Legal Counsel

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 14/04/2026

Your job: minimize legal risk across Deriv's fintech operations—where contract missteps create exposure, where disputes don't have clear precedents, and where legal operations need to scale as fast as the business grows.

You’ll manage contracts from draft to termination, handle litigation where fintech creates novel questions, and design legal processes that eliminate manual work. You make judgment calls on complex matters, build frameworks that scale, and advise when compliance requirements conflict with commercial objectives.

This isn't legal administration. It's making legal decisions that shape what the business can build.

AI can draft contracts and research case law. Only you can negotiate terms that balance protection with speed, decide litigation strategy, and design legal operations that actually work.

Why this matters

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