General counsel Jobs in Küsnacht

A private office specializing in alternative investments and commodities is looking to hire a legal counsel for its Zurich office, Switzerland.

The successful candidate will support the Chief Legal Officer in providing advice to executive management in all aspects of legal activities including transactional, commercial, finance, corporate, securities law, employment law etc. Manage Swiss and international external legal counsels, auditors, tax counsels and service providers. Prepare and manage regulatory filings and notifications to the relevant regulatory authorities. Collaborate with and support finance, tax, treasury, compliance, data privacy and other functions. Provide expertise in the specifics of managing financial contracts such as loans. Drafting of legal documents including agreements, corporate documents and internal memos. Manage corporate matters, from registration to liquidation of legal entities globally, including corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in collaboration with tax, local management and outside counsels. Prepare and update KYC documents for banks and other third parties. Deal with day-to-day legal matters.

To be suitable for this role, you will have 4 to 5 years experience as a Swiss qualified lawyer (in-house or law firm). Experience in corporate restructuring and M&A deals. Swiss Bar admission and strong knowledge of Swiss commercial laws. Fluent in German (mother tongue) and English. Be adaptive and flexible in terms of both relationships and tasks management approach. Have a practical and common sense approach to legal matters.

If this role interests you please contact Pavel Lebedev on +41 78 737 64 58 or email your current cv to

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