Senior Associate - Legal

Job Summary

We are looking for a sharp, agile, and self-driven Senior Associate to join our dynamic legal team. You will act as a primary legal anchor for our high-growth digital assets, tech products, and corporate commercial verticals. This is a highly collaborative role where you will work closely with Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to enable business growth while robustly managing regulatory and commercial risks.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and finalize high-value commercial agreements including vendor contracts, marketing agreements, influencer tie-ups, and strategic partnerships. Review and standardize Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and technology licensing contracts to safeguard company interests.
• Provide pragmatic legal and regulatory opinions on existing offerings and proposed product changes, specifically focusing on tech platforms and crypto/digital asset frameworks. Partner with Product and Tech teams to conduct regulatory feasibility assessments during the conceptualization and launch phases of new features.
• Draft, revise, and maintain platform Terms Conditions (TCs), user agreements, and privacy policies in line with evolving digital and data regulations. Ensure user journey and compliance flows on our applications are legally sound and risk-mitigated.
• Manage the company's active litigation portfolio, maintaining complete oversight of ongoing legal disputes. Brief, coordinate, and align strategies with outside counsels, senior advocates, and legal advisors to draft pleadings, written submissions, and handle court matters effectively.
• Provide clear legal assessments and clearance opinions on trademark, patent, and copyright matters. Coordinate with external IP firms for filing new applications, managing the existing brand/IP repository across Group companies, and handling enforcement actions.

Qualifications

• Education: LL.B or LL.M from a recognized law school or university.
• Experience: 4 to 6 years of Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) practicing corporate-commercial law. Prior experience working inside fintechs, web3/crypto entities, or leading law firms tech-commercial practices is highly preferred.

Skills

• Drafting Excellence: Exceptional drafting skills with a sharp eye for commercial nuances and risk allocation in contracts.
• Tech Savviness: Strong conceptual understanding of tech frameworks, web3, digital assets, and data privacy regulations.
• Interpersonal Skills: Highly collaborative with the ability to communicate legal requirements clearly and conversationally to non-legal business teams.
• Commercial Contracting: Experience in drafting, negotiating, and finalizing high-value commercial agreements including vendor contracts, marketing agreements, influencer tie-ups, and strategic partnerships.
• Regulatory Advisory: Ability to provide pragmatic legal and regulatory opinions on existing offerings and proposed product changes, focusing on tech platforms and crypto/digital asset frameworks.
• Intellectual Property Portfolio Management: Experience coordinating with external IP firms for filing new applications, managing IP repositories across Group companies, and handling enforcement actions.

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