legal counsel,

Yellow Social Interactive Malta
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We are seeking a proactive, compliance focused and commercially adept Legal Counsel, with at least 3-4 years of post-qualification experience to support our legal and regulatory needs. The role will involve advising the team on a wide range of legal matters, ensuring compliance with the applicable laws and regulations. All this while supporting the business teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Areas of Responsibility

Commercial & Contractual

  • Drafting, reviewing and/or negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, including supplier, licensing, data protection, payments and service agreements;
  • Helping in improving and development of legal templates, legal processes and procedures;

Dispute Resolution

  • Support the management of disputes, claims, litigation cases;

Compliance and Regulatory

  • Monitor and advise on regulatory requirements to the business, supporting compliant policy developments;

  • Advising on areas such as IP protection, tax, employment law, commercial law, and consumer protection law.

  • Advisory to Business

  • Providing practical, risk-based legal advice to internal stakeholders across departments;

  • Identifying legal risks and proposing mitigation strategies to support informed decision-making;

  • Working closely with data protection, AML, fraud and risk, finance, product and operations teams on day-to-day legal matters;

Corporate governance matters

  • Assist with corporate governance matters, including board documentation, resolutions;
  • Support corporate structuring across jurisdictions;

Requirements

  • Masters's Degree in law
  • At least 3-4 years of experience as legal counsel, with exposure to the igaming industry.
  • Strong experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
  • Comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, with different regulatory regimes.
  • Knowledge about privacy laws, applicable in the EU, Gibraltar and US would be a plus.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
  • Ability to provide clear, concise, and pragmatic legal advice
  • Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Commercially aware, with a business-oriented mindset
  • Ability to work independently, while also collaborating effectively with cross-functional team