In-House Legal Counsel - Fintech & Crypto (UAE)

Setcreative; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership from day one

Competitive pay

Grow with Fasset progression

Global exposure

Job summary

Fasset is seeking an in-house lawyer to support the Legal team across day-to-day contracting, product initiatives, and regulatory matters within a fast-moving, regulated banking and investment platform.

You will review contracts, advise on crypto-related regulatory issues, and help maintain documentation across Compliance, Product, Operations, and Finance, contributing to risk management and corporate housekeeping.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years post-qualification or equivalent legal experience.
• Prior in-house experience and/or demonstrable experience in crypto, virtual assets, fintech, or financial services.
• Exposure to crypto exchanges/digital asset platforms or adjacent regulated FS/fintech businesses.

Responsibilities

• Support the Legal team on day-to-day contracting, including drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating NDAs, vendor/service agreements, SaaS/tech agreements, marketing agreements, referral/partnership agreements, and standard commercial templates.
• Assist with product and commercial legal support for exchange/OTC and platform initiatives; review product flows and customer-facing terms for legal risk.
• Maintain and update customer terms and related documentation (general terms & conditions, platform terms, risk disclosures, privacy notices).
• Provide first-pass legal review for cross-functional requests from Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, and Sales.
• Support regulatory and compliance-led initiatives by coordinating responses, preparing supporting material, and tracking deliverables.
• Perform legal research on crypto/fintech regulatory developments, cross-border issues, sanctions/AML-adjacent queries in coordination with Compliance.
• Manage contract lifecycle hygiene: maintain trackers, approvals, renewal dates, and document repositories.
• Support disputes and risk management tasks and assist external counsel where needed.
• Support corporate housekeeping: entity documentation and board/shareholder paperwork coordination.

Skills

In-house experience

Crypto/fintech

Regulated FS exposure

Job description

Fasset is seeking an in-house lawyer to support the Legal team across day-to-day contracting, product initiatives, and regulatory matters within a fast-moving, regulated banking and investment platform.

You will review contracts, advise on crypto-related regulatory issues, and help maintain documentation across Compliance, Product, Operations, and Finance, contributing to risk management and corporate housekeeping.