Legal Counsel

Setcreative; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Fasset is seeking an in‑house counsel to support day‑to‑day contracting and regulatory compliance for a dynamic fintech platform. You will draft, review and negotiate NDAs, vendor and SaaS agreements, and marketing contracts while ensuring alignment with product launches and customer disclosures.

You will also assist cross‑functional teams (Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, Sales) on legal risk, maintain key terms, and contribute to regulatory initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years post-qualification experience
• In-house legal experience and/or crypto/fintech exposure
• Experience with drafting, reviewing, redlining and negotiating contracts
• Familiarity with regulatory/compliance tasks and cross‑functional requests

Responsibilities

• Support the Legal team on day-to-day contracting: drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating NDAs, vendor/SAAS, marketing and partnership agreements
• Assist with product and commercial legal support for exchange/OTC and platform initiatives
• Review product flows, new features, and customer terms for legal risk and consistency
• Maintain customer terms and documentation: GTCs, platform terms, privacy notices
• Coordinate regulatory/compliance responses, prepare supporting material and track deliverables
• Perform legal research on crypto/fintech developments and cross-border issues
• Manage contract lifecycle hygiene: trackers, renewals, repositories
• Support disputes and risk management and assist external counsel as needed
• Corporate housekeeping tasks: board/shareholder paperwork coordination

Skills

Contract drafting

Legal research

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About Fasset

Fasset is an American founded banking and investment platform focused on enhancing financial inclusion in emerging markets, enabling individuals and businesses to securely invest from anywhere in the world. Founded by Mohammad Raafi Hossain and Daniel Ahmed, Fasset has raised more than $80 million in funding and holds regulatory approvals in several countries, including the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, the EU, Türkiye, Pakistan, and others.

Requirements

• Experience level: 1–4 years post-qualification (or equivalent relevant legal experience)
• Core background:
  • Prior in-house legal experience and/or
  • Demonstrable experience in crypto, virtual assets, fintech, or financial services
• Industry fit (ideal):
  • Exposure to crypto exchanges / digital asset platforms or adjacent regulated FS/fintech businesses
• Day-to-day 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, new feature launches, and customer-facing terms/disclosures for legal risk and consistency
  • Help maintain and update customer terms and related documentation (as applicable):
    • General terms & conditions, platform terms, OTC agreements, risk disclosures, privacy/cookie 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, tracking deliverables, and maintaining evidence/records
  • Perform legal research and prepare short, practical internal notes on:
    • Crypto/fintech regulatory developments, cross-border issues, sanctions/AML-adjacent legal queries (in coordination with Compliance)
  • Manage contract lifecycle hygiene:
    • Maintain trackers, assist with approvals, monitor renewal dates, and help keep document repositories organised
  • Support disputes and risk management tasks:
    • Compile facts, review correspondence, elevate issues, and support external counsel where needed
  • Support corporate housekeeping (light-touch, as required):
    • Entity documentation support, board/shareholder paperwork coordination, signature processes