Junior Legal and Compliance Officer
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- Malta
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Posted
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Position Summary
As the Junior Legal & Compliance Officer you will be responsible for safeguarding the company’s legal standing, ensuring full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and providing comprehensive legal support across the organisation. You will play a key part in managing legal documentation, advising on regulatory requirements, supporting internal stakeholders, and mitigating potential legal risks.
Key Responsibilities
Duties will include, but not limited to:
As the Junior Legal & Compliance Officer you will be responsible for safeguarding the company’s legal standing, ensuring full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and providing comprehensive legal support across the organisation. You will play a key part in managing legal documentation, advising on regulatory requirements, supporting internal stakeholders, and mitigating potential legal risks.
Key Responsibilities
Duties will include, but not limited to:
- Ensure company-wide compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing requirements.
- Provide clear and comprehensive legal and compliance advice to support business operations.
- Draft, review, and manage contracts, agreements, and other legal documents to protect company interests and minimise legal risks.
Draft and review a wide range of B2B and B2C agreements, including game provider and payment service provider agreements, in line with business needs.
- Maintain and organise the company’s contract management system, ensuring that all agreements and supporting materials are up to date.
- Identify, assess, and advise on potential legal and compliance risks related to company activities.
- Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis to support decision-making and strategic planning.
- Conduct internal audits and compliance checks to ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and operational obligations.
- Maintain, review, and update internal policies, procedures, and contractual templates in line with legal and regulatory developments.
- Provide legal support to management and internal departments on a broad range of matters, including corporate governance, commercial law, online gambling regulations, and general compliance requirements.
- Ensure that business decisions align with legal and regulatory expectations.
- Coordinate litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution processes in collaboration with external legal counsel when required.
- Conduct due diligence and KYC checks on potential partners, suppliers, and customers, including document verification and risk assessment.
- Assist with communications and submissions to authorities and regulatory bodies on corporate governance or compliance matters.
- Attending to corporate documentation filings and maintaining records through several channels of documentation/information keeping, such as SharePoint and Confluence.
- Assisting with the update and record-keeping of the group's corporate documents, as well as correspondence with corporate services providers across multiple jurisdictions.
- Perform ad-hoc legal and compliance tasks as required to support the department and management.
- Degree in Law or a related field; warrant is an asset.
- Previous experience in a legal and/or compliance role, preferably within regulated industries.
- Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, and regulatory frameworks.
- Excellent drafting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Flexible working arrangements
- Hybrid working approach
- Employee wellness benefit
- Private health insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Milestone leave
- Birthday leave
- Access to the Cloudigo employee benefits app
- Opportunities for rapid professional growth and career development