Regulatory Counsel
Belvedere is seeking a highly-qualified attorney to join its Legal team. Candidates will have at least 5 years’ experience working for a proprietary trading firm, a hedge fund, an SRO, a Broker-Dealer, a Futures Commission Merchant, or similar organization. Other acceptable experience includes law firm experience with a focus on corporate or securities law, and/or regulatory litigation experience. An active law license is required for this position and securities registration (Series 57 or 7) must be obtained promptly on hire.
What you’ll do
- Investigating, learning and applying applicable exchange and regulatory rules to Belvedere’s business lines
- Identifying legal/compliance issues and operational risks on an ongoing basis
- Analyze new statutes and regulations to determine the impact on the business
- Assist with preparing and drafting regulatory correspondence
- Implementing, monitoring and reviewing surveillance systems to help monitor trading activity compliance
- Contract review and negotiation
- General corporate legal work
- Undertaking special legal or compliance-related projects as assigned
What you’ll need
- 3-5 years of experience within proprietary trading, a hedge fund, an SRO, a Broker-Dealer, a Futures Commission Merchant, or similar organization
- JD required
- Strong attention to detail and effective communication skills (oral and written)
- High degree of flexibility and collaboration
- Understanding of legal and regulatory issues facing broker-dealers, hedge funds, and clearing organizations
- FINRA certification (Series 57 or 7) must be obtained promptly upon hire
- Working proficiency of Microsoft Office
- Regular on-site attendance is an essential function of this position
Who we are
Belvedere Trading is its core values:
- We strive for excellence as a team and individually (Team Belvedere) and expect merit-based responsibilities and compensation (Me in Team)
- We value innovation delivered incrementally (Iterative Innovation) and expect all to act like owners (Own it)
- We communicate passionately and with compassion to reach the best solutions (Passionate Discourse)
These values help guide us as a firm and as individuals. We are excited to bring those who have similar beliefs to join our family.
What we offer
Belvedere offers a casual work environment that promotes innovation and creativity. Our employees’ health is important to us, so we provide full benefits and a robust wellness program including in-office yoga, health seminars, and discounted gym memberships. Belvedere also recognizes the positive effects of a strong work-life balance by having a flexible, paid time off policy and a transit benefit program.
- Sponsorship is not available for this position
- No third-party recruiters