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Legal Associate
About this role
Busha Digital LTD in Lagos is seeking a proactive Legal Associate to join its Legal and Compliance team. The role supports the business as a commercial enabler, helping navigate regulatory landscapes while facilitating growth across jurisdictions. You will work at the intersection of crypto technology, payments, and corporate governance, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and providing regulatory guidance. The position involves cross-border licensing support, regulatory inquiries liaison, and collaboration with external counsel, regulators, and auditors. This role suits someone with fintech or tech startup experience who can translate complex laws into actionable compliance advice.
What you would do
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of commercial agreements.
- Develop and maintain internal tools such as clause libraries, playbooks, and legal guidance materials.
- Conduct in-depth legal research on virtual assets, blockchain, payments, and financial services.
- Translate complex regulations into clear compliance notes for cross-functional teams.
- Support entity registration, regulatory approvals, permit management, and corporate secretarial activities across operating jurisdictions.
- Assist in managing regulatory inquiries, investigations, disputes, and litigation.
- Liaise with external counsel, regulators, auditors and key service providers.
What they are asking for
- 2 to 5 years post-qualification legal experience in fintech, fast-growing tech startup, or top-tier law firm with technology/finance practice.
- Strong commercial enabler mindset and problem-solving ability to support safe business innovation.
- Solid knowledge of corporate law, commercial contracting, payments infrastructure, and digital asset/VASP frameworks.
- Digitally native, highly organised, and open to legal tech and automation to improve workflows.
- Excellent communication, integrity, confidentiality, and high professional ethics.
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