In-House Counsel

Legaline Platform is expanding into Qatar — and we're looking for an In-House Counsel to help build our legal foundation in the market. Legaline Platform is an AI-native LegalTech company headquartered in Dubai and expanding across the Gulf Region and global markets. Our platform connects clients with licensed lawyers through a technology-driven legal marketplace. Clients post legal tasks with a budget, licensed lawyers bid in a closed auction, and communication, negotiation, signing, payment, and milestone execution take place within the platform. Alongside Legaline Platform, we are developing Meta Legal Space — a dedicated legal education, simulation, and professional-development ecosystem designed to connect legal education, practical legal training, technology, and the next generation of legal professionals. Headquartered in Dubai. Expanding across the region. Building a global legal technology ecosystem. THE ROLE We're hiring an In-House Counsel in Qatar to become a key part of Legaline's expansion into the Qatari market. This is not a traditional legal-support position. You will help establish the legal and compliance framework for Legaline's operations in Qatar from the ground up and work closely with our leadership, product, technology, commercial, and operations teams. You will advise on the legal requirements of launching and scaling a technology-driven legal marketplace in Qatar, while also supporting the company's broader ecosystem, including Meta Legal Space. Your work will directly influence how Legaline structures its Qatari operations, contracts with lawyers and clients, works with partners, handles data and AI-related matters, onboards employees, and translates regulatory requirements into the platform itself. WHAT YOU WILL DO • Lead day-to-day legal support for Legaline's expansion and operations in Qatar • Advise on Qatari corporate, commercial, employment, technology, regulatory, and data-protection matters • Help establish the legal and compliance framework for Legaline's Qatari operations • Advise on applicable Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and other relevant Qatari legal and regulatory frameworks • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, partnership agreements, NDAs, employment documentation, platform terms, and lawyer/client agreements • Advise on relationships with Qatari lawyers, clients, institutions, technology partners, and other local stakeholders • Support employee onboarding and employment-related legal matters in Qatar • Work with product and engineering teams to embed legal and compliance requirements directly into the Legaline platform • Advise on the legal positioning, disclosure, and use of AI-assisted legal drafting, research, and other AI functionality • Support Legaline's AI and technology teams on data processing, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and technology-related legal matters • Support the establishment and operation of Meta Legal Space initiatives in Qatar, including legal education, professional training, simulations, partnerships, and related activities • Monitor Qatari regulatory developments relevant to LegalTech, AI, professional services, marketplaces, data, payments, and technology • Translate regulatory developments into practical recommendations for management and product teams • Manage relationships with external Qatari counsel when specialized advice is required • Support corporate governance, risk management, intellectual property, and cross-border matters • Work closely with Legaline's Dubai headquarters and other country teams as the company expands WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR • Qualified lawyer with 3–6 years of post-qualification experience • Strong grounding in Qatari law • Experience in corporate, commercial, employment, technology, regulatory, or data-protection matters • Previous in-house experience or experience advising technology companies, marketplaces, fintechs, professional-services businesses, or startups is preferred • Fluent English and Arabic — required • Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills • Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory issues into practical commercial advice • Comfortable working directly with founders, senior management, product teams, engineers, and commercial teams • Genuine interest in LegalTech, AI, and the future of legal services • Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to build processes rather than simply operate existing ones • Organized, pragmatic, commercially minded, and comfortable working independently • Based in Qatar or willing to relocate to Doha NICE TO HAVE • Experience with Qatari technology, fintech, marketplace, or digital-economy regulation • Experience with QFC legal and regulatory frameworks • Experience with data protection or AI governance • Experience advising two-sided marketplaces or SaaS platforms • GCC cross-border experience • Experience working with licensed professionals or regulated businesses • Experience in legal education, legal training, legal technology, or professional-development initiatives WHAT WE OFFER • A key legal role in Legaline's Qatar expansion • Direct involvement in building a new market from the ground up • The opportunity to shape the legal architecture of an AI-native LegalTech platform • Exposure to both Legaline Platform and Meta Legal Space • Direct collaboration with founders, leadership, product, engineering, and commercial teams • Regional and international exposure as Legaline expands • Competitive compensation package Show more Show less

3–6 years post-qualification experience; Strong grounding in Qatari law; Experience in corporate, commercial, employment, technology, regulatory, or data-protection matters; Fluent English and Arabic — required; Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory issues into practical commercial advice; Comfortable working directly with founders, senior management, product teams, engineers, and commercial teams; Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to build processes; Organized, pragmatic, commercially minded, and comfortable working independently; Based in Qatar or willing to relocate to Doha

Lead day-to-day legal support for Legaline's expansion and operations in Qatar; Advise on Qatari corporate, commercial, employment, technology, regulatory, and data-protection matters; Help establish the legal and compliance framework for Legaline's Qatari operations; Advise on applicable Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and other relevant Qatari legal and regulatory frameworks; Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, partnership agreements, NDAs, employment documentation, platform terms, and lawyer/client agreements; Advise on relationships with Qatari lawyers, clients, institutions, technology partners, and other local stakeholders; Support employee onboarding and employment-related legal matters in Qatar; Work with product and engineering teams to embed legal and compliance requirements directly into the Legaline platform; Advise on the legal positioning, disclosure, and use of AI-assisted legal drafting, research, and other AI functionality; Support Legaline's AI and technology teams on data processing, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and technology-related legal matters; Support the establishment and operation of Meta Legal Space initiatives in Qatar, including legal education, professional training, simulations, partnerships, and related activities; Monitor Qatari regulatory developments relevant to LegalTech, AI, professional services, marketplaces, data, payments, and technology; Translate regulatory developments into practical recommendations for management and product teams; Manage relationships with external Qatari counsel when specialized advice is required; Support corporate governance, risk management, intellectual property, and cross-border matters; Work closely with Legaline's Dubai headquarters and other country teams as the company expands