Legal Counsel – Investment Funds, Tokenised RWA's

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Provide flexible support to Trilitech’s in-house legal team as needed.

• Evaluate issuer documentation related to tokenised real-world asset investment opportunities.

• Determine how investors can exit their investments and identify available recourse in case of issues.

• Review offering memoranda, prospectuses, token terms, subscription agreements, protocol and whitelisted-user agreements, and custodian/auditor assurance letters.

• Generate concise, prioritised red-flag reports within a few days.

• Examine redemption rights and the issuer's ability to refuse, delay, or suspend redemptions.

• Analyze extraordinary-event and termination clauses and their implications for token holders.

• Assess whether reserve assets are kept separate and are bankruptcy-remote.

• Review limitations of liability and reliance waivers.

• Analyze transfer restrictions and their effects on exit options.

• Review governing law and dispute-resolution clauses, including offshore arbitration.

• Conduct counsel-to-counsel discussions with issuer lawyers.

• Negotiate side letters, including redemption commitments, MFN rights, and information rights.

• Clarify any ambiguous provisions prior to investment commitment.

• Collaborate closely with Giti, who oversees in-house investment legal matters.

• Workload will vary based on deal flow.

⛳️ Requirements

• An associate or counsel with experience in fund formation, asset management, or financial regulatory practices.

• Practical knowledge of digital assets and tokenisation.

• Familiarity with offshore fund structures.

• Capable of conducting a review within a few days.

• Experience reviewing tokenised funds, commodities, or other RWA structures from the investor perspective (preferred).

• Experience in negotiating side letters (preferred).

• A concise, practical writing style suitable for short red-flag reports instead of lengthy memos (preferred).

• Freelance engagement compensated on an hourly basis.

• Proficient in working with offering memoranda, prospectuses, token terms and conditions, subscription agreements, protocol and whitelisted-user agreements, and tripartite or assurance letters.

• Legal expertise in redemption rights, extraordinary-event and termination clauses, reserve assets, limitation of liability, reliance waivers, transfer restrictions, governing law, and dispute resolution.

• UK work authorization and/or London residence or willingness to relocate as mentioned in the application form.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary with significant incentive schemes.

• Generous long-term incentive plan (LTIP) with a tez token scheme.

• Hybrid working environment.

• Daily lunch budget provided for in-office work.

• Reimbursement of commuter costs (up to £3,300 annually).

• 20-day policy for working abroad.

• 25 days of paid holiday plus your birthday off.

• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.

• Pension contributions matched twofold (up to 10%).

• Private medical and travel insurance including mental health support.

• Opportunities for learning and development.

• Life assurance equivalent to 5 times the base salary.