Senior Legal Counsel - Crypto / DeFi
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As Senior Legal Associate at RE7, a London-based crypto-asset investment firm, you report directly to the COO and manage legal, regulatory, and operational activities across the firm. You support fund regulation, compliance, commercial structuring, and strategic execution across multiple jurisdictions, working closely with leadership, team members, and external partners to ensure RE7 operates with institutional-grade precision as it expands globally.
What you'll do
- Manage regulatory licensing and cross-jurisdictional legal structures
- Challenge and support commercial deal structuring and negotiation
- Ensure compliance across sales, marketing, and corporate communications
- Advise on legal and regulatory aspects of existing and new products
- Handle legal entity governance, new structures, IP protection, and data privacy compliance
What you bring
- 5+ years of legal and operations experience within crypto, asset management, or financial services
- A qualified lawyer or equivalent experience in a senior legal function
- Strong understanding of financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions including FCA, CIMA, SEC, and MiCA
- Proven experience managing legal entity structuring, fund governance, and cross-border operations
- Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Familiarity with offshore fund and asset management structures
- Experience working with external counsel and regulators
- Appreciation of digital assets and crypto-native legal frameworks
What we offer
- Remote-first work with freedom to drive impact and grow with the business, ideally within 3 hours of GMT/BST
- Competitive package
- UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates
About RE7
RE7 is a London-based crypto-asset investment firm operating a range of innovative investment strategies at the frontier of digital assets. The team brings together institutional finance experience, DeFi-native insight, and advanced analytics to manage proprietary data infrastructure and deep domain expertise.