Legal Counsel

Da Vinci; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Meals provided

In-house gym

Social events

Job summary

Da Vinci is seeking a Legal Counsel to work closely with trading teams and maintain high standards of legal guidance. The role reports to the General Counsel and offers growth within a fast-growing company.

You will draft and negotiate contracts, manage corporate housekeeping, and advise on privacy, IP and AI topics while leveraging AI tools under guardrails. The position includes a relocation package and substantial benefits.

Qualifications

• Law degree from the EU, UK or US
• 3 to 5 years of work experience in private practice or in a legal function at a regulated financial services firm
• Experience advising financial services clients is a strong plus
• Ability to follow through and be practical while delivering quality advice

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts across the full lifecycle
• Handle corporate housekeeping including board/shareholder resolutions
• Coordinate corporate structuring and entity set-up
• Advise on privacy, IP and AI topics with legal impact
• Help department adopt AI tools with guardrails
• Assess legal impact of new products and markets
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Compliance, Risk, Finance and Business Development
• Track upcoming legislation and advise the business on impact
• Represent Legal and raise awareness of legal risk across the organisation

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal risk awareness

Go the extra mile

Education

Law degree (EU/UK/US)

Tools

Contract management software

AI tools in legal work

Job description

As Legal Counsel, you will work closely with the trading teams and play a key part in maintaining the high standard of legal advice across the firm. The role reports to the General Counsel.

Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities

• Contract management: Draft, review and negotiate contracts across the full lifecycle, and act as trusted advisor to the business on commercial legal matters
• Corporate matters: Handle corporate housekeeping, including board and shareholder resolutions, and manage stakeholder engagement
• Corporate structuring: Support corporate optimisation projects and entity set-up, coordinating with internal teams and external advisors
• Privacy, IP and AI: Advise on complex and bespoke topics with legal impact on the organisation
• Legal technology: Help the department adopt AI tools in a controlled way, working with our technology teams on the guardrails
• Novel matters: Assess the legal impact of new products and markets as they arise
• Cross-functional work: Partner with Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Business Development to keep cross-functional projects efficient and aligned
• Laws and regulations: Track upcoming legislation relevant to Da Vinci's activities and advise the business on its impact
• Legal risk awareness: Represent Legal across the organisation and build awareness of legal risk

Requirements

• Law degree from the EU, UK or US
• 3 to 5 years of work experience since graduating, gained in private practice and/or in a legal function at a regulated financial services firm. Experience advising financial services clients is a strong plus
• A “go the extra mile” mentality: you follow through until the job is done, with judgement on when to go deep and when to stay practical
• A team player who enjoys collaborating and thrives on varied work, where no two days are the same
• Proven contract experience: drafting from scratch, commercial negotiation, and managing business and counterparty expectations
• Experience with corporate housekeeping, including board and shareholder resolutions and meetings
• Affinity with entity set-up across jurisdictions, corporate restructuring and (tax) optimisation projects
• Curiosity about emerging topics such as artificial intelligence, both as a legal subject and as a way of working
• Comfortable using AI tools in day-to-day legal work, and keen to help the department get more out of them
• An opportunity to work in a high-tech, driven environment
• The chance to see trading first hand as trusted advisor to the business
• An opportunity to work alongside some of the most qualified professionals in the industry
• A base salary of EUR 70k-100k (based on experience)
• Excellent variable pay and growth opportunities
• Shareholding in the company for outstanding performance
• Relocation package when moving from abroad, including relocation budget, flight coverage, house-finding service and expat support
• Fresh breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared by our in-house chef
• An in-house gym and game room (pool table, board games and console games)
• Social events and after-work drinks
• Reimbursement of travel costs to and from the office