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Associate General Counsel, EU Legal

Coinbase· EU Legal
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Hybrid (Luxembourg)€184kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Coinbase is seeking an Associate General Counsel for its EU Legal team in Luxembourg. This role advises European businesses on EU regulatory matters, guides product launches and market expansion, and collaborates with regional and global legal teams to navigate e-money, payment services, and digital asset requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business leaders and Compliance to advise on EU and international e-money, payment services, financial services, and digital asset requirements.
  • Advise regional operating entities on new products and services, intercompany arrangements, commercial relationships, banking partnerships, and retail and institutional terms of business.
  • Guide product launches, market expansion, and marketing initiatives across jurisdictions, coordinating with the US-based Legal team and other regional counsel.
  • Monitor European and international legal and policy developments, explain their business implications, and support Coinbase’s advocacy for effective digital asset regulation.
  • Assess legal and regulatory risks, recommend practical solutions, and improve processes to support a growing international business.
  • Manage outside counsel on specialist matters and projects, maintaining internal expertise and accountability for the advice delivered.

Qualifications

  • Qualified lawyer in the UK, Ireland, France, or Luxembourg, with 7+ years’ relevant experience advising regulated EU e-money, payment services, or financial services institutions, either in-house or at a law firm.
  • Strong knowledge of EU financial services regulation, including PSD2, the Second Electronic Money Directive, and/or MiFID II. Digital asset expertise, including MiCAR registration regimes, is strongly preferred.
  • Experience engaging with European financial services regulators, particularly the CSSF or Central Bank of Ireland, is preferred.
  • Ability to manage complex projects across functions and time zones, meet tight deadlines, and drive decisions with limited supervision.
  • Sound legal judgment, analytical rigour, and commercial pragmatism, with excellent writing skills and the ability to deliver concise, actionable advice to executives.
  • Ability to prioritise a varied workload, work independently under regulatory scrutiny, and build processes that improve legal support. Previous in-house experience is preferred.
  • Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Skills

Required:EU financial services regulationContract and product advisoryRegulatory risk assessmentLegal project management
Nice to have:Regulatory engagement with authoritiesRegulatory strategy and advocacy
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.

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