Head of Legal

An opportunity has arisen to join A2CO’s growing and dynamic team to work as Head of Legal on a diversified portfolio of local and foreign clients.

This is a key leadership role suited for a strategic thinker with strong legal acumen and a passion for excellence. The role offers exposure to a wide range of industries, including iGaming and crypto.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and coordinate the work of the legal team, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
• Provide legal advice to management and clients on regulatory, corporate, and commercial issues.
• Review and supervise work performed by team members, maintaining high standards of quality.
• Uphold the firm’s quality control standards across all legal services delivered.
•  Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members on client engagements, ensuring efficient resource allocation.
• Liaise with external counsel, regulatory authorities, clients, and internal departments as required.
• Monitor project timelines and budgets, keeping partners and clients informed of progress and any developments.
• Identify business development opportunities and contribute to the growth of the legal services function.
• Serve as a key point of contact for clients, building strong and trusted relationships.
• Support senior management with ad hoc legal and client-related requests.

Requirements:

• A team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude
• A warranted lawyer, qualified to practice in Malta.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a law firm or corporate service provider environment.
• Strong background in corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters.
• Excellent written and verbal Maltese and English.
• Attention to detail and quality oriented
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.

The selected candidate will form part of a young, professional and dynamic team. A competitive salary, as well as a flexible working environment, will ensure that the right candidate will have a great career prospect.

The candidate will also benefit from a company paid health insurance cover as well as free parking at Quad Central, which is where our offices are located.

If you feel you could be the right candidate for this role, we’d like to meet you – send us your CV on contact@a2co.com