Legal Counsel
Rakuten Viber
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Prepare, review, negotiate, and draft legal documents, agreements, policies and processes together with the supporting documents.
- Review new product functionality to ensure compliance with local laws.
- Partner with marketing and the commercial teams to support contests and partnerships.
- Provide contract advisory and interpretation.
- Perform legal research on a variety of legal topics related to the company's operations.
- Serve as the responsible person with regulators (including as Company Secretary) and be responsible, alongside the compliance team, to oversee performance of company’s plans in these fields, maintain policies, monitor compliance and evaluate effectiveness of risk mitigation measures.
- Assist with all tasks required to obtain required regulatory approvals and ensure the company complies with all requirements on an ongoing basis.
- Stay up-to-date with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to company’s local operations and provide analysis of those which includes identifying gaps in company’s compliance.
Requirements
- A licensed lawyer in Malta, EU or a common law jurisdiction.
- 2-5 years of experience working for a regulated financial entity or fintech company or experience in advising companies in the financial or fintech sectors as a lawyer.
- Experience of negotiating complex and high volume contracts and providing product legal advice.
- Working knowledge of regulatory requirements in the financial sector including PSD2, AMLD, DORA, RTS, etc.
- Fluent in English.
- Can do attitude and ability to prioritize under tight deadlines and pressure.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal document preparationcontract negotiationlegal researchcompliance monitoringregulatory approvalsproduct legal advicerisk mitigationpolicy draftingcontract advisoryinterpretation of laws
Soft Skills
communicationprioritizationadaptabilityteam collaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementnegotiationcan do attitude
Certifications
licensed lawyer