Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a commercially sharp, collaborative Senior Legal Counsel to join its established legal team. Working with the Director of Legal & Risk and in-house counsels, this role supports B2B commercial deal flow, safeguards intellectual property, and manages international expansion across regulated markets.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize complex B2B agreements, including:
  • License agreements
  • Aggregator agreements
  • API integration terms
  • Service level agreements
• Partner with the commercial team to structure key contractual terms, including:
  • Revenue-share models
  • Platform integration fees
  • SLA guarantees
  • Liability limits
• Proactively identify process improvements and deal-structuring strategies to accelerate contract execution and drive revenue targets while maintaining legal safeguards
• Partner with internal compliance and product teams to monitor evolving regulatory frameworks across key licensed markets
• Handle IP clearance, copyright registrations, trademark filings, and licensing agreements for branded games
• Advise on protecting core IP assets, including trademarks, game design elements, original audio/art, and source code
• Manage IP infringement disputes, cease-and-desist actions, and unauthorized game cloning/scraping
• Work closely with product and tech leads to defend against IP infringement claims and manage trade secret protection
• Advise on international data privacy regulations as they apply to B2B data flows, analytics, and platform processing
• Manage relationships with local external legal counsel across multiple overseas jurisdictions to ensure cost-effective delivery of advisory services
• Advise on legal requirements for market expansion, local entity setup, and supplier licensing
• Support general corporate governance, cross-border corporate structure queries, and vendor/employment agreements as required
• Maintain accurate legal records, ensuring proper documentation for compliance efforts, audits, and investigations

Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer in good standing
• 5+ years of post-qualification experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm
• Minimum 2+ years of direct iGaming experience, specifically within a B2B game supplier or platform aggregator
• Exceptional commercial negotiation skills, pragmatic risk appraisal, and the ability to translate complex legal advice into actionable guidance
• Demonstrated expertise in B2B software licensing, technology distribution agreements, and IP law
• Ability to balance strict legal risk management with pragmatic, revenue-driving solutions
• Deep understanding of multi-jurisdictional iGaming regulatory landscapes and supplier licensing procedures
• Self-starter who can manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and take ownership with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills to simplify complex legal concepts for non-legal teams
• Fluent in written and spoken professional legal English

Preferred Qualifications

• None provided

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive package
• Family-friendly policies
• Career growth opportunities
• Knowledge sharing opportunities
• Dynamic working environment

Location

• Full-time position available as permanent employment in Malta, or on a freelance basis for contractors in other countries
• Applicants must be within the Central European Timezone +/- 2