On behalf of our client, a newly established iGaming company, we are seeking a dedicated Legal Counsel with iGaming experience to establish and lead their legal function. As the first legal hire, you will be responsible for navigating the complex regulatory framework, supporting the licensing process, and providing pragmatic legal advice to a growing team.
This is a ground-floor opportunity to build the legal foundation for a licensed online gaming business and join their office in New Jersey.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the iGaming license application
- Serve as primary liaison with regulators on licensing, compliance, and enforcement matters
- Monitor and interpret changes in gaming legislation and advise leadership on business impact
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including platform and content supply deals, payment processing agreements, marketing partnerships, and vendor contracts
- Develop and implement internal policies, procedures, and controls to ensure regulatory compliance
- Support AML/BSA compliance program requirements, including Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
- Provide day-to-day legal guidance to Product, Marketing, and Operations teams
- Review marketing materials and promotions for regulatory compliance
Requirements
- Education: Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school or Bachelor's degree in Law
- Experience: Minimum 4 years of legal experience, with at least 2 years in iGaming, gaming, or a highly regulated industry
- Bar Admission: Active member of the New Jersey Bar (or eligible for admission)
- Languages: Fluent in English
What We Offer:
- Compensation: Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Ground-floor opportunity to shape the legal function of a new iGaming business
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school or Bachelor's degree in Law
- At least 4 years of legal experience
- At least 2 years of experience in iGaming, gaming, or a highly regulated industry
- Active admission to the New Jersey Bar or eligibility for admission
- Fluent English
What We Do
Lestars Management Consultancy LLC has been incorporated in March 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is a platform which seeks to become a real business partner that assist clients in pursuing Global Business Development. Since the founding of the firm, every consultant at M/s Lestars Management Consultancy LLC is striving to provide consulting services that makes us a “Real Business Partner” for our clients. We are one place for all business solutions. We assist business’s operations to provide a smooth working environment for obtaining the goals and objectives by using minimum and cost effective resources. No matters how difficult the challenge or how long the process to provide the best solution, we thoroughly examine our clients’ operations to enables them to achieve their goals, based on their extensive experience and knowledge accumulated through serving clients operating in every industrial sector. we deliver the best practice to each client, taking account of different culture aspects and business customs of each country. It is our policy to continue to work closely with each client with a sense of commitments on a long term basis to ensure that the best practice are integrated into its operations.
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