Legal Associate

Legal Associate The Finternet

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About Finternet Labs

Finternet Labs is building the Financial Internet, an open, programmable and trusted infrastructure that powers the next generation of finance and inclusion. We operate through a global non-profit mission with Labs in multiple jurisdictions, working alongside regulators, financial institutions and technology partners to take tokenized finance and digital public infrastructure to scale.

The role

You will be the legal owner for day-to-day contract management and compliance at Finternet Labs. You will draft and vet commercial agreements, keep our obligations on track, and handle general administrative operations that keep a fast-moving, mission-driven organization humming. This role is ideal for a high-agency lawyer who thrives on autonomy, learns fast, and ships work products with minimal oversight.

What you will do

• Draft, review, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements including NDAs, MOUs, SaaS and tooling agreements, advisory and service contracts, grant agreements, partnership agreements, and procurement documents
• Run the contract lifecycle end-to-end: templates, playbooks, version control, approvals, signatures, repository hygiene, and obligation tracking
• Build and maintain a compliance calendar across India, US, Singapore, and other active jurisdictions, coordinating filings, entity housekeeping, and policy rollouts in partnership with external counsel
• Implement lightweight processes and checklists for legal ops, including intake, triage, SLAs, and reporting to leadership
• Support general administration such as vendor onboarding, documentation workflows, and board or donor materials
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, partnerships, finance, and programs to translate business needs into clear, compliant paper
• Create simple guidance notes and one-page explainers for non-lawyers on recurring topics
  

Pre-requisites

• LL.B. with 4+ years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house team handling commercial contracts and compliance
• Demonstrated ownership of contract pipelines and compliance tasks in multi-stakeholder environments
• Clear, concise drafting and strong redlining instincts
• Process orientation with comfort using productivity tools and CLM or equivalent repositories
• High agency, bias for action, and comfort operating with minimal instruction
  

Bonus

• Exposure to data privacy regimes and program implementation, for example GDPR or India's DPDPA
• Familiarity with securities or financial-services law, tokenization, or regulated financial infrastructure
• Experience supporting cross-border non-profit or multi-entity structures, grants, or government engagements
• Experience in supporting Fintech companies
  

What you will get

• Front-row seat to the buildout of open, interoperable finance with a globally recognized mission team
• Autonomy, clear outcomes, and direct mentorship from leadership
• Opportunity to grow into counsel-level responsibilities across multiple jurisdictions and programs

How to apply

Click the link to start applying: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rk1NpGyCS-qwKC53tSncUs6H_nXywIG9ZncdEsZ0y9s/

Finternet Labs and its affiliated foundations are equal opportunity employers. We value diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.