Corporate Counsel
Ripple provides payments, custody and stablecoin solutions that help financial institutions integrate blockchain and digital assets.
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About Ripple
Ripple helps financial institutions transform global payments by providing blockchain-powered infrastructure for cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and stablecoin solutions. With it, users can enable instant settlements, reduce costs, and access new markets. The company was originally founded as OpenCoin in 2012 and rebranded to Ripple in 2015.
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About the Role
You will join a premier legal team based in London, supporting pioneering financial services and digital asset projects. You'll focus on capital markets, including traded products and prime brokerage, leading innovation efforts and playing a vital role in transforming the financial industry.
Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales
- 5 - 8 years' PQE with a background in capital markets, traded products, and/or prime brokerage
- Knowledge of financial services, traded products, and capital markets is essential
- Familiarity with digital assets is preferred
- A solid grasp of UK and EU financial services regulation is required
- Experience gained either in-house at a financial institution or within a top-tier private practice
- Ability to present sophisticated issues clearly and concisely and provide succinct and practical legal advice
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements supporting the company's products, partnerships, and activities across multiple business lines
- Collaborate with business and product teams to aid the development and introduction of new products and services
- Provide practical and commercially focused recommendations concerning financial services regulation within the UK, EU, and other international regions, including licensing and regulatory engagement
- Assist with corporate governance matters and other general legal issues as they arise
- Deliver legal assistance across key capital markets functions, encompassing prime brokerage, execution platforms, and traded products
- Provide legal support for various financial services and digital asset activities, including cross-border payments, stablecoin issuance, and custodial solutions
Benefits
- Professional development budget
- Flexible in-office collaboration (10+ days a month)
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting
- Team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours
- Competitive bonuses and equity
- Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy
- Industry-leading parental leave policies
- Family planning benefits
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages
