Legal Associate
6 days ago
Our client, a fast-scaling fintech business driving innovation in the financial infrastructure space across Africa and beyond.
The team works at the intersection of regulation, technology, and commerce, and we're looking for a detail-oriented Legal Associate to support our legal and compliance function across multiple jurisdictions.
The Legal Associate will play a key role in supporting licensing, regulatory, and commercial legal matters. You will work across jurisdictions on high-impact legal operations, helping ensure that the company remains compliant, well-structured, and contractually protected as it grows. This is a hands-on legal role ideal for a proactive and organised professional with fintech, payments, or cross-border regulatory experience.
𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
- Regulatory & Licensing
- Contracts & Legal Documents
- Corporate & Secretarial Work
- Banking, PSPs & Counterparties
- Regulatory Engagements & Support
𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB).
- Admitted attorney.
- Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience (PQE) in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Experience with Crypto
- Strong grounding in financial services, banking & payments, and contract/commercial law.
- Comfortable performing both strategic and administrative legal tasks.
If you haven't heard back from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time. We appreciate the time and effort you've invested in applying for this position and encourage you to keep an eye on our page for future opportunities.
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