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Secondement / temporary position - Crypto platform -  Legal - Europe Litigation team Start date: asap End date : ideally end of September 2023, but maybe before that depending on when we can hire for a permanent position Location: possibility to work in our London office, but may be 100% remote Common law qualified litigation counsel - min 3 PQE • Reporting to the Litigation Lead - Europe, be the main point of contact and counsel for ongoing litigations and arbitrations and enforcement procedures in the UK, Ireland and common law jurisdictions. • When needed, provide additional support to other European jurisdictions, through external counsels if necessary. • Manage legal efforts in response to contentious inquiries, including managing pre-litigious and regulatory matters, encountered by the company and internal stakeholders. • Answer pre litigation claims from clients, including on smaller issues as they arise. • Take charge of external communication with external counsels and negotiating with the opposition. • Provide proactive, in-depth, commercially sensible legal advice to all stakeholders. • Support in the development and implementation of legal strategy to reduce the risk of disputes while balancing against the organisation's overall business strategy. • Be responsible for drafting and reviewing court, arbitration documents, liaison and settlement agreements. • Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility. • Provide legal business partner training and counsel non-legal associates to enable stronger legal acumen across the company. • Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified. • Provide administrative support to manage billing, legal contracts, corporate documents and other documentation. • General overall support to the legal team. • Position may be 100% remote. Profile: • Common law Qualified lawyer (UK or Ireland) with strong dispute resolution background • Exposure to the financial, banking or crypto sector is a must. • Experience with handling regulatory inquiries, requests for information and investigations a plus. • Interest in the cryptocurrency industry and its development. • Proactive and self starter. Able to handle stress, have higher tolerance to dynamism and can move fast. • Ability to work independently and report matters efficiently. • Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgment sense. • Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects, equally can handle smaller claims. • Attention focused and rigorous. Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills. • Although the main scope of the role would be common law jurisdictions, a dual qualification, or a native speaker of French, Italian, Spanish, or Russian would be useful to support the rest of the European litigation team.