Legal Director | Ligas Gaming

About the role

The Legal Director leads the organisation’s legal function and is the principal legal advisor. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will set and oversee legal strategy, manage legal risk, ensure sound corporate governance, and deliver practical, commercially focused solutions that support the business’s growth in a fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional B2B iGaming environment.

This role suits a commercially astute lawyer who enjoys autonomy, thrives on negotiation, and wants real influence over legal strategy and process improvement.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and lead the company’s legal strategy, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and applicable laws across all operating jurisdictions.

• Act as the principal legal advisor to key stakeholders on corporate, commercial, regulatory and risk matters.

• Identify, assess and escalate legal risks, and provide practical, commercially focused advice.

• Continuously improve legal processes, templates, policies and the precedent library.

• Draft, review, negotiate and oversee a broad range of complex commercial agreements, including game distribution, aggregation, PAM, SaaS, master services, licensing, supplier, consultancy, software development, strategic partnership, outsourcing and intra-group agreements, as well as NDAs and DPAs.

• Lead negotiations with clients, suppliers and partners.

• Oversee the full contract lifecycle from negotiation through execution, renewals, amendments and termination, including maintaining the contract register.

• Monitor and interpret developments in gambling legislation and regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, and advise the business on their practical impact.

• Provide legal support for regulatory licence applications, renewals and ongoing licenc maintenance.

• Support market entries, strategic initiatives, partnerships and expansion projects from a legal perspective.

• Lead legal risk assessments of new products, features and technologies, working closely with Commercial, Product and Development throughout the launch cycle.

• Advise on intellectual property, software licensing and wider technology matters.

• Advise on marketing, advertising and consumer protection matters.

• Oversee GDPR and data protection matters, including privacy notices, DPAs, data protection impact assessments and records of processing activities.

• Lead legal due diligence on counterparties and transactions, and support internal audits and remediation of findings.

• Lead and manage litigation, disputes and regulatory matters.

• Select, instruct and manage external legal advisors across jurisdictions, controlling scope and cost.

• Partner with Product, Commercial, Compliance, Finance and Operations to keep legal priorities aligned with business goals.

What you'll bring

• Law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a reputable university, and admission to practice in atleast one jurisdiction.Minimum of 5 years’ post-qualification experience, including at least 3 years in a senior legal leadership role.

• Experience in the iGaming industry, specifically in a B2B Casino Games Provider.

• Comfortable working independently as a sole in-house lawyer, with the leadership ability and ambition to build and mentor a team as the function grows.

• Strong knowledge of gambling regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical and risk-assessment skills.

• Strong business acumen and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence at all levels.

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent written and spoken English.