Legal Counsel Corporate/Startups/Venture Capital (60 - 100%)

Code Law is not a traditional law firm. We have customers, not clients. We don t write complicated memos but provide hands-on advice. We speak the customer s language, not legalize. And we bridge the gap - we work closely with our customers to truly understand their business, goals and values and see ourselves as part of their team.

We are a tech-powered legal service company. We don t have paper stacks on wooden desks. Instead, we apply state-of-the-art technology, work with a lean organization and implement efficient work processes to eliminate repetitive tasks so that we can focus on creating legal value for our customers.

Our main focus is on corporate law and technology-related legal matters while at the same time covering all other legal needs that innovative startups, entrepreneurs and corporate customers face in their course of business. Code Law is part of the Swiss Startup Group and well networked with a variety of partners to provide supplementary services (e.g. tax advice).

We are now looking for an ambitious and curious Legal Counsel Corporate/Startups/Venture Capital (60 - 100%) to support us in guiding our customers through all legal aspects of their journey.

Tasks

• Provide legal advice to our customers, including some of the most promising startups in the Swiss startup ecosystem
• Assume full customer/project responsibility
• Support in launching digital legal products/services from research to market fit and implementation
• Align with other business units of the Swiss Startup Group and our partners (e.g. law firms, tax experts, software suppliers)

Requirements

• Swiss university degree (lic. iur./MLaw); admission to the bar not required (but a plus)
• Good knowledge and experience in the areas of corporate law, venture capital/startups and M&A including financing rounds, convertible loans, shareholders' agreements and employee incentive plans
• 3+ years' professional experience (e.g. in a law firm or as inhouse counsel); prior experience in the field of startups is a plus
• German as native language, excellent English skills
• Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship/startups
• High attention to detail
• Ability to selforganize and work independently
• Can-do mindset
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Dynamic environment with the ability to have a strong impact as being part of an ambitious and experienced team
• Attractive remuneration with fringe benefits on top (e.g. participation in the employee share program of the Swiss Startup Group)
• Daily contact with customers (in particular founders of startups), other business units of the Swiss Startup Group and our partners (e.g. law firms, tax experts, software suppliers)
• High flexibility in terms of working time and place of work
• Getting insights in various markets, industries and technologies
• Being part of the Swiss Startup Group, Switzerland s leading venture platform, that offers numerous networking opportunities within the Swiss startup ecosystem
• Possibility to participate in events in the area of startups, legal tech and law in general
• Vibrant work environment in a premium co-working space in Zurich

Start date

As soon as possible (but not later than end of spring 2022)

About the Swiss Startup Group

The Swiss Startup Group is the leading privately financed venture platform based in Switzerland with offices in Zurich, Berne and Lausanne. It connects a powerful ecosystem from top-notch investors, startups, corporates up to academic partners. Through its subsidiaries it scouts, analyses, values, builds and invests in startups locally and internationally. The Swiss Startup Group has set up its own venture investment funds, with the aim of investing in early stage tech-driven companies and conducting follow-on investments in its existing portfolio.