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Senior In-House Counsel - Legal Infrastructure and Operations

United Arab Emirates
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We are seeking a senior in-house counsel to build and architect a critical legal infrastructure block. The role will own the legal architecture, standards, priorities, and risk management across various assets, technology, intellectual property, and corporate governance. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience in managing legal teams and cross-functional stakeholders, with a strong background in technology, intellectual property, and corporate governance.

Key Highlights
Build and architect a critical legal infrastructure block
Own the legal architecture, standards, priorities, and risk management
Manage legal teams and cross-functional stakeholders

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Key Responsibilities
Own the legal architecture, standards, priorities, and risk management across various assets, technology, intellectual property, and corporate governance
Manage legal teams and cross-functional stakeholders
Drafting and negotiating lease and office-related agreements
Managing risks (title, warranties, liability, termination, renewal)
Tracking key dates and obligations
Software development agreements, SaaS / on-premise licensing, MSAs, SLAs, NDAs, and vendor contracts
Structuring models for brokerage and fintech platforms
Playbooks and negotiation standards
Chain of title for software, code, content, and brand
IP assignment and licensing
Trademark and domain portfolio
Support for disputes and infringement matters
Complex dismissals, disputes, cross-border, and high-risk cases
Templates and policies
Separating operational HR from legal escalation
Pre-litigation matters, claims, cease-and-desist, asset protection
Legal positions and strategies
Managing external counsel
Assessing risks and consequences
Support for resolutions, powers of attorney, and authority documents
Checking signing authority before execution
Developing and maintaining the department's templates, playbooks, and knowledge base
Supporting their ongoing use across the team
Leading and developing the legal team
Setting quality standards, priorities, and escalation rules
Converting recurring work into scalable tools
Cooperating with Legal Operations
Technical Skills Required
Law degree (civil-law or common-law jurisdiction) Strong drafting and negotiation skills in English Experience with English-law style commercial contracts

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Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary
Annual performance-based bonus
Child benefit for each child under the age of 18

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Nice to Have
Experience in a Cyprus Investment Firm, EU-regulated financial institution, fintech, brokerage, payment institution, or technology company
Knowledge of the EU regulatory environment, GDPR, DORA / operational resilience, and sanctions restrictions
Experience with tied agents, subsidiaries, cross-border structures, and KYC processes
Experience implementing templates, playbooks, trackers, knowledge bases, and legal tech / matter-management tools
Experience managing external counsel budgets and deliverables
Experience with IP/trademark portfolios and platform ownership structures
Experience with HR-related legal matters across European jurisdictions

Job Description

Freedom24 / Freedom Finance Europe is a regulated European online brokerage group headquartered in Cyprus and operating across multiple jurisdictions. We run a fast-growing investment, brokerage and technology business with a broad legal landscape: EU-regulated brokerage operations, subsidiaries and tied agents, technology platforms, intellectual property, real estate, corporate governance, and risk and dispute management.We are now transforming our legal function into a proactive, object-based and operationally disciplined team — built around managed legal objects, clear ownership, risk-based escalation, legal technology, standardisation, trackers and playbooks.
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Job Overview
Posted Jul 14, 2026
Employment Full-time
Experience Director
Location United Arab Emirates
Category Programming
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