Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel who will serve as a trusted partner to the business and a project-owning operator within the legal team. This is not a support function — you will own mandates end-to-end, lead cross-functional initiatives, and when needed communicate directly with the CEO.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
- Lead legal support for Eqvilent’s expansion into new markets, including entity setup, regulatory approvals, and commercial launch
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including trading, technology, services, vendor, and partnership contracts
- Support corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, and investment structures
- Own legal and cross-functional projects, working closely with compliance, operations, finance, technology, and senior leadership
- Monitor regulatory developments in key jurisdictions and translate them into clear, actionable guidance for the business
- Support licensing and ongoing compliance matters in regulated markets, including Malta, India, and the UAE/DIFC
- Act as a key legal partner to internal teams, advising on commercial, regulatory, employment, and people-related matters
- Manage external counsel to ensure high-quality, practical, and cost-effective legal support
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU:
- Qualified lawyer with 7+ years of post-qualification experience
- Meaningful time spent at a major international or top-tier regional law firm — you bring structured, rigorous legal thinking to every problem
- Proven track record managing complex, multi-jurisdictional legal projects independently and to deadline
- Strong commercial instincts — you understand business objectives and calibrate legal advice accordingly
- Advanced user of Google Workspace and modern AI platforms including Gemini, Claude, and equivalent tools; you leverage these daily to increase output quality and speed
- Exceptional written and verbal communication — you can translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers
- Highly organised, deadline-driven, and composed under pressure across competing priorities
- Not a perfect match on paper? We hire for potential and mindset, not just credentials. If you think you’d bring something valuable to the team — we’d still love to hear from you. Use your cover letter to tell us why.
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN OUR TEAM?
- Direct collaboration with the CEO and senior leadership — real access, real impact
- Full project ownership from day one — you lead mandates, you do not just support them
- Fully remote from anywhere in the world
- International mandate spanning a vast number jurisdictions and a genuine variety of legal work
- A team that operates with modern tools and an AI-native mindset — no outdated workflows
- 40 paid days off per year
- Competitive compensation reflecting the seniority and scope of the role
