Job Description

Associate General Counsel

Job location: Singapore
Department: Operations
Targeted start date: Immediate

Core Duties:

• Commercial Contracts: Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including trading related agreements, software licenses, data licenses and other technology agreements, leases, services agreements, vendor agreements, confidentiality agreements and other commercial contracts.
• Regulatory: Support development and implementation of new business opportunities in the crypto space and on traditional securities and other exchanges, monitor regulatory changes for existing business lines to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable law and regulations, including liaising with outside counsel. Stay current on legal trends relevant to DRW's business, in particular with respect to digital assets.
• Transactions: Manage legal aspects of joint ventures, trading transactions and other complex transactions. Advise internal business teams on all stages of transactions from initial discussions, to initial documentation and definitive documentation and then ongoing post-execution support. Lead legal negotiations with third parties. Coordinate with internal subject matter experts, internal support groups and outside counsel.
• Corporate Governance: Assist with forming and maintaining entities in the APAC region within the DRW corporate umbrella, including drafting intercompany agreements and managing corporate governance matters as needed.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 3-8 years of experience as a practicing lawyer, ideally qualified in a commonwealth or APAC jurisdiction
• Experience with transactional work relating to trading, financial markets and/or digital assets in the APAC region required
• Exposure to regulatory issues relating to digital assets is a plus, but not required
• Must be comfortable working independently and on tight timelines
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the firm

Company Reg No.: 201131609D, Licence No.: 11C4684, EA Reg no: R1216327