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Everything we do, starts with you. Together with you, we build the most human-centric fintech. To enable everyone’s future financial growth.
We are looking for aLegal Counsel (m/f/d)
Verl, Baden-Baden, Berlin or Amsterdam
Are you looking for a next step in your legal career and a challenging role in an international organization? Can you multitask without losing the total overview and do you like a dynamic work environment with a lot of different legal topics to advice on?Then you might be our new colleague!
About the role
As a Legal Counsel, you play a key role in supporting Riverty’ s business and the entire company in various legal affairs. The entire Riverty legal community consists of about 25+ lawyers with whom you will have a lot of regular interactions.The daily work will also entail close contact with other functions such as Product, Sales, Marketing, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Operations. Riverty’ s organizational culture is international and low-hierarchical, prioritizing cooperation and open interaction between the teams, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
You will join our team of lawyers from Germany, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands and report to our General Counsel for Invoicing & Payment. Your primary responsibility will be to support our business in Germany, a role that is crucial to our operations in these regions.
What will be your challenges:In this role, you will be involved in drafting, reviewing client contracts, supplier agreements and other relevant internal and external contracts. Daily, your tasks will also include the following:
- Provide legal support, advice on a wide variety of topics, particularly in consumer law, business law, and contract law
- Give support to a wide range of internal stakeholders and act as sparring partner to the international Legal team.
- Advice the organization on possible legal impact in case of legislative changes or changes to the business model.
- Represent the organization in matters involving supervisory authorities.
What will help you to succeed in the role:
- An academic Master’s degree in law with 2-4 years of hands-on experience with German law.
- Experience within German financial topics and must have experience in with contract drafting in German.
- Excellent communication skills, legal and advisory skills with a commercial mindset.
- Ability to work independently, able to handle a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Goal- and result-oriented mindset with a risk based approach.
- Fluent in German and English.
- At Riverty, we offer you the possibility to work hybrid: for more flexibility and freedom
- At Riverty, we are as diverse as society itself. We have great people working with us from more than 25 different countries around the world - creating the most human-centric fintech together. With us, you can be who you are
- A pleasant, inspiring work atmosphere in a fast growing organization
- Networking and team events to continue enhancing our team spirit
- A non-contributory pension and disability insurance
- Take time for yourself and your health: fresh fruit every day and free access to Webinars, health checks and 1-on-1 consultations and mindfulness exercises with a psychologist
- We want to grow together. With trainings from the Riverty Academy and individual training opportunities we support your development
- Because we appreciate what you do. For us. For our customers. Check our many employee benefits. To sweeten your everyday life