Job Title: Legal Counsel (Contracts)
Title: Legal Counsel (Contracts) at Eqvilent
Description: Legal Counsel (Contracts) at Eqvilent (🌎 World). The type of work: Full-time / 🏠 Remote in ⚖️ Legals category.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
- Legal Counsel & Partnership: Act as a trusted legal counsel of contract team and advise to commercial, technology, and HR teams, offering pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice on a wide array of issues. Build and sustain trust across the company by delivering high-quality, responsive, and business-aligned legal support.
- Contract Management & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with counterparties across diverse jurisdictions, ensuring enforceability and compliance with applicable governing laws. Prepare and negotiate term sheets (letters of intent) and draft final agreements based on agreed terms. Manage the entire contract lifecycle, from drafting and internal approval to closing, while meticulously documenting all negotiation stages.
- Documentation & Compliance: Guide internal teams on the use of standard form documents and templates, and assist the legal team in their regular update and development. Maintain and organize the contract repository, power of attorney database, and project workspaces (e.g., Notion, Confluence). Prepare management reports summarizing contract activity, negotiation progress, and project status. Perform quality control ("second-pair-of-eyes") reviews of Legal and Compliance documentation. Ensure all pre-agreed legal steps within business processes are completed accurately and on time, including internal and external filings.
- Team Collaboration: Provide support to other Eqvilent legal teams as requested.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Law; Master Degree in Law or compatible fields would be a plus.
- Experience 2-4 years in a contract department of a reputable in-house company, corporate secretarial or related function, preferably managing multiple jurisdictions or experience in an international law firm.
