Overview
Senior In-house Legal Counsel Jobs in Labuan, Labuan, Malaysia at Deriv
Title: Senior In-house Legal Counsel
Company: Deriv
Location: Labuan, Labuan, Malaysia
The challenge
Your job: minimize legal risk across Deriv's operations—where contract missteps create exposure, where disputes don't have clear precedents, and where legal operations need to scale as the business grows.
You'll manage contracts from draft to termination, handle litigation where fintech creates novel questions, design legal processes that eliminate manual work, and support Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA) engagement on licensing and regulatory matters. You make judgment calls on complex legal matters and provide legal guidance when regulatory requirements need legal interpretation.
This isn't legal administration. It's making legal decisions that support business operations.
AI can draft contracts and research case law. Only you can negotiate terms that balance protection with commercial needs, decide litigation strategy, interpret LFSA requirements, and design legal operations that work at scale.
Why this matters
Deriv operates in 25+ jurisdictions serving millions of traders globally. Your legal work for Labuan-based entities supports licensing requirements, enables commercial relationships, and ensures legal frameworks protect the business.
Your legal expertise enables operations by providing clear guidance on what's legally permissible and supporting regulatory compliance from a legal perspective.
Why Deriv
We're building AI for legal work. Not talking about it—building it. You'll partner with engineers to automate contract drafting, legal research, and compliance tracking. You decide what we build next.
You'll own legal matters, not just provide opinions. Handle complex legal projects with real business consequences. Make decisions on contracts, litigation, and legal operations.
You'll work on offshore financial services legal matters. Build expertise in LFSA requirements, Labuan IBFC frameworks, and offshore licensing.
What You'll Do
- Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial contracts across Deriv’s business operations. Balance protection with business needs.
- Handle litigation and disputes. Assess exposure and manage external counsel on matters where fintech creates novel legal questions.
- Design and improve legal operations. Build contract governance frameworks, legal processes, and systems that scale and reduce manual work.
- Provide legal support for LFSA licensing applications and regulatory matters. Review legal documentation, provide legal opinions, and support regulatory engagement.
- Partner with engineers to build AI tools for contract drafting, legal research, and legal operations. Identify opportunities to automate repetitive work.
- Translate legal requirements into practical guidance. Train teams on legal boundaries so they can move fast without creating exposure.
Who You Are
- You are a qualified lawyer with at least 5 years' PQE in corporate/commercial and regulatory law. You've handled contracts and legal matters with real business consequences.
- You understand offshore financial services legal requirements or have strong interest in building expertise. Exposure to LFSA, Labuan IBFC, or similar offshore regulatory environments is valuable.
- You're comfortable with AI and automation. You use AI tools or you're ready to learn to automate legal processes.
- You assess risk without killing momentum. You're commercially pragmatic, helping business make informed decisions with sound legal judgment.
- You communicate clearly. Strong English. You explain legal requirements to non-legal teams.
- You maintain your professional knowledge through continuous professional development.
The honest reality
You'll own legal matters for Labuan-based entities and broader operations. You'll handle contracts, litigation, legal operations, and LFSA engagement. You'll need sound legal judgement and the ability to work independently.
The stakes are high. Legal decisions have business consequences—contract terms affect partnerships, litigation strategy affects exposure, and legal guidance enables or constrains operations. In return, you'll build expertise in offshore financial services legal work.
Location
You'll be based in Labuan, Malaysia, providing legal support for Deriv entities globally. Labuan offers island lifestyle with Malaysian mainland proximity—competitive compensation, career growth with a global fintech, and opportunity to work across jurisdictions from a strategic financial hub.
