Legaline Platform is expanding into Lebanon — 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, Levante 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.
THE ROLE
We're hiring an In-House Counsel in Lebanon to become a key part of Legaline's expansion into the Lebanese market.
This is not a traditional legal-support position. You will help establish the legal and compliance framework for Legaline's operations in Lebanon 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 Lebanon, while also supporting the company's broader ecosystem, including Meta Legal Space.
Your work will directly influence how Legaline structures its Lebanese 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 Lebanon
- Advise on Lebanese corporate, commercial, employment, technology, regulatory, and data-protection matters
- Help establish the legal and compliance framework for Legaline's Lebanese operations
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, partnership agreements, NDAs, employment documentation, platform terms, and lawyer/client agreements
- Advise on relationships with Lebanese lawyers, clients, institutions, technology partners, and other local stakeholders
- Support employee onboarding and employment-related legal matters in Lebanon
- 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 Lebanon, including legal education, professional training, simulations, partnerships, and related activities
- Monitor Lebanese 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 Lebanese 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 Lebanese 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 Lebanon
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience with Lebanese technology, fintech, marketplace, or digital-economy regulation
- Experience with data protection or AI governance
- Experience advising two-sided marketplaces or SaaS platforms
- GCC or broader 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 Lebanon 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
