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About the Role

Fieldfisher X is looking for a lawyer to join their team, focusing on capital markets and financial regulatory law, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of law, technology, and artificial intelligence. The firm values individuals and their unique strengths, aiming to build a team where technology shapes law and law shapes technology.

Responsibilities

Advise national and international clients on complex issues of capital markets, financial supervisory law, and banking law.
Support banks, securities firms, payment and e-money institutions, crypto-asset service providers, asset managers, FinTechs, and other financial sector companies with regulatory matters.
Focus on obtaining supervisory law permits (e.g., under KWG, WpIG, ZAG, KAGB, MiCAR) and ongoing regulatory advice.
Advise on supervisory requirements for digital and innovative business models and financial products, including crypto-assets, tokenization, payment and e-money models, and traditional securities and fund structures.
Advise on market infrastructure and product regulation, such as trading venues, clearing, settlement, custody, DLT-based infrastructures (MiFID II/MiFIR, EMIR, CSDR, DLT pilot regime, eWpG), and support mandates related to derivatives, securitizations, and regulatory capital (CRR).
Engage with current developments in artificial intelligence, DORA, and new technologies in the financial sector and their regulatory implications.
Translate technical processes, digital workflows, and product architectures into legal requirements and vice versa, creating solutions that are regulatorily sound and technically feasible.
Work for both partners and counsel to cover the full spectrum of the team's expertise, from permit procedures and digital assets to market infrastructure, derivatives, and structured finance.
Develop pragmatic and economically sensible solutions for complex regulatory challenges in collaboration with clients.
Collaborate closely with colleagues from other practice groups and the international Fieldfisher network.
Take responsibility for mandates and clients, actively contributing to the expansion of the Financial Markets & Regulatory practice.
Independently manage national and international mandates.
Contribute to shaping the future direction of Fieldfisher.

Requirements

Fully qualified lawyer with at least three years of relevant professional experience, ideally in capital markets, financial supervisory, or banking law.
Holistic understanding of capital markets and financial supervisory law, with knowledge or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge in areas such as permit procedures, crypto-assets and MiCAR, payment transactions and e-money, securities issuance and tokenization, funds, market infrastructure, derivatives, and product regulation.
Experience in regulatory advice for banks, financial service providers, FinTechs, or other financial sector companies.
Ideally, experience in handling supervisory law permit procedures (e.g., under KWG, WpIG, ZAG, KAGB, or MiCAR).
Interest in the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, and technology, curiosity about technical innovations, and an understanding of how technology influences law and vice versa, particularly in digital processes and business models.
Practical AI competence, tech-savviness, and openness to integrating modern digital and AI-supported tools into daily work.
Independent, pragmatic, and solution-oriented work approach, with a desire to make things happen and actively contribute to client work.
Above-average legal qualifications.
Very good German and English language skills.
Ability to think outside the box and develop creative solutions for complex legal and economic issues.
Enjoys contributing skills and expertise to collective success.

Skills

Capital markets law
Financial supervisory law
Banking law
Regulatory advice
Permit procedures
Crypto-assets
MiCAR
Payment transactions
E-money
Securities issuance
Tokenization
Funds
Market infrastructure
Derivatives
Product regulation
Artificial intelligence
Technology
Digital processes
Digital business models
AI competence
Tech-savvy
Solution-oriented
Legal translation
International collaboration
Client management

Location

Frankfurt am Main
Berlin

Work Type

Full-time
Part-time
Home Office

Experience Level

Senior Associate
At least three years of relevant professional experience

Education Level

Fully qualified lawyer

Benefits

Individual development through feedback discussions and workshops
Active support towards partnership, including an international leadership program
Opportunity to contribute strengths and help shape the future of Fieldfisher
Open team environment with mutual support and camaraderie
Regular team gatherings (e.g., after-work drinks, summer and Christmas parties)
Sufficient flexibility for personal life, e.g., through part-time work or home office

About the Company

Fieldfisher is an international law firm with a market-leading practice in the world's most dynamic sectors.
The firm fosters a unique community across its offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, and Munich, as well as globally.
They advise clients clearly and concisely, often at the intersection of new developments and technologies.
Fieldfisher embraces challenges and strives for the right outcome, maintaining a spirit of openness, appreciation, and cohesion.