Senior Legal Counsel - Crypto / DeFi

Senior Legal Counsel - Crypto / DeFi

Full-Time/Company: Re7 Capital

Re7 Capital is a London-based crypto-asset investment firm operating innovative investment strategies at the frontier of digital assets, underpinned by proprietary data infrastructure and DeFi-native expertise. The team combines institutional finance experience, DeFi insight, and advanced analytics.

Applicants should ideally be within 3 hours of GMT/BST.

Responsibilities:

- Manage regulatory licensing and cross-jurisdictional legal structures
- Support commercial deal structuring and negotiate agreements
- Ensure compliance across sales, marketing and corporate communications
- Advise on legal and regulatory aspects of existing and new products
- Oversee legal entity governance, IP protection and data privacy compliance

Requirements:

- 5+ years legal and operations experience in crypto, asset management or financial services
- Qualified lawyer or equivalent senior legal experience
- Strong understanding of financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions (e.g. FCA, CIMA, SEC, MiCA)
- Proven experience with legal entity structuring, fund governance and cross-border operations
- Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Experience working with external counsel and regulators

Benefits:

- Remote-first with freedom to drive impact and grow with the business (ideally within 3 hours of GMT/BST)
- Work with experienced DeFi professionals in a low-ego, mission-aligned team
- Collaborative, fast-paced environment at the forefront of decentralised finance
- Opportunities to grow in a rapidly evolving industry
- Competitive package
- UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates

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