Senior Legal Counsel - Core

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• - Supporting different internal stakeholders such as Sales team, Customer care and Customer Success Managers, Onboarding, Lifecycle, and other operational teams at Remote.
• - Helping us to develop excellent template contracts and knowledge resources for all our products, with a focus in the EOR product.
• - Lead the review and development of contract templates for our expanding range of countries, as well as knowledge resources.
• - Advise on the redlining of employment agreements for the EOR product in our 90+ jurisdictions.
• - Conduct in-depth legal research on new products and new laws, identifying potential risks and opportunities.
• - Drive the development and enhancement of the legal function within Remote, implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
• - Mentor and support junior legal team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• - Manage relationships with Local Counsel when legal matters need to be escalated to external lawyers.
• - Manage local counsel and lead litigations and collections matters, when necessary.
• - Proactively identify and propose innovative solutions to legal problems and processes.
• - Collaborate with the Legal Ops team in efficiency and AI projects related to your areas of expertise.

Required Skills

• - Qualified Lawyer (mandatory)
• - Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system (Juro and Coupa CLM), documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive, etc.), and task management systems.
• - Excellent analytical and legal skills.
• - Extensive experience in legal practice, preferably in labor and employment law and/or international compliance.
• - Eager to learn about different legal systems and employment laws (as we are a global company).
• - Preferably, knowledge of a common law system (this will be complementary to the team).
• - Creative legal thinker – we often need innovative, out-of-the-box solutions.
• - Excellent communication skills: writes and speaks fluent English; additional languages would be helpful.
• - Proven ability to work autonomously and lead legal projects.
• - Proven experience in mentoring and guiding junior legal professionals.
• - Experience working remotely and/or familiarity with tools such as Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace is a plus.

Benefits

• - Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative legal environment.
• - Exposure to complex and diverse legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• - Professional growth and continuous learning opportunities.
• - Competitive salary and benefits package.
• - Work from anywhere
• - Flexible paid time off
• - Flexible working hours (we are async)
• - 16 weeks paid parental leave
• - Mental health support services
• - Stock options
• - Learning budget
• - Home office budget & IT equipment
• - Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces