Senior Lawyer at Wallester AS

About Us

Wallester is a cutting-edge financial technology company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for businesses seeking to modernize their payment systems. By offering white-label card issuance platforms, seamless integration with existing infrastructure, and comprehensive support for both digital and physical cards, Wallester empowers companies to enhance their financial services and customer experience. Recognized as a leader in the FinTech space, Wallester has earned a reputation for its state-of-the-art technology, security, and scalability. Whether you are a startup or an established enterprise, Wallester delivers flexible, reliable solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of the digital economy.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of key legal fields and provide high-level advice across the business.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements, legal opinions, and other key documents.
• Mentor junior legal team members and lead smaller project-based teams.
• Serve as the primary manager and contact for external advisors and foreign offices in complex international legal matters.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements and support company secretarial matters.
• Design and enhance internal legal workflows, policies, and cross-functional projects.
• Represent the legal function in the development of new services and products.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation, and settlement processes, coordinating internal teams and external advisors.
• Monitor regulatory developments, assess regulatory compliance implications, and advise stakeholders on legal risks and business impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in law, each from an Estonian or other EU/EEA university.
• Experience with, or openness to adopting, AI tools in everyday work.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: payment services regulation, contract drafting and negotiation, data protection, AML/CFT, corporate governance, or intellectual property.
  
• Proven ability to take ownership of legal fields and serve as a subject-matter expert.
• Minimum 2 years’ legal practice in the financial sector, either in-house or at a law firm specialising in financial law, ideally in payments, fintech, or banking.
• Full professional fluency in English required; Estonian language skills considered an advantage.

What makes this position rewarding?

• You’ll enjoy being part of a close-knit in-house legal team of five.
• You’ll enjoy combining your legal expertise with project management and organisational skills.
• You’ll enjoy communicating and explaining legal topics to colleagues from other fields.
  
• You’ll enjoy contributing to a rapidly growing company where your work makes a measurable impact.
• Legal writing is one of your key strengths, and you’ll enjoy putting it to good use.

We offer

• Competitive salary
• Career opportunities
• Medical Insurance upon the completion of the probationary period
• Supportive and caring Leadership
• A modern office in the center of Tallinn
• A chance to work as part of a highly motivated and talented team
• Referral program
• Stebby
• Team building and Company Events
• Free parking 

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