Legal Assistant

Job Description

About the job

Payfuture is a fast-growing global payments company helping merchants expand into emerging markets through seamless payment solutions. We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support our Legal team across compliance, contract management, documentation, and day-to-day legal operations.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working across multiple teams, and has a strong interest in legal operations, corporate compliance, and regulatory processes.

As our Legal Assistant, you will have these main objectives:

• Manage and maintain KYC and corporate due diligence documentation for Payfuture and its group companies
• Coordinate and respond to compliance and KYC requests from partners, providers, banks, and clients
• Support the Legal team with contract administration, document reviews, proofreading, and legal research
• Track legal requests, follow up on pending matters, and help ensure timely completion of contracts and commercial agreements
• Maintain organised filing systems and accurate records of all legal and corporate documentation
• Assist in preparing internal legal training materials and supporting cross-functional teams including Sales and Operations
• Support the Legal Department with administrative and operational tasks as required

You will be a good fit if you:

• Bachelor's degree in Law or a related field is preferred
• 1–2 years of experience in an administrative or legal support role
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational and communication skills
• Basic understanding of legal and compliance processes across the UAE, UK, and EU
• Comfortable handling confidential and sensitive information with professionalism
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Tech-savvy with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems and tools