Legal Counsel - Corporate and Structured Finance

About the role

This is an in-house legal counsel position acting as the working lawyer behind every product launched by the company. You will draft, negotiate and keep the entities in order, with templates and speed as well as accuracy being key.

Key responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate originator facility agreements, distributor and feeder agreements, term sheets and subscription documents from standard templates, run documents through the Legal Factory process and maintain the template library and playbook of agreed positions.
• Keep SPV and group-entity records, board resolutions and registers current, and prepare investment, shareholding and SAFT documentation across group entities.
• Track legal actions to closure and report status weekly.
• Support licence applications and renewals across ADGM, BVI and South Africa, track regulatory change for digital assets and tokenised securities and brief the business.
• Scope and manage outside counsel on complex deals and keep their spend on budget.

Required profile

• Law degree and admission to practice in Pakistan or another common-law jurisdiction.
• 4-7 years in corporate, commercial or financial services law, in-house or in a firm.
• Preferred: experience with digital assets, tokenised securities or fintech, exposure to ADGM, DIFC or BVI structures, and working knowledge of Islamic finance contracts.

Required skills

• Drafting in English to international standard.
• Hands-on work with SPVs, funds or structured finance documents.