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
• 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• A team that operates with modern tools and an AI-native mindset — no outdated workflows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