Legal Counsel (Gaming)

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to establish and lead the legal function for a growing, multi-entity organisation.

This is a highly hands-on position covering corporate, regulatory, commercial, intellectual property, data protection, and risk matters across multiple jurisdictions. Beyond ensuring compliance, the Legal Counsel will act as a strategic business partner, identifying potential risks early and providing practical, commercially sound legal advice.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory & Licensing

• Lead regulatory and licensing matters, including applications, renewals, and ongoing compliance across relevant markets.
• Track regulatory developments and advise the business on market-entry requirements, restrictions, and compliance considerations.
• Coordinate with external legal advisers on regulatory and licensing matters.

Corporate & Governance

• Advise on the group's corporate structure and ongoing entity management.
• Oversee corporate governance requirements across multiple entities.
• Support M&A, restructuring, and other corporate initiatives as the business expands.

Commercial Contracts

• Draft, review, and negotiate B2B commercial, licensing, partnership, and marketing agreements.
• Manage vendor, supplier, and third-party agreements across the group.
• Lead legal due diligence for relevant business and corporate transactions.

Intellectual Property & Data Protection

• Develop and manage the group's IP protection strategy.
• Advise on IP-related matters across different markets.
• Oversee data protection and privacy compliance across jurisdictions.

Risk, Compliance & Disputes

• Develop and maintain practical legal and compliance frameworks across the group.
• Handle disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations when required.
• Provide legal support on employment-related matters, internal policies, and sensitive HR issues.

Legal Function Development

• Build legal processes, templates, contract frameworks, and playbooks for a growing multi-entity organisation.
• Deliver legal and compliance training to business and operational teams.
• Manage relationships with external counsel across different jurisdictions.
• Monitor changes in laws and regulations relevant to the business.
• Provide legal support on ad-hoc projects and new business initiatives.

Requirements

• Law degree from a recognised university.
• Qualified lawyer in Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, or another common-law jurisdiction.
• Around 5–8 years of relevant legal experience, gained in-house, at a law firm, or a combination of both.
• Strong exposure to IP / TMT law, regulatory matters, and licensing.
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, ideally within a technology, digital, gaming, media, or similar environment.
• Experience with corporate structuring and/or cross-border data protection would be advantageous.
• Comfortable working independently in a lean, fast-moving and international environment.
• Strong organisational, prioritisation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable taking ownership of the legal function.