Description

Re7 Capital is a London-based crypto-asset investment firm. We operate a range of innovative investment strategies at the frontier of digital assets, underpinned by proprietary data infrastructure and deep domain expertise. Our team brings together institutional finance experience, DeFi-native insight, and advanced analytics.

We’re hiring a Senior Legal Associate who will report directly to the COO to manage legal, regulatory, and operational activities across the firm. This is a senior, cross-functional hands on role supporting fund regulation, compliance, commercial structuring, and strategic execution across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll work closely with leadership, team members and external partners to ensure Re7 operates with institutional-grade precision as we continue to expand globally.

Responsibilities:

Legal & Compliance

Manage regulatory licensing and cross-jurisdictional legal structures.
Challenge and support commercial deal structuring and negotiation.
Ensure compliance across sales, marketing and corporate communications.
Advise on legal and regulatory aspects of existing and new products.
Handle legal entity governance, new structures, IP protection, and data privacy compliance.

Requirements

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

Attributes:

Able to operate effectively at a fast pace in highly complex and nuanced environments
Strategic mindset, understanding commercial opportunities and turning into clear action plans
Hands-on with a proactive ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude
Effective in lean, high-performance teams
Organised and able to manage multiple concurrent legal and compliance work-streams
Able to take ownership of activities and project manage from start to finish
Extensively able to use AI to improve efficiency
Committed to innovation and process improvement
Detail-orientated and risk-focused on commercial and reputational matters
Clear communicator of complex legal & regulatory topics
Collaborative team player

Benefits

Remote-first with freedom to drive impact and grow with the business (ideally within 3 hours of GMT/BST)
Work with some of the smartest minds in DeFi - low-ego, mission-aligned, and results-driven
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

Re7 Capital

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