Senior Legal Counsel

Your mission as our Senior Legal Counsel Hero will be to:

• Advise on the company’s business operations, ensuring compliance with gaming and betting laws in multiple jurisdictions
• Develop and negotiate international software licence agreements tailored to the gaming and betting industry.
• Conduct comprehensive jurisdictional studies to explore and assess new gambling markets.
• Provide expert advice on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection, specifically for gaming software and related technologies.
• Advise on tax law and related matters to ensure compliance and optimise the company's tax position.
• Handle due diligence processes.
• Assist in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, including drafting and reviewing relevant legal documents and agreements.
• Serve as one of the main contacts for day-to-day contractual reviews, negotiations and drafting, including reseller, referral, confidentiality and software licensing agreements.
• Create, utilise and adapt standard contract templates to prepare and finalise other agreements, such as Service Terms and Conditions, subcontracts, consultancy, agency and reseller agreements.
• Ensure that terms of standard forms and agreements align with company policy and regulatory requirements.
• Amend and extend existing agreements, managing renewal and extension dates and coordinating related negotiation timetables.
• Advise the organisation: (i) on appropriate intellectual property protection measures; (ii) on commercial, as well as legal, aspects of transactions and negotiating with counterparty legal, commercial and procurement teams.
• Present legal issues to management together with analysis, options and recommendations.
• Collaborate with external legal counsel on critical issues affecting the company, monitoring their activities and ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.
• Stay abreast of international developments in gaming law and proactively address potential legal challenges.
•  Provide strategic legal guidance to support the company’s expansion into new markets and jurisdictions.

Your superpowers:

•  5+ years of experience in providing legal advice to companies related to the gaming industry with a deep understanding of its legal landscape. (Preferably B2B level)
•  Degree in law.
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  Detail-oriented with a commitment to maintaining accuracy and precision.
•  Effective communication at all levels.
•  Exceptional fluency in written and spoken English, with proven ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and effectively.

We'd truly marvel...

•  Passion for the gaming and betting industry, coupled with an unwavering commitment to legal excellence and integrity.
•  Master Degree in Corporate Law.
•  Familiarity with Maltese legal procedures and regulations.

Bonus pack! We offer:

• To ally yourself with a worldwide holding of leading companies in the gaming sector.
• 4-day work week + fully remote position.
• Full-time permanent contract (36h/ week).
• In-company training programmes (English classes and tech training) to fine-tune your superpowers.
• Flexible working hours.
• Competitive salary. Because super suits ain’t cheap.
• Great working environment.
• Private health insurance.
• Space for career development.
• Joining a global industry and a fun, dynamic and truly international superheroes team.

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