Our client, an established independent trust and private wealth firm in Geneva, is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their legal team.
- Support the General Counsel in providing legal advice across the Group, focusing on reviewing, updating, and optimizing internal company, trust, and fiduciary structures
- Advise on legal matters relating to private wealth and fiduciary structures, progressively expanding into direct client-facing advisory for UHNW families over time
- Accurately draft and review trust instruments, board resolutions, intercompany/loan agreements, client correspondence, and meeting materials in a timely manner
- Support Group Compliance and Operations on relevant regulatory matters, including CRS, FATCA, Economic Substance, and Beneficial Owner Registers across applicable offshore jurisdictions
- Liaise and coordinate with external law firms and professional advisers in Switzerland and internationally
- Support the General Counsel on ad hoc legal matters, contractual risk advice, and Group projects
- Coordinate internal legal training sessions for Group staff
