Legal Counsel UAE

About Fasset

At Fasset, we believe your money should answer to you. We are a banking and investment platform built around a simple idea: more people should have access to the financial system, regardless of where they live. We are building the global financial system for ownership, one that moves what you earn into what you own, so that what you can own is never decided by where you were born. We operate across emerging markets, with a particular focus on the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Founded by Mohammad Raafi Hossain and Daniel Ahmed, Fasset has raised more than $80 million and holds regulatory approvals across markets including the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, the EU, Türkiye and Pakistan. We are a fast-moving, global team scaling a regulated platform across multiple markets. Our culture runs on HEART: Humble Curiosity, Enthusiasm, Act Like Owners, Raise the Bar, and Tenacity. And we hold one simple view about the people who join us: the owners arrive early.

About the role

Support the Legal team across day-to-day commercial contracting, product and platform initiatives, regulatory and compliance-led matters, and broader legal risk management. This role will provide practical legal support across a fast-moving, regulated banking and investment platform, working closely with Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, and Sales.

What you'll do

• Support the Legal team on day-to-day contracting, including drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating:

NDAs, vendor/service agreements, SaaS/tech agreements, marketing agreements, referral/partnership agreements, and standard commercial templates

• Assist with product and commercial legal support for exchange/OTC and platform initiatives:

Review product flows, new feature launches, and customer-facing terms/disclosures for legal risk and consistency

• Help maintain and update customer terms and related documentation (as applicable):

General terms & conditions, platform terms, OTC agreements, risk disclosures, privacy/cookie notices

Provide first-pass legal review for cross-functional requests from Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, and Sales

• Support regulatory and compliance-led initiatives by:

Coordinating responses, preparing supporting material, tracking deliverables, and maintaining evidence/records

• Perform legal research and prepare short, practical internal notes on:

Crypto/fintech regulatory developments, cross-border issues, sanctions/AML-adjacent legal queries (in coordination with Compliance)

• Manage contract lifecycle hygiene:

Maintain trackers, assist with approvals, monitor renewal dates, and help keep document repositories organised

• Support disputes and risk management tasks:

Compile facts, review correspondence, escalate issues, and support external counsel where needed

• Support corporate housekeeping (light-touch, as required):

Entity documentation support, board/shareholder paperwork coordination, signature processes

What you'll bring

Must have

• Experience level: 1–4 years post-qualification (or equivalent relevant legal experience)
• Core background:
  • Prior in-house legal experience and/or
  • Demonstrable experience in crypto, virtual assets, fintech, or financial services
• Industry fit (ideal):
  • Exposure to crypto exchanges / digital asset platforms or adjacent regulated FS/fintech businesses

Nice to have

• Experience working in a regulated financial services, fintech, crypto, virtual assets, payments, or banking environment.
• Exposure to crypto exchanges, digital asset platforms, OTC businesses, or other virtual asset service providers.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions such as UAE, EU, Türkiye, Pakistan, Malaysia, or Indonesia.

Not a 100% match? We'd still love to hear from you. We hire for potential and HEART, not a checklist, so apply if the mission excites you.

What we offer

• Ownership from day one. High-trust, high-ownership culture where you get room to act like an owner and the support to raise the bar.
• Competitive pay, benchmarked across our markets and reviewed as you grow.
• A real path forward through Grow with Fasset (#GwF), our L1–L7 progression framework with both IC and Manager tracks.
• Global exposure working alongside a team spread across seven markets, solving problems that matter for emerging economies.
• Learning and development support to keep growing your craft.