(fluent English and Ukrainian) Legal Assistant (Ukraine)

Overview

This role is for a Legal Assistant to support a global IT organization operating an international Support-as-a-Service model. The position provides day-to-day legal assistance across multiple business functions and involves drafting, reviewing, and managing standard commercial agreements, supporting compliance activities, and assisting with due diligence.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and help manage standard commercial agreements (including NDAs, service agreements, and assignment agreements), escalating non-standard terms to senior colleagues.
• Send documents for signing, track signatures, and upload signed documents to the appropriate folders.
• Maintain legal registers and ensure their accuracy.
• Assist with due diligence on clients, suppliers, contractors, and partners; flag potential risks for review.
• Provide day-to-day legal support to HR, IT, Marketing, Finance, and Operations on routine contractual and compliance questions.
• Help maintain legal templates and policies, and track relevant regulatory changes.

Requirements

• 1+ year of legal experience in commercial, corporate, or technology law (internships or legal assistant roles in a law firm or in-house team count).
• At least Upper-Intermediate (B2) level of spoken and written English, with fluency in Ukrainian (including legal drafting and business communication).
• Hands-on experience drafting and reviewing contracts (NDAs, service agreements, DPAs), with the ability to work independently on standard documents.
• Strong analytical, legal research, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills and accuracy in document and register management.
• Master’s degree in Law (final-year students may be considered).
• Comfort working with AI tools and automated workflows, with the ability to critically review AI-assisted output.
• Proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, business-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with e-signature and document management tools.
• Experience working in IT, outsourcing, SaaS, or international business environments.
• Familiarity with GDPR, data protection, or compliance-related matters.

Compensation & Benefits

• Providing services during business hours.
• Opportunity to cooperate fully remotely.
• Inclusive international environment.
• Compensation in USD.
• Rewards for referring friends.
• Balance between project workload and personal time, plus an internal health policy.
• Greenhouse conditions for self-development.
• Internal health and growth support, including responsive leadership interested in long-term cooperation.
• No time-tracking requirements.

Note: Items in this section may vary depending on the terms of engagement. Some benefits and conditions typically apply to employees; independent contractors may not be eligible for all of these. Specific terms, including compensation, benefits, and work conditions, will be defined in the agreement if selected.

Location

• Fully remote opportunity, while providing services during business hours.