Legal Counsel (Consulting and Agreements)

Overview

This role provides legal counsel for corporate, financial, and IT-related matters, with a focus on consulting and contract support across multiple business functions. The employer operates a blockchain platform serving more than 8 million users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda on specialized corporate, tax, and marketing issues relevant to the organization’s operations.
• Mitigate the organization’s legal risks.
• Provide contractual support for holding companies, including drafting and legal review/vetting of agreements, particularly:
  • Software Development Agreements
  • Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • License Agreements
  • Agreements on Assignment of Rights
  • Work-for-Hire Agreements
  • SaaS Agreements
  • Advertising Agreements
  • Website legal documents (including Public Offer Agreements, Terms of Service, templates, etc.)
• Provide legal support to the marketing area, including promotional campaigns, Intellectual Property protection, and countermeasures against information/reputational attacks.
• Draft Partnership Agreements, Sponsorship Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and Cooperation Agreements.
• Prepare corporate documentation, including Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Privacy Policies, Terms of Service, Public Contracts and Offers, promotional campaign rules, etc.
• Provide legal consultation to the HR department and company employees.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Full Legal Degree.
• At least Upper-Intermediate level of English (oral, written, legal).
• Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian and international law, including experience with the jurisdictions of the European Union and common law jurisdictions such as the UK, the USA, Canada, and Australia (plus).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Legal Counsel in the fields of corporate, financial, or IT law.

Practical Legal Skills

• Provide legal support for operations of national and foreign companies.
• Review and draft contracts/agreements, including NDAs, service, license agreements, and other contracts pertaining to IP rights.
• Draft corporate policies and agreements, including data processing and privacy policies in compliance with GDPR standards, risk management policies, HR-related documents, and others.

Personal and Professional Attributes

• Professional work ethic and strong attention to detail.
• Diligence, attentiveness, and accountability.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Proactive mindset focused on prevention of problems.
• Autonomy in task execution.

Compensation & Benefits

• 24 calendar days of paid leave.
• Additional days off for national holidays.
• Modern equipment.
• Comfortable working conditions and an environment designed to support well-being.

Location

Not specified in the provided job description.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The employer offers equal opportunity for all candidates. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, medical condition, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.