Company Lawyer

CSC; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CSC in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, seeks a Company Lawyer for its Global Capital Markets team. This 1-year contract (40 hours/week) offers a hybrid work model and involves supporting complex Dutch law-based capital markets and structured finance transactions.

You will partner with multinational clients and internal stakeholders to ensure entities remain compliant with applicable regulation, including Wft, and mentor junior colleagues while strengthening CSC’s trusted corporate services.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in trust, financial services, or a law firm environment supporting corporate or transactional work.
• Degree in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Dutch law and corporate governance requirements applicable to international structures.
• Experience supporting multinational clients and working confidently in an international, matrixed environment.
• Professional fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in deadline-driven transactions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary legal contact for complex clients and structures within Global Capital Markets.
• Support capital markets transactions with Dutch law corporate/governance guidance and documentation.
• Ensure client entities remain compliant with local and international laws including Wft requirements.
• Assist with establishing and administering corporate, fund, and private legal structures in the Netherlands.
• Provide corporate secretarial support and transactional assistance (resolutions, filings, governance docs).
• Maintain statutory records and entity documentation for client portfolios.
• Coordinate legal deliverables and stakeholders to meet timelines.

Skills

Capital markets experience

Multinational clients

English proficiency

Education

Corporate/Commercial Law degree

Job description

Company Lawyer, Capital Markets (Legal and Corporate Officer, SPVs)

Service Line: Capital Markets

Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Role type: 1 year contract, 40 hours per week, Hybrid

As a Company Lawyer in our Global Capital Markets team in Amsterdam, you will support complex capital markets and structured finance transactions under Dutch law.

You’ll partner with multinational clients and internal stakeholders to help ensure entities remain in good legal standing and compliant with applicable regulation, including Wft (Wet op het financieel toezicht).

This role supports a broad range of asset classes such as bonds, ABS, RMBS, CLOs, covered bonds, (car)lease, and insurance-linked securities. You will also help strengthen our client service delivery and contribute to mentoring junior colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary legal contact for complex clients, key clients, and complex structures within Global Capital Markets
• Support capital markets and structured finance transactions by providing Dutch law corporate and governance guidance and documentation support
• Ensure client entities remain in good legal standing and compliant with local and international laws and regulations, including Wft requirements
• Assist with establishing and administering corporate, fund, and private legal structures in the Netherlands
• Provide corporate secretarial support and transactional assistance (e.g., resolutions, filings, governance documentation, recordkeeping)
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date statutory records and entity documentation for client portfolios
• Help clients meet transaction and regulatory timelines by proactively coordinating legal deliverables and stakeholders
• Act as a gatekeeper to help protect the integrity of the financial system through robust compliance-aware decision-making
• Sustain and strengthen CSC’s reputation as a proactive provider of trust and corporate services
• Coach and support junior team members, contributing to knowledge sharing and quality standards

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in trust, financial services, or a law firm environment supporting corporate or transactional work
• Degree in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of Dutch law and corporate governance requirements applicable to international structures
• Experience supporting multinational clients and working confidently in an international, matrixed environment
• Professional fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in deadline-driven transactions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with capital markets, structured finance, and/or securitizations (e.g., ABS, RMBS, CLO, covered bonds)
• Client service delivery experience in a regulated professional services environment
• Experience within a banking & finance law firm practice, bank, private equity firm, or comparable transactional setting
• Professional fluency in Dutch (written and spoken)