Overview
Junior Legal Counsel Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom at TechChain Talent
Title: Junior Legal Counsel
Company: TechChain Talent
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
About The Company
We are a real-world asset tokenization platform bringing the full power of onchain finance to asset managers and investors. From building tokenized funds for DeFi-native markets to launching vaults and stablecoins backed by real assets, we enable institutions to own their stack, grow their market, and capture the economics of finance moving onchain. Our mission is to bring real-world finance and DeFi together at scale.
About The Role
We are looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join us as we bring real-world finance and DeFi together at scale. You will work closely with our Chief Legal Officer to support the work of the platform, managing due diligence, investor and issuer onboarding, and contract negotiations. This is a unique opportunity to build expertise at the intersection of traditional finance law and decentralized finance, working with a fully remote team reshaping global capital markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate legal documentation for real-world asset (RWA) transactions, including commercial contracts and NDAs
- Support the legal onboarding of new investors and issuers, ensuring compliance with applicable financial regulations in the relevant jurisdictions
- Research regulatory requirements relevant to funds and tokenized assets, monitoring evolving legal frameworks across key markets (US, EU, and offshore jurisdictions)
- Assist in developing and maintaining template legal documentation and internal legal resources to support scalable operations
- Provide legal input on product development and fund operations, ensuring new features and partnerships are structured in a legally sound manner
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer (common law or EU jurisdiction preferred) with 2-3 years of experience in financial transactions, structured finance, capital markets, or a related practice area at a law firm, in-house, or governmental authority
- Solid grounding in financial instruments, credit structures, or investment funds
- Curious about and ideally with some exposure to tokenized securities or blockchain generally
- Comfortable working across jurisdictions and able to navigate multi-party transactions with diverse legal frameworks
- Strong drafter and communicator; able to translate complex legal concepts into plain language for non-lawyers across a remote, international team
- Self-directed and organised with the ability to work quickly and diligently across multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
About The Team
- Fully distributed team across 5+ time zones, committed to transparency, autonomy, and freedom in the workplace
- Operating at high speed, shipping daily on a tight calendar
- Obsessed with clarity, high-quality output, and speed
- Diverse and international, with a strong commitment to inclusion
