Legal Counsel

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Legal Counsel, Europe in Ireland.

This role offers the opportunity to operate at the intersection of law, financial services regulation, and cutting-edge fintech innovation within a fast-scaling global organization. You will provide legal guidance across a wide range of business activities, including product development, cross-border expansion, and regulatory compliance in highly dynamic markets. The position involves close collaboration with global legal, compliance, and business teams, ensuring that new financial products and services are launched in a legally sound and scalable way. You will also play a key role in drafting and negotiating commercial and customer-facing agreements that support institutional and retail offerings. This is a highly impactful role where your legal expertise directly influences product strategy and international growth. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and deeply rooted in technology and innovation.

Accountabilities

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to internal stakeholders across a wide range of regulatory, commercial, and operational matters.
• Support the design and rollout of new financial products and services, including cross-border activities and regulatory considerations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements, disclosures, account documentation, and website legal content.
• Manage and negotiate commercial agreements with institutional clients, partners, and counterparties.
• Assist in handling regulatory inquiries and interactions with UK, EU, and global financial regulators and exchanges.
• Collaborate closely with external legal counsel when specialized expertise is required.
• Ensure legal risk is properly assessed and mitigated across business initiatives and product developments.
  
  

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer (solicitor or barrister) with 3-5+ years of relevant experience in financial services, fintech, law firms, or regulatory environments.
• Strong academic background with excellent legal analysis and reasoning capabilities.
• Proven ability to interpret and simplify complex legal and regulatory concepts.
• Experience working in fast-paced, cross-functional, and globally distributed teams.
• Strong business judgment with a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to independently manage legal projects from initiation through execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interest in fintech, digital assets, capital markets, or blockchain technologies is highly valued.
• Eligible to work in Europe or the UK without sponsorship (preferred).
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary with equity (stock options) participation.
• Health and wellness benefits package.
• Remote-friendly and globally distributed working environment.
• Home office setup allowance for new hires.
• Monthly stipend to support work-related expenses.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-growing fintech shaping global brokerage infrastructure.
• Exposure to international legal, regulatory, and financial frameworks.
• Collaborative culture with high-impact cross-functional work.
  
  

How Jobgether Works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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