P0 Legal Contractor

Impact

At FalconX, you’ll have a significant influence on the broader success of the digital asset landscape. Some of the largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley and around the world will turn to you for the best market prices and insights on the crypto industry. You will become an expert on crypto industry trends and market movements. With your experience, you will help shape our company’s trading strategies according to our core values - speed, transparency, and trust. You will be an ambassador of FalconX, constantly improving your knowledge of our offering and sharpening knowledge of best market practices.

We are looking for a results-driven, high-performing, and confident Legal Contractor to join our Legal team, to work in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate ISDAs and CSAs with asset managers, corporates, and financial institutions as part of an ISDA negotiation team at a digital asset prime brokerage..
• Draft bespoke credit documents, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Collaborate closely with credit team, in-house counsel, and our institutional clients.
• Provide market and institutional knowledge to internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all negotiations and agreements.
• Provide technical advice on legal and commercial risks associated with prime brokerage operations.
• Keep up-to-date with changes in relevant legislation, regulations, and market practices and communicate these changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Work with external clients and counterparties to ensure smooth functioning of prime brokerage operations.

Success

• Collaborate with internal teams, including legal, compliance, operations, and sales teams, to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
• Product advisory work in derivatives.
• Over the course of time, build expertise in the novel environment the firm is operating in.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in law, finance, business, or a related field.
• Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of ISDA negotiation experience within a large bank or asset manager environment.
• In-depth knowledge of prime brokerage operations and regulatory requirements.
• Candidates must be available to work full-time hours (remote) Monday through Friday for a 3+ month engagement.
• Must be well-versed in uncleared margin rules, and related rules and regulations impacting the SWAPs and Derivatives markets.
• Candidates with JD preferred, active bar admission not required