At a Glance
- Tasks: Negotiate agreements and provide legal support for innovative institutional products in finance.
- Company: Join Coinbase, a leader in the crypto space with a mission to increase economic freedom.
- Benefits: Remote-first work culture, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with quarterly in-person collaboration sessions.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the future of finance while working with top industry professionals.
- Qualifications: Qualified solicitor or barrister with 5+ years in financial services.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.
If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here.
Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company.
Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” Learn more about working at Coinbase.
As Counsel, Commercial on the Institutional Legal team, you'll provide hands‑on legal support for Coinbase's institutional products across UK and international markets, covering prime brokerage, exchange, trading, custody, derivatives, and financing.
The team is a small, highly experienced group of lawyers from traditional finance and fintech backgrounds, working with banks, brokers, hedge funds, market makers, and other professional trading clients.
You'll own the commercial legal work that enables Coinbase to build and scale first‑of‑a‑kind institutional products at the intersection of crypto and traditional global markets.
What you'll do: Negotiate highly tailored agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the finance, payments, and digital asset space, including prime brokerage, lending, and derivatives documentation.
Own full product life‑cycle negotiation for institutional products, advising on legal issues, risks, complex agreement structures, and company policies in a compliance‑oriented environment.
Lead cross‑functional efforts across Institutional Sales, Business Development, Product/Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance to drive alignment and close deals.
Build scalable commercial processes and risk frameworks that give the business flexibility to execute on an aggressive global growth plan.
Required Skills and
Experience: Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales) or licensed attorney with 5+ years of experience at a financial services institution (e. g.,
Counsel, Commercial (Institutional) in London employer: Coinbase
At Coinbase, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that values innovation and collaboration. Our remote-first approach allows for flexibility while fostering in-person connections, and we are committed to the professional growth of our employees through mentorship and continuous learning opportunities. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to providing world-class service to our high-value clients in the exciting world of cryptocurrency.
