About Keyrock
Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers.
As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets.
We're actively building it.
Mission statement
We are looking for...an experienced Legal Assistant to join Keyrock’s Legal team as a Legal Assistant. Reporting directly to Keyrock’s General Counsel, you will work closely across all of Keyrock’s Legal, Compliance, Commercial and support functions, to provide practical legal support that will aid our business growth in a sound way. We envisage suitable candidates will have experience of working in traditional Financial Services environments, and/or knowledge and experience of the digital asset industry.
You will have a truly varied and interesting workload in a developing and evolving industry.
Job description
Proactively support our Legal team and other departments on legal matters - draft, process, and/or review legal and other documents and maintain your legal framework knowledge.
Ensure compliance by reviewing and contributing to business materials;
Support the Legal team in developing solutions that enable clients to achieve business objectives.
Act as the primary legal contact for business units where needed, and participate in meetings with Lawyers, business leaders, and outside counsel
Prepare presentations and provide status updates to clients on issues under the direction of our in house Lawyers.
Self-manage and prioritise your work tasks and projects, maintain company tools, resources, databases, and processes in order to improve efficiency.
Background and experience
Self-starter and a team player
Around 5 years of in-house or private practice law firm, with exposure to financial services and/or digital assets
A strong interest in the financial services industry
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced international environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity
Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay calm under challenging circumstances
Outstanding written and oral communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independently
Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities, and willingness to use innovative solutions to scale your legal advice
Fantastic organisation skills
Relevant bachelor's degree (or equivalent) would be highly regarded, but not mandatory
Familiarity with CLM systems (including Juro, docusign and Ironclad etc.)
Our recruitment philosophy
We value self-awareness in our recruitment process. We seek people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.
Our offer
A competitive salary package, with various benefits depending on the method of engagement (employee or Contractor).
Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence
As an employer we are committed to build an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed and sexual orientation. We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.https://keyrock.com/careers/* No Agencies please
