Senior Legal Counsel (Generalist)

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel who will serve as a trusted partner to the business and a project-owning operator within the legal team. This is not a support function — you will own mandates end-to-end, lead cross-functional initiatives, and when needed communicate directly with the CEO.

### What You’ll Be Doing: - Lead legal support for Eqvilent’s expansion into new markets, including entity setup, regulatory approvals, and commercial launch - Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including trading, technology, services, vendor, and partnership contracts - Support corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, and investment structures - Own legal and cross-functional projects, working closely with compliance, operations, finance, technology, and senior leadership - Monitor regulatory developments in key jurisdictions and translate them into clear, actionable guidance for the business - Support licensing and ongoing compliance matters in regulated markets, including Malta, India, and the UAE/DIFC - Act as a key legal partner to internal teams, advising on commercial, regulatory, employment, and people-related matters - Manage external counsel to ensure high-quality, practical, and cost-effective legal support

### What We Look For In You: - Qualified lawyer with 7+ years of post-qualification experience - Meaningful time spent at a major international or top-tier regional law firm — you bring structured, rigorous legal thinking to every problem - Proven track record managing complex, multi-jurisdictional legal projects independently and to deadline - Strong commercial instincts — you understand business objectives and calibrate legal advice accordingly - Advanced user of Google Workspace and modern AI platforms including Gemini, Claude, and equivalent tools; you leverage these daily to increase output quality and speed - Exceptional written and verbal communication — you can translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers - Highly organised, deadline-driven, and composed under pressure across competing priorities - Not a perfect match on paper? We hire for potential and mindset, not just credentials. If you think you'd bring something valuable to the team — we'd still love to hear from you. Use your cover letter to tell us why.

### Why Should You Join Our Team? - Direct collaboration with the CEO and senior leadership — real access, real impact - Full project ownership from day one — you lead mandates, you do not just support them - Fully remote from anywhere in the world - International mandate spanning a vast number jurisdictions and a genuine variety of legal work - A team that operates with modern tools and an AI-native mindset — no outdated workflows - 40 paid days off per year - Competitive compensation reflecting the seniority and scope of the role

Eqvilent is a quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity on financial markets using cutting-edge technologies and advanced algorithms. It operates as a powerhouse in financial trading with entities in multiple jurisdictions, focusing on revolutionizing trading processes through technological innovations.