Legal Associate

About Quidax

Quidax is where money meets limitless possibilities. We’re making it super easy for individuals, businesses, and fintechs in Africa to access crypto. Our goal? Providing real value for our customers today while shaping the future of money.

About the Role

We're looking for a driven Legal Associate to act as the frontline of our legal operations. Our ideal candidate will be obsessed with managing law enforcement requests with absolute precision - ensuring compliance while rigorously defending our company policies. Beyond external engagement, you will deliver airtight administrative and general legal support that keeps the legal department running flawlessly every time and on time, and you must bring a proven track record of doing that.

What You’ll Be Owning

1. The Law Enforcement Frontline and Advisory: Taking full, end-to-end ownership of all inbound legal and data requests from and visits to law enforcement agencies including scrutinizing every subpoena, warrant, and preservation request.
2. The Legal Engine Room: Supporting the foundational administrative operations of the legal department, including license application, maintaining flawless document repositories, tracking compliance logs, and organizing contract workflows.
3. General Legal Execution and Advisory: Stepping up to draft and review standard agreements, assisting other members of the team with tackling day-to-day legal tasks to keep the broader business moving at top speed.
4. Process Optimization: Continuously building and refining the standard operating procedures for how we handle both high-stakes law enforcement engagements and routine administrative tasks so the legal function scales effortlessly alongside the company.

Biggest Challenges You’ll Tackle

Here’s what will keep you up at night, but you will want to get it solved like yesterday

• Balancing fast-shifting priorities without breaking the engine
• Creating a culture of “ownership”
• You will be navigating the intense pressure of urgent, often time-critical law enforcement demands. You have to move fast, but there is zero room for error.
• You will constantly need to pivot between time-sensitive external inquiries and the meticulous, deep-focus work.

What We’re Looking For

We are not looking for a checklist of qualifications; we are looking for a highly specific type of legal associate. The person who succeeds in this role is cool-headed in a crisis, obsessively organized, and completely unintimidated by authority.

The Must-Haves (What you need to deliver impact on day one):

• A Strong Legal Foundation: You have a law degree, relevant bar admission, and a working knowledge of .
• Tactical Communication: We don’t just mean "good email etiquette." You must be able to communicate effectively with law enforcement agencies, while also being able to distill complex legal risks into plain English for internal stakeholders.
• Unflappable Judgment Under Pressure: You have a proven track record of dealing with complex, high-stakes situations and making fast, accurate decisions without panicking.
• Meticulous Execution: You are obsessed with the details. You are the kind of person who never misses a filing deadline, catches the typo in any agreement, and takes pride in a perfectly organized digital contract repository.

The Nice-to-Haves (The stretch that sets you apart):

• Tech or High-Growth Experience: You’ve worked in a fast-paced startup, fintech environment where you had to build the plane while flying it.
• Law Enforcement Familiarity: Previous direct exposure to dealing with law enforcement or regulatory agencies is a massive plus.

Reporting Line

You’ll report to the Legal Manager and jam regularly with Compliance, Risk, Product and Business.

Why Quidax

At Quidax, we’re building the future of finance in Africa through crypto. You’ll have the freedom to innovate, the space to lead, and the backing to build something that truly scales. If you’re ready to build an engineering org that delivers excellence at scale, let’s talk.

What’s In It For You

When you join Quidax, you’re not just taking a job, you’re jumping into a community that’s bold, remote-first, and building for the future. Here’s what you get:

Fair Pay + Ownership

● Competitive salary based on your skills and experience; annual merit-based reviews to keep your growth visible and rewarded

Growth That’s Real

● Annual performance reviews + clear promotion cycles; recognition for great work, from shoutouts to milestone rewards

● Personal development fund (courses, books, conferences); study leave so you can keep learning

Work That Works For You

● Fully remote forever + flexible working hours

Time Off That Respects Life

● Unlimited paid time off + Nigerian national holidays

● Parental, sick, compassionate, and life event leave — we show up for you

Connection That Feels Real

● Quarterly remote team hangouts + annual offsite; interest-based communities (SIGs)

● Regular engagement surveys — your voice matters

● Health & life coverage in select locations

TL;DR:

You’ll do meaningful work, grow fast, and have the flexibility to live your best life , all while building something big with people who care.

Let’s build the future of finance together.

How to apply:

We love seeing applications that speak directly to us. It’s easy for your application to get lost in a sea of generic ones, especially when we’re sorting through dozens of them. So, make yours stand out! Show us your personality, your passion, and why you’re the perfect fit. We appreciate the effort it takes to create something thoughtful and unique.

If you make it through to the next stage, you’ll likely get a pre-interview questionnaire. Think of it as a chance to show us how you’d approach the challenges we face here at Quidax. Imagine you’re already part of the team and walk us through your thought process as you tackle the problems we throw your way.

What our hiring process looks like

It’s a three-step process.

1. First Connect (with the Recruiter) - 30 mins Let’s talk about your experience, your story, and how you might fit at Quidax.

2. Technical Chat - 60 mins Talk us through your real wins, show us how you solve problems, live with the team.

3. Culture Chat - 45 mins

You get the change to meet members of our leadership team and y’all can talk shop.

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