Senior Legal Counsel

Join Relax Gaming Group as Senior Legal Counsel

We are seeking a talented and business-minded lawyer to join our dynamic and international in-house legal team. Reporting to the General Counsel, in this role you will provide proactive legal advice across a broad range of business matters, including corporate, commercial, intellectual property, and regulatory issues. You will work closely with product, marketing, compliance, and IT teams and you will identify legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate them while supporting business objectives. This role is ideal for a professional with at least 6 years of experience,  with exposure to the gaming and technology industries being a plus.

In this role you will: 

• Provide proactive legal advice on a wide range of business matters: corporate, commercial, intellectual property, and regulatory issues. 
• Identify legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate them while supporting business objectives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate various commercial agreements: vendor contracts, client agreements, and partnership deals.
• Ensure contracts comply with legal and regulatory requirements while protecting the company’s interests.
• Manage contract disputes and assist in resolution strategies and dealing with any other post-contractual legal issues that may arise.
• Support corporate governance matters, including the drafting of resolutions and internal policies.
• Develop and implement internal legal policies and support the development and delivery of legal training programs to promote best practices across the organization and to manage legal risks.
• Assisting with updating and creating legal precedents.
• Work closely with Product, Marketing, Compliance, Commercial and IT teams to ensure alignment in new product launches and business initiatives and adherence to industry standards and best business practices.
• Assisting with any additional tasks according to the needs of the company

Qualities we are looking for in this role: 

• Analytical, with a creative, hands-on mindset.
• The ability to work independently. 
• Self-driven with the ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them through to completion, while prioritising workload accordingly.
• A positive team player with strong communication skills and who enjoys a multicultural and multinational environment.
• Motivated and proactive with a desire to learn, and with a keen eye and attention to detail.
  

To succeed in this role, we think that you: 

• Are a qualified solicitor/lawyer/advocate with at least 6 years PQE either in-house or within a private practice law firm.
• Can uphold a high standard of work ethic, always ensuring to complete assigned tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Have excellent contract negotiation, drafting, communication, risk assessment, and legal advisory skills.
• Have the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth industry and to manage multiple legal priorities, and to prioritise competing workloads and tight deadlines.
• Have a strong business acumen and the ability to support commercial strategy while managing legal risks.
• Have a high level of independence and accountability, and are able to act under limited supervision.
• Are fully proficient in English
  
  If you are experienced in the online gaming industry / sports betting / technology sector - you'll have us extra excited. 
  
  

About Relax Gaming
Back in 2010, we kicked off our journey with a simple mission - to create outstanding games for the modern iGaming world. Fast forward to today, and we've grown to be one of the leading suppliers in the game, boasting an aggregation arm like no other. Despite our exponential growth, we've succeeded in staying true to our core values throughout the years, these are to be: Driven, Adaptable, Supportive, and Respectful. We live and breathe this ethos across our offices across the globe, namely in Malta, Estonia, Serbia, Finland, Sweden, Gibraltar, and the Isle of Man.  Keen to find out more? Learn about us here: https://www.relax-gaming.com/careers/life-at-relax

Why Relax Gaming?
We believe in keeping things relaxed — that means an open culture, low hierarchy, and a team-first attitude. We innovate, we deliver, and we have fun while doing it. If you're ready to lead with impact and help shape the future of iGaming, we want to hear from you.