Listing Snippet
An early-stage fintech business in ADGM is looking for its first in-house lawyer to help build the legal function from the ground up.

Role Overview
Our client is an early-stage fintech platform based in ADGM, operating in the payments and technology infrastructure space. Backed by significant institutional investment, the business is scaling quickly and is looking to bring on its first dedicated in-house legal hire. The ideal lawyer will be entrepreneurial, able to work at pace in a complex and ever-changing environment. This is a rare opportunity to build a legal function from scratch inside a genuinely ambitious, well-funded start-up.

Key Responsibilities

Act as sole in-house legal counsel, working directly with senior leadership
Draft and negotiate commercial contracts across a range of business lines
Develop template contracts, policies and employment documentation
Advise on data protection, IP and regulatory matters as the business scales
Manage day-to-day legal queries across the organisation

Candidate Profile

Mid-level PQE, broad commercial generalist background
Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and limited support
Entrepreneurial, self-sufficient, adaptable, genuinely suited to start-up pace and ambiguity
Fintech, payments or technology sector experience strongly preferred
ADGM/UAE experience an advantage; Arabic helpful but not essential
Discreet and comfortable working in a high-profile, fast-changing environment

Sole In-House Counsel