Legal Counsel, Europe
Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure provider, offering services such as stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and fixed income trading. The company serves hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries, managing over 9 million brokerage accounts. Alpaca is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its European team, reporting to the Vice President. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of legal and regulatory matters in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.
The Legal Counsel will provide day-to-day legal advice to internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters. Responsibilities include advising on the design and rollout of new products and services, reviewing and negotiating customer-facing contractual agreements, and assisting with regulatory inquiries from UK and EU authorities. The role also involves liaising with external legal advisers and ensuring compliance with applicable conduct of business rules.
The ideal candidate is a qualified solicitor or barrister with 3-5+ years of experience at a law firm, financial institution, regulatory agency, exchange, broker-dealer, or technology company. A strong academic background, excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to outline complex matters concisely are essential. The candidate should demonstrate excellent judgment, analytical rigor, and a practical, solution-oriented mindset with strong business judgment. Comfort working with cross-functional, globally distributed teams and an interest in fintech, digital assets, and blockchain technology are also important.
Alpaca offers a competitive salary and stock options, health benefits, a one-time USD $500 new hire home-office setup stipend, and a monthly USD $150 stipend via a Brex Card. The company fosters a collaborative and dynamic work environment, encouraging intellectual curiosity and providing opportunities to work on innovative financial products and services. Joining Alpaca means becoming part of a diverse, globally distributed team committed to opening financial services to everyone on the planet.