Senior Associate - Capital Markets
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Location
- Zürich
- First posted
• 07 August 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Zürich
Tasks / Skills / Responsibilities
Function: Senior Associate - Capital Markets
Level: Senior
Working time: 100%
Workplace: Zurich
Line manager: Dr Alexander Lindemann
Functional objective:
• Acquisition of mandates in the legal field
• Comprehensive legal advice to national and international clients on all aspects of financial markets law, including:
• Issuance of shares, bonds and structured products
• M&A transactions in the context of financial markets
• Financial markets regulation
• Corporate governance
• Securitization and asset financing
• Drafting and negotiating complex contracts and legal opinions
• Assisting clients with compliance with relevant national and international laws and regulations such as MiFID II, MAR and others
• Communication with supervisory authorities
• Management and coordination of the legal aspects of financial market projects, including due diligences and structuring of complex transactions
• Representation of clients before courts and arbitral bodies
• Participation in the development of new products and services
• Active collaboration within an international team
• Participation in industry events and conferences
• Active use of AI
MbO / Measurement criteria
The agreement on objectives is based on quantitative and qualitative criteria. The priorities are:
• Acquisition of mandates in the legal field
• Cross-selling
• Billable hours
• Client satisfaction
• Marketing activities (newsletter, videos, events)
Required profile
Gender: M / F
Age: 30-50 years
Professional skills
Education:
• Swiss bar admission and first-class qualification
• Further studies in business law or financial markets law
Professional experience:
• 5 to 15 years of relevant experience in a law firm, an audit firm, a bank or wealth management
Languages:
• Impeccable and level-appropriate English
• Impeccable and level-appropriate German
Social skills
• Communication skills / negotiation skills
• Assertiveness / ability to assert oneself
• Social intelligence / psychological sensitivity / empathy
• Interpersonal skills / client and market orientation
• Team spirit / willingness to cooperate
• Integrity
Personal skills
• Motivation for performance / professional ambition / perseverance
• Stress resistance / frustration tolerance
• Autonomy / reliability / respect for deadlines
• Analytical and integrative thinking
• Flexibility / openness to novelty
• Personal presence (charisma, attitude, radiance)
Leadership skills
• Complex problem solving / networked thinking
• Motivation to lead and shape
• Executive development / coaching skills
• Prioritization / delegation
• Planning and organization
• Entrepreneurial spirit
Are you ready for the next step in your legal career?
Then send your application documents (CV, cover letter, certificates) to:
Assel Stoller, HR Manager, assel.stoller@lindemannlaw.ch
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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