Legal Counsel (Team Lead)
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- Permanent
As Legal Counsel (Team Lead)
job description
Responsibilities:
Oversee and manage day-to-day legal operations, ensuring tasks are properly assigned and deadlines are met.
Maintain and optimize internal legal workflows, documentation processes, and compliance tracking.
Ensure smooth collaboration between legal, compliance, and other departments (finance, risk, payments, etc.).
Act as the first escalation point for legal team members, resolving operational and administrative challenges.
Monitor and enforce compliance with internal legal policies, contract templates, and documentation standards.
Implement task management tools and reporting systems to track legal deliverables.
Lead, manage, and develop the legal team by providing regular feedback, supporting skill development, setting clear performance expectations, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Assist in the preparation, organization, and review of contracts, agreements, and compliance documents.
Coordinate regulatory filings, licensing renewals, and compliance submissions in collaboration with the CLO.
Support KYC/AML compliance processes by coordinating between legal and compliance teams.
Ensure proper record-keeping and version control for legal documents.
Help manage external legal vendors and law firms when additional support is required.
Ensure the legal team adheres to regulatory timelines and compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
Work closely with compliance specialists to track and document regulatory changes affecting fintech, gambling, and digital services.
Identify and address inefficiencies in legal workflows to improve turnaround times and reduce bottlenecks.
Assist in internal audits and legal risk assessments.
Maintain legal dashboards and reporting structures to provide the CLO with real-time insights into legal operations.
Work with finance, HR, compliance, and product teams to ensure legal processes align with business needs.
Organize and oversee internal legal training sessions to keep team members updated on new procedures.
Ensure legal team resources are effectively allocated based on project priorities.