Junior Lawyer

WHO WE ARE

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees.
- Leonteq generated turnover of CHF 21.3 billion and posted total operating income of CHF 260.0 million in 2023. As of 31 December 2023, Leonteq's shareholders' equity totalled CHF 780.1 million.
- Leonteq has an investment grade rating from the rating agencies Fitch Ratings Ltd. and Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd., who have evaluated and assigned ratings to Leonteq AG and Leonteq Securities AG, respectively. Furthermore, Leonteq has ESG ratings from both MSCI as well as Sustainalytics.
- Leonteq is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON) and is a securities firm regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA and is a member of the Swiss Structured Product Association.About the role

At Leonteq, we are a leading player in the financial industry, renowned for our innovative approaches, our commitment to excellence and our entrepreneurial spirit. Our organisational values people together, passion, dedication, quality and expertise are our guiding north star.

What you'll do
- Assisting a team of lawyers in Switzerland and in our foreign offices on performing various group legal entity management, corporate governance, and corporate secretary tasks
- Draft, review and maintain corporate documentation and assist in internal contract management
- Be part of the project for a new document management system for Legal & Compliance
- Support the roll out and implementation of processes, education and training
- Coordinate the signing and filing of documents relating to the day to day operations

What you'll need
- Law degree, bachelor in business administration, paralegal certification or other relevant legal education
- Experience as a Junior Lawyer or Paralegal, preferably in a law firm or legal department within a financial services firm
- Fluent in both in German and English
- Strong communication skills and ability to interact and liaise with stakeholders at all levels
- Exceptional attention to detail and thorough execution skills; highly organized to meet competing deadlines
- Solution
- and service-oriented personality, eager to learn and keen to take ownership and be part of a dynamic team

Nice to have
- Knowledge of any other language

Why you'll love working here
- Insight opportunities across all departments to understand and build know-how in the mechanics of the structured investment product value chain
- Modern offices in exceptional location
- Complementary fruit, coffee and tea in our offices
- Hybrid work system: home office and office