Legal Counsel - Xapo Fund (Remote - Work from Anywhere)

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Requirements:

• 5+ years PQE as a qualified lawyer, with strong experience in financial services, investment funds, fintech or crypto.
• UK qualified solicitor or equivalent with experience in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Europe.
• Solid understanding of investment fund documentation, investment regulations, derivatives documentation and DLT frameworks.
• Excellent research, drafting, and contract negotiation skills.
• Able to navigate fast-paced environments and partner across legal, risk, product, and external firms.
• High level of precision, particularly when it comes to member-facing materials and regulatory compliance.
• Comfortable working independently on high-impact projects with a solutions-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiation and execution of legal agreements for fund investments, including structured finance transactions, derivatives, lending agreements and other strategic opportunities aligned with the Xapo Fund’s strategy.
• Support legal assessment of new fund investment opportunities, particularly those involving complex financial instruments, ensuring compliance with relevant banking, investment and derivatives regulations.
• Act as the legal point of contact between Xapo and the Xapo Fund’s external investment manager, Hilbert Capital, ensuring legal integrity in our partnership and communications.
• Support the smooth operation and evolution of the Xapo Fund’s legal architecture in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, with a keen focus on best practices in traditional financial market operations.
• Review, draft, and advise on key fund documentation, including constitutional documents, offering memoranda, investment management agreements, and investor contracts.
• Ensure fund structures and operations remain aligned with legal, regulatory, and governance expectations, including derivatives-related disclosures and compliance.
• Collaborate with Product and Compliance teams to ensure clarity, accuracy, and compliance in customer-facing fund materials (e.g. investor updates, risk disclosures, marketing collateral, terms & conditions), especially when pertaining to structured and derivative product offerings.
• Provide commercial legal advice across Xapo’s fintech and banking operations, particularly in areas of traditional financial regulation, derivatives, payments, crypto, and digital assets.
• Support general legal operations including vendor contracts, commercial negotiations, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Monitor evolving regulatory landscapes (especially Gibraltar, United Kingdom and European frameworks) to ensure Xapo’s products remain compliant and future-fit.