Legal Counsel – Dubai (Fintech & Crypto)

About the role

Support the Legal team on day‑to‑day commercial contracting, product and platform initiatives, regulatory and compliance matters, and broader legal risk management for a fast‑moving regulated banking and investment platform.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review, redline and negotiate NDAs, vendor/service agreements, SaaS/tech agreements, marketing agreements, referral/partnership agreements and standard commercial templates.
• Review product flows, new feature launches and customer‑facing terms/disclosures for legal risk and consistency.
• Maintain and update customer terms, platform terms, OTC agreements, risk disclosures and privacy/cookie notices.
• Provide first‑pass legal review for requests from Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance and Sales.
• Coordinate regulatory and compliance responses, prepare supporting material, track deliverables and maintain evidence records.
• Conduct legal research on crypto/fintech regulatory developments, cross‑border issues and sanctions/AML queries and produce internal notes.
• Manage contract lifecycle hygiene: maintain trackers, assist with approvals, monitor renewal dates and organise document repositories.
• Support disputes and risk management by compiling facts, reviewing correspondence and liaising with external counsel.
• Assist with corporate housekeeping tasks such as entity documentation, board/shareholder paperwork and signature processes.

Required profile

• 1–4 years post‑qualification experience or equivalent legal experience.
• Prior in‑house legal experience and/or demonstrable experience in crypto, virtual assets, fintech or financial services.
• Exposure to crypto exchanges, digital‑asset platforms or adjacent regulated fintech businesses.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks in jurisdictions such as UAE, EU, Türkiye, Pakistan, Malaysia or Indonesia (nice to have).

What we offer

• Ownership from day one with a high‑trust, high‑ownership culture.
• Competitive pay benchmarked across markets and reviewed as you grow.
• Clear career progression through the Grow with Fasset (L1–L7) framework.
• Global exposure working with teams across seven markets.
• Learning and development support to grow your legal craft.