Legal Counsel

CSB Group is seeking an experienced and warranted Maltese lawyer to join its Legal & Regulatory Department as Legal Counsel on a part-time or reduced-hours basis.

The successful candidate will act as internal legal counsel to CSB Group and its affiliated entities, working closely with the Head of Legal & Regulatory, management and departments across the Group. The role requires a commercially minded legal professional capable of delivering practical legal advice, supporting strategic business initiatives and ensuring that legal processes effectively support the operational needs of the organisation.

In addition to providing legal guidance, the Legal Counsel will play an important role in promoting cross-departmental collaboration, strengthening governance frameworks and driving improvements in legal processes, documentation and workflows to ensure efficient and consistent legal support across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to CSB Group and its affiliated brands on corporate, commercial, governance, employment and regulatory matters.
• Act as a trusted legal partner to business units across the Group, supporting operational objectives while identifying and managing legal and regulatory risk.
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts, agreements, policies and other legal documentation required by the Group.
• Support the Group's governance framework and assist in ensuring compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and professional obligations, including those arising from CSB's activities as a licensed Corporate Service Provider and Trustee.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to ensure legal requirements are effectively integrated into day-to-day operations and service delivery.
• Identify opportunities to enhance, standardise and streamline legal processes, documentation and workflows to better support the evolving needs of the business.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, guidance notes and best practice resources to promote consistency, efficiency and knowledge sharing across departments.
• Assist with strategic projects, corporate transactions, new business initiatives and organisational developments undertaken by the Group and its affiliated entities.
• Liaise with external legal advisers, regulators and other professional counterparts where required.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to the Group and provide timely guidance to management and stakeholders.
• Promote legal awareness throughout the organisation through training, guidance and ongoing engagement with business teams.
• Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Head of Legal & Regulatory.

Requirements

• Holder of a valid warrant to practise law in Malta.
• Minimum seven (7) years post qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of Maltese corporate and commercial law and in particular, experience within a corporate services provider, trustee and/or other financial services environment.
• Experience advising on employment, data protection and governance matters.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

Benefits

• An attractive remuneration package and progression plan, commensurate with knowledge and experience;
• Performance bonus;
• Hybrid working;
• Flexible hours;
• Longer weekends - on Fridays our office closes at 2pm!
• Birthday leave;
• Family culture;
• Health insurance;
• Free parking;
• Wellness allowance;
• Vacation leave pot - shared for exceptional circumstances;
• Opportunities to attend industry events;
• Regular team building & departmental events;
• Corporate Benefits - Discounts and Offers across the island;
• Free Mental Health Workshops & One-to-One Sessions;
• Study leave and Sponsorships;
• On-the-job training and mentoring from industry professionals.