keeping up-to-speed with developments in the law and regulation relevant to the role and sharing knowhow as appropriate within the Legal team.
* Exceptional drafting skills and attention to detail alongside effective written and oral communication.
The Benefits Offered
In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment.
If you think you have everything we're looking for and more, then we'd love you to apply for the opportunity.