Legal Operations Assistant - (6 months)

Swissquote; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1 076 000 - 1 507 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital banking platform is seeking a Legal Operations Assistant for its Legal Department. The role involves handling legal requests, managing correspondence, and performing administrative tasks. The ideal candidate should be fluent in French and have strong German and English skills, along with a relevant educational background and excellent analytical abilities.

Qualifications

• Fluent in French, with good German and English skills.
• Complete a basic economic education or hold a degree.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Handle requests from Swiss authorities.
• Manage correspondence with third parties.
• Coordinate legal translations and other administrative tasks.

Skills

Fluent in French (mother tongue)

Very good knowledge of German (minimum B2)

Good knowledge of English (B1)

Excellent analytical skills

Attention to details

Excellent communication skills

Education

Basic economic education (‘CFC’ or equivalent)

University degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Company Description Building the bank of tomorrow takes more than skills.

It means combining our differences to imagine, discuss, code, develop, test, learn… and celebrate every step together. Share our vibes? Join Swissquote to unleash your potential.

We are the Swiss Leader in Digital Banking and we provide trading, investing and banking services to ’ clients, through our performant and secured digital platforms.

Our employees work in a flexible way, without dress code and in multicultural teams.

By having a huge impact on the industry, they are growing their skills portfolio and boosting their career in a fast-pace environment.

Have a look behind the scenes by checking Humans of Swissquote on Instagram.

We are all in at Swissquote. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to join our team and contribute to our shared success.

Are you all in? Don’t be shy, apply!

Job Description

We are looking for a Legal Operations Assistant to join our Legal Department at Swissquote Bank Ltd at its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.

Main Task

• Handling requests from the various Swiss authorities, such as state attorneys or debt enforcement offices (including making the required clarifications, data extractions and correspondence)
• Handling written correspondence with third parties
• Various other administrative tasks, for ex. coordination of legal translations

Qualifications

• You are looking for a position with an occupancy rate of %
• You have completed a basic economic education (“CFC” or title deemed equivalent) or have obtained a university degree
• You are fluent in French (mother tongue) and have very good knowledge of German (minimum B2, written and spoken) and good knowledge of English (B1)
• You have excellent analytical skills, you pay attention to details and are keen to understand the context of the tasks you are treating
• You have an excellent sense of organization, autonomy, rigor and reliability
• You have a team spirit, dynamism and motivation
• You have excellent communication skills
• You are used to working with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word and Excel)