Junior Legal Counsel - Genesis

Overview

The organization is seeking a talented, hardworking, and ambitious lawyer to join the Head Office Legal Team. This role offers strong opportunities for professional growth within a scaled international IT business.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and analyze commercial contracts, internal policies, and other legal documents.
• Improve legal processes and increase operational efficiency within Legal Operations, including automation, standardization, and optimization of document and process workflows.
• Handle intellectual property rights protection, including trademark registration in the USA, EU, and other tier-1 countries, as well as copyright registration in the USA.
• Analyze legislation in tier-1 countries and conduct legal research across different jurisdictions.
• Provide legal support for ongoing company operations in the jurisdictions where the organization operates (with a focus on North America, Europe, and Central Africa).
• Participate in pre-litigation dispute resolution and support litigation under the supervision of senior colleagues.
• Communicate with business partners, law firms, and service providers across different jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Proficiency in English, including drafting legal documents.
• 1+ year of relevant experience in an international or leading law firm or within the Big Four audit firms.
• Successful education at a top law university.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Initiative and a desire to work on a wide range of legal tasks, applying creative thinking to solve legal issues.
• Hard-working, organized, and able to work effectively in stressful situations.
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• International certifications (e.g., IELTS/TOEFL) will be an advantage.
• Ability to develop practical business conclusions and strategic thinking.
• Experience in court advocacy / moot courts will be an advantage.
• Experience with contract law.
• Experience with intellectual property law.

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from anywhere.
• Medical insurance.
• 20 working days of paid vacation per year, plus unlimited sick leave.
• Provision of all necessary equipment for work.
• Professional training compensation, access to an internal learning platform, and lectures.
• Corporate events and networking.
• Free sports training, office massage, and corporate discounts.
• Support for colleagues and their family members in the Armed Forces.
• Support for veterans.
• Assistance in cases of health or property damage due to the war.

Location

Not specified.