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
Join Ripple's London-based legal team supporting financial services and digital asset projects, with a focus on capital markets, traded products, and prime brokerage.
Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales.
- 5–8 years' PQE in capital markets, traded products, and/or prime brokerage.
- Knowledge of financial services, traded products, and capital markets.
- Familiarity with digital assets preferred.
- Strong understanding of UK and EU financial services regulation.
- Experience in-house at a financial institution or in top-tier private practice.
- Ability to present sophisticated legal issues clearly and provide practical legal advice.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements supporting products, partnerships, and multiple business lines.
- Collaborate with business and product teams on new products and services.
- Advise on UK, EU, and international financial services regulation, licensing, and regulatory engagement.
- Assist with corporate governance and general legal matters.
- Provide legal support for prime brokerage, execution platforms, and traded products.
- Support financial services and digital asset activities including cross-border payments, stablecoin issuance, and custodial solutions.
Benefits
- Professional development budget
- Flexible in-office collaboration of 10+ days per month
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting
- Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
- Competitive bonuses and equity
- Healthcare, retirement, family-forming, and family-support benefits
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite and virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy
- Parental leave and family planning benefits
- Catered lunches and stocked kitchens