Anchorage Digital
Trusted institutional partner in crypto and first federally chartered crypto bank
digital assets • cryptocurrency • security • custody • fintech
201 - 500
Member of Legal (Associate General Counsel, Brokerage)
September 4
🏡 Remote – New York
Anchorage Digital
Trusted institutional partner in crypto and first federally chartered crypto bank
digital assets • cryptocurrency • security • custody • fintech
201 - 500
Description
• Structure and support the trading business line from a legal perspective. • Analyze complex regulatory frameworks and communicate findings clearly. • Shepherd certain affiliates through various brokerage regulatory approvals. • Analogize precedential and historical regulations and guidance to new and innovative products and structures. • Execute with moderate supervision and balance commercial and legal entities. • Build a team as we grow. • Navigate an ever-changing regulatory landscape to build policies and procedures with the trading solution team. • Help advise company leadership on existing and emerging legal issues, with particular focus on brokerage and trading issues. • Work closely with compliance team on policy updates/management of policies and procedures.
Requirements
• A J.D. degree • Demonstrated experience advising clients on commodities or securities transactions and applying the laws relating to trading, clearing, margining, and reporting requirements for securities and commodities products • A background in drafting and negotiating security and/or commodity trading and clearing agreements, preferably including ISDA, and other structured product agreements • Strong knowledge of federal securities and/or commodities trading regulation, including experience with SEC, FINRA, CFTC and NFA regulatory structures • FINRA and securities trading legal experience • Close attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects • Enthusiasm for crypto, an understanding of the space, and are ready to adapt traditional laws to this new asset class • Some combonation of the following: conscientious, adaptable, collaborative, creative, curious, and humble
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