41 remote legal roles open to candidates in Europe, 7 added this week, all at fully remote, VC-backed startups. 8 of them are open worldwide. Most asked-for skills: Stakeholder management, Risk management and Data protection. Matcha reads every posting daily and emails you only the ones that fit.
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41 open roles · 7 new this week · 80% not on LinkedIn
Blockchain security leader with open-source libraries and development platform.
Own commercial contracting and legal ops for a blockchain security company; 8–10 years, in-house blockchain/digital assets experience, commercial agreements, open-source expertise, law degree, bar license; growth-stage, fully remote global tech company
Remote anywhere
Distributed team behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and more worldwide.
Own corporate, securities, M&A, governance, global subsidiaries, and equity programs for a late-stage global software business; US-qualified attorney with JD, 5+ years; securities, governance, M&A, financing, open-source licensing, IP; bonus: non-US breadth
Remote anywhere globally
Global open-source solutions provider; Ubuntu publisher.
Own drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts for enterprise software and global employment/partnership matters; English required; travel 2-4 times/year; law degree/JD or equivalent, active licence or progress toward it; bonus: commercial transactions, IP, corporate law, in-house/law firm, open source/tech industry
Remote in EMEA and AMER; London office optional
Europe’s regulated token securities infrastructure, lifecycle settlement, custody.
Own and evolve ICT third-party risk management for a regulated tokenized capital-markets business; remote within Germany; 3–5 years in outsourcing/third-party risk, MaRisk/DORA, finance or regulated tech/consulting, German and English
Remote within Germany only
Global quantitative trading firm delivering liquidity via deep learning, FPGA.
Own end-to-end in-house legal projects across compliance, regulatory implementation, market entry, commercial contracts, and employment matters; fully remote worldwide; 7+ years, qualified lawyer, AI tools; bonus: regulated/licensed business experience
Fully remote anywhere in the world
Global quantitative trading firm delivering liquidity via deep learning, FPGA.
Own complex multi-jurisdiction commercial litigation, international arbitration, and financial recovery matters; travel for court appearances and meetings; 7+ years, active law admission, civil procedure and evidence, legal drafting, e-discovery, legal databases, Google Workspace, Notion, LLMs; bonus: ADR, legal tech, case management tools
Remote anywhere
Trust layer for regulated, cross-border crypto money movement.
Own international enterprise tech and SaaS contract negotiations for crypto/fintech infrastructure; Europe-based, fluent English, flexible across time zones; 3–5 years PQE, EU-qualified lawyer, enterprise tech agreements, EU data protection/privacy and outsourcing rules; Series B startup
Remote Europe only
Training and evaluating AI for real-world finance, healthcare, and legal.
Create realistic Excel-based legal work tests for AI across disputes, insolvency, commercial/corporate matters; strong written English; 3+ years legal practice/legal ops/litigation support, advanced Excel for claims registers, damages calculations, data cleaning, multi-criteria lookups, error tracing; 4–6 week contract.
Remote anywhere; fully remote contract on your own schedule.
I can’t browse the site to read its description. If you paste the text (or a brief summary), I’ll distill it to 10 words or fewer. Optional guess (10 words): Hong Kong health tech company focusing on medical AI solutions.
Supports global privacy compliance for healthcare/medical-device software and AI; travel up to 10%; 2+ years in a regulated industry, GDPR, HIPAA; bonus: medical device, SaMD, privacy assessments, DPAs, Privacy by Design
Remote-friendly in the European Union; listed locations include Netherlands, Spain, and France
Bitcoin-native neobank empowering an open, global, permissionless financial system.
Own compliance framework for a crypto-asset service provider/banking product; 3+ years compliance experience in CASP/payment/credit institution/fintech/consulting, French and European AML/CFT, STR filing, AMF/ACPR/TRACFIN, French and English; bonus: MiCA, AMF/CCSF/ACAMS
Remote in France only, or onsite in Paris
Global employment and payroll platform for compliant hiring worldwide.
Own global entity setup and maintenance for international expansion; fluent English; 4+ years in entity management/company secretarial/corporate legal, multi-jurisdiction setups, governance, filings/incorporations/registrations, notarisation/certification/legalisation, project management; bonus: law degree/equivalent preferred; works closely with CEO; profitable Series B scale-up
Remote anywhere
Global employment and payroll platform for compliant hiring worldwide.
Own global entity setup and maintenance for a remote hiring/payroll platform; fluent English; 4+ years in entity management/company secretarial/corporate legal, multi-jurisdiction setups, filings/incorporations, governance, notarisation/legalisation, project management; bonus: law degree/legal qualification; profitable Series B scale-up, works closely with CEO
Remote Spain only
Regulated trading platform connecting buy/sell firms with traders for efficient execution.
Own legal operations for an international AdTech business; 5+ years in international legal work, strong B2B contracts, English negotiation, privacy/advertising compliance (GDPR/ePrivacy, cookies, data sharing), process building, multi-entity structures; early stage, path to leadership
Remote policy unclear
Open infrastructure enabling global, regulated money movement via one integration.
Own licensing, exams, and audits for a regulated payments business on the Lightning Network; regular travel to Los Angeles required if remote; 5+ years in NMLS money transmitter licensing, regulator interactions, MSB Call Reports, BSA/AML, audits/remediation; reports to CCO.
Remote US or EU; Los Angeles office preferred, with regular travel required if remote.
Trusted on-chain lending network enabling scalable crypto lending solutions.
Own end-to-end partnership contract lifecycle and legal ops for a DeFi lending protocol; remote Europe or US, must work across EU and US Eastern time zones; 5–8 years, qualified lawyer/law degree, commercial contracting, US-style drafting, legal ops tooling, AI workflows, CRM, finance collaboration; reports to General Counsel
Remote Europe or US; EST overlap required; Paris or New York preferred
Eudia creates governed AI “Enterprise Brains” with decision MINDs.
Own procurement legal support for a global SaaS company on secondment; 8+ years, qualified lawyer, SaaS contracting, procurement/vendor contracts, data protection, security and AI contract terms; stable engagement likely extending 12 months; backed by Series A
Remote Ireland only
Enterprise Web3 infrastructure for agentic DeFi trading and development.
Own legal and global compliance for an international DeFi group; 8+ years, law degree plus legal qualification, corporate/commercial/employment law, KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, sanctions, privacy, contracting; bonus: DIFC/UAE law, DeFi/crypto, ACAMS/CIPP/ICA.
Remote from Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, or United Arab Emirates only
Global platform for connected risk; trusted by Fortune 500.
Lead legal negotiations for enterprise/strategic SaaS deals on an AI GRC platform; must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in residence; 8+ years in-house transactional experience, 5+ years negotiating SaaS agreements, contract lifecycle, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace; $300M+ ARR scale
Remote Canada or Sweden only
Seamless cross-border crypto payments with fiat settlements and compliance.
Own regulatory legal support for crypto payments and digital assets across EU frameworks; English required; 3+ years, MiCA, PSD2, PSD3/PSR, licensing, market entry, AML/CTF, DORA, data protection; leads regulatory legal team in remote-first fintech
Remote Europe only
Global Bitcoin app: buy, send money fast and securely worldwide.
Own legal function for Europe/UK bitcoin financial services, licensing and regulatory strategy; qualified in EU/EEA or UK, English required; 10+ years PQE, financial services, regulatory/licensing, commercial agreements, GDPR; bonus: crypto, lending, FinProm, AI Act; meaningful equity, async-friendly
Remote Europe and UK only
Seamless cross-border crypto payments with fiat settlements and compliance.
Own corporate legal support for group entities across jurisdictions in blockchain payments; 3+ years, law degree, corporate documentation, incorporations, register filings, multi-jurisdiction support, fluent English.
Remote Europe only.
AI coworker in Slack/Teams automates workflows across 3,000 tools.
First dedicated legal hire owning US-law commercial, AI/data, and data-protection contracting for an AI software product; remote within Europe; must be admitted in a US state, precise English, hands-on US-law contracts; bonus: GDPR, B2B software/AI, venture-backed, enterprise procurement/security; reports to CFO
Remote Europe only; Warsaw preferred
Developer-friendly observability built on OpenTelemetry and open standards.
Own broad in-house legal work for an observability SaaS company, prioritizing EMEA commercial deals; active law license in an EMEA jurisdiction; 4+ years, B2B SaaS contract drafting/negotiation, EU/international data privacy; second legal hire, works with GC, Series B, equity
Remote EMEA only
Simplifying cloud data pipelines with Nextflow for scalable data apps.
Own day-to-day in-house legal for a biotech/data-workflow SaaS company, focused on commercial contracts and legal ops; 3-6 years PQE, qualified lawyer, SaaS contracting, GDPR, exposure to privacy/corporate/IP/compliance; bonus: VC-backed, legal tech/CLMs, life sciences
Remote Spain only
Largest livestream shopping platform in US/UK/Europe, connecting community and commerce.
Own international product legal and privacy counsel for a livestream commerce marketplace across UK/EU and new markets; must live near London or Dublin hub; 8+ years, qualified in US/UK/EU, product counsel, GDPR/UK GDPR, DSA, ePrivacy, DPIAs; bonus: AI Act, payments
Remote US, or within commuting distance of London, UK or Dublin, Ireland
Independent carbon data platform enabling confident, real-world climate decisions.
Own compliance for an ESG ratings provider under ESMA rules; based in Ireland; 3–5 years’ compliance experience, ESMA/ESG ratings framework, risk assessment, systems and controls, regulator engagement; bonus: carbon market or ESG data familiarity; reports to Head of Legal, equity
Remote Ireland only
Filigran delivers proactive open-source cyber threat management globally.
Formal Data Protection Officer role plus broader compliance ownership; design and run privacy program across products, operations and international footprint; lead compliance workstreams spanning AI governance, NIS2, operational resilience, export controls and sanctions; primary contact for supervisory authorities and data subjects; split reporting: statutory DPO duties to CEO, other compliance duties to General Counsel; support enterprise sales/procurement on privacy, AI governance and compliance requirements; 7–10 years as DPO/privacy lead/compliance officer, ideally in fast-growing tech or SaaS; must have expert GDPR/UK GDPR practice, EU AI Act implementation experience, and ownership of at least two adjacent regulatory programs; preferred: DPO/IAPP certification; bonus: cybersecurity/threat intelligence/technical B2B SaaS experience, English and French fluency
Remote from France, Belgium, or Switzerland only
Real-time voice AI platform powering trillion-dollar B2B voice economy.
Second commercial lawyer on a lean legal team, reporting to the Associate General Counsel (Commercial); owns enterprise sales and partnership agreements plus vendor/services agreements, data licenses, and marketing arrangements; builds scalable legal processes, templates, and commercial frameworks; advises on privacy, IP, data security, AI-specific issues, and cross-border regulatory matters; supports UK/EU and APAC business expansion, including data transfer mechanisms for voice data processing; requires JD/LLM or equivalent and 5–12 years legal experience; must have international commercial transactions experience, especially UK/EU and APAC markets; bonus: high-growth startup scaling, AI legal issues, and supporting a U.S.-headquartered company expanding into UK/EU/APAC
Remote in EMEA or EU; role based in UK/EU
Platform helps build new products from idea to global launch and growth.
Turns Apple/Google/Meta/TikTok policies into actionable roadmaps for product and marketing teams; reviews and approves mobile/web product content and marketing materials for platform-policy compliance; works directly with platform partners on compliance issues; monitors policy changes and updates company processes; creates internal policies, checklists, guides, and trainings; partners with legal on marketing/product legal risks, IP, and user data protection; handles IP infringement takedowns; must have Upper-Intermediate+ English and legal education or experience in law/compliance; bonus: basic IP and personal data protection knowledge
Fully remote from anywhere in the free world; offices optional in Ukraine or Poland
AI-powered data observability platform prioritizing incidents by business risk.
The candidate must be a French bar-certified lawyer with at least 8 years of experience in high-growth SaaS or tech environments. Strong expertise in French commercial law, data protection, and corporate governance is required, along with professional proficiency in both French and English.
Remote France only.
Global identity verification platform for fraud prevention across 195 countries.
Requires over 15 years of experience in privacy or technology law with deep expertise in GDPR, US, and Canadian privacy regulations. A law degree or equivalent legal qualification is strongly preferred, along with a track record of leading privacy programs in agile SaaS environments.
Remote full-time (hybrid available); based on an office or fully remote with no stated regional restrictions.
Predictive AI protection via insider risk analytics and workforce intelligence.
Own operational legal support for a SaaS cybersecurity/DLP business, partnering closely with the General Counsel; 2–5 years, paralegal certificate/law degree/JD, commercial contracts, NDAs/MSAs/vendor agreements, contract tools, Microsoft Office/Google Workspace; bonus: GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA, DocuSign/Adobe Sign, CLM
Remote only from Poland, Mexico, Canada, or Argentina
Acquires and improves digital businesses; focuses on talent, long-term hold.
Own IP strategy and portfolio for acquired digital businesses; English required; law degree, some post-degree law firm or in-house experience, IP agreements, disputes, prosecution, cross-border matters, AI-powered legal tools; equity discount
Remote Europe or UK; based in Italy, Spain, Poland, or the UK locations listed
Acquires and operates digital businesses; AI-integrated small teams.
Competitive pay with equity access, top-tier health insurance, flexible hours, unlimited learning support, parental benefits, and retreat.
Remote from eligible European countries (Italy/UK/EU options listed); some early Milan office time required.
Aspora enables transparent, low-fee remittance for NRIs sending to India.
Requires significant compliance experience within an EMI or bank, specifically with EU competent authorities and deep knowledge of EMD2 and PSD2. Fluency in both Lithuanian and English is required, and professional certifications like CAMS or ICA are strongly preferred.
Remote EU (Lithuania) only; Lithuanian and English required.
Propelling science from lab to life through a committed community.
Requires a paralegal credential with 3+ years of experience and a high proficiency in using LLMs for legal tasks. Candidates must be comfortable working across US, Canadian, Swiss, and EU legal systems.
Remote from Canada, US, UK, or EU (incl. Switzerland); time-zone flexibility; remote-first
Turns legal information into actionable insight, streamlining research and analysis.
Requires a former lawyer or legal professional with deep knowledge of the German legal market and strong commercial instincts. Must be fluent in German and English with the ability to communicate credibly with senior legal partners and innovation teams.
Remote EU only (Germany)
Turns legal information into actionable insight, streamlining research and analysis.
Requires a former lawyer or legal professional with deep knowledge of the German legal market and fluency in German and English. Must possess commercial instincts and the ability to operate independently in an early-stage startup environment.
Remote Germany only
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33 companies have open legal roles in Europe. The most active right now:
Share of the 40 postings that name each skill:
Figures from the postings on this page, updated weekly. Last update 2026-10-26.
32 of the 40 postings are limited to Europe, usually for payroll or time-zone reasons; 8 are open worldwide. 5 also hire in the US.
30% ask for 5 to 10 years, 45% for 2 to 5 years, 24% for 10 or more, and 0% are open to candidates with under 2 years.
7 in the last 7 days, 41 over the last 6 months, from 33 companies.
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