Legal Counsel (Trading)

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Legal Counsel (Trading)

Apply to the Legal Counsel (Trading) role at Revolut .

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver visible control and freedom. Our suite of products—spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more—helps our 65+ million customers thrive. With a rapidly growing workforce of over 10,000 global and remote employees, we’re recognized as a Great Place to Work™.

About the Role

The Legal team turns complexity into clarity by partnering with teams across Revolut to provide sharp, practical advice that helps the business move fast while staying protected. From structuring credit programmes to navigating new markets, the team ensures growth is secure, compliant, and built for the long term.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to sit within our growing Wealth & Trading team and support strategic mitigation of regulatory risk. You’ll manage a range of regulatory matters, from launching new products to expanding into new territories, and provide day‑to‑day legal advice to key stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

Launching new investment products and services, from conducting legal assessments to preparing customer‑facing documents and providing ongoing support thereafter
Advising on complex legal and regulatory issues surrounding the structuring of new products and services, including marketing and promotion
Researching a range of complex legal and regulatory questions, and providing legal analyses and recommendations to support business initiatives and decisions
Advising on resolution of customer complaints and disputes
Partnering with Commercial Legal Counsels in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating regulatory parts of agreements and legal documents
Drafting, planning, and/or implementing compliance policies and procedures for investment features
Identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on operational, legal, regulatory, and compliance risks

What You’ll Need

A master’s degree or equivalent in law, with excellent academic and law firm credentials
6+ years of wealth and trading experience in investment services or financial markets
Experience as a private‑practice lawyer at a top law firm
Experience advising customers on MiFID II, MiFIR, EMIR, PRIIPS, UCITS implementation, and providing legal support in relation to associated policies and contractual frameworks
A business‑oriented mindset to find actionable solutions to legal and regulatory challenges
Ownership skills and the ability to work independently in ambiguous situations
Experience in broad‑based securities, private banking, or asset management
A good understanding of financial markets and complex financial instruments
Exceptional project management and communication skills to oversee implementation of complex projects
Problem‑solving and decision‑making skills to analyse information and identify the key issue/action to drive resolutions
Fluency in English

Nice to Have

In‑house experience
Experience with ELTAFs and AIFMD

Diversity & Inclusion

We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard‑working team.

Important Notice for Candidates

Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don’t use any third‑party services or platforms recruitment.
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