Associate Counsel

What is Teachable?
Teachable is trusted by creator-educators around the world to grow their impact and income. From online courses and communities to memberships and downloads, Teachable's digital learning products help creator-educators drive meaningful connection and sustainable revenue. With industry-best ecommerce tools, easily toggled on directly within the platform, creators can confidently maximize their earnings, while getting paid directly by their audience. Teachable's unmatched focus on the student learning experience also ensures creators can make a positive and influential impact on their communities-entirely on their own terms. Today, tens of thousands of creator-educators use Teachable to share their knowledge, reaching millions of students around the world. To learn more, visit teachable.com.
Are you ready to join a dynamic, cross-cultural team at an exciting turning point in our company's journey? Now part of the global Hotmart Company portfolio, whose platforms have helped creators earn more than $10 billion, Teachable continues to take the creator economy by storm as a true industry leader. Together, Teachable and Hotmart are delivering market-leading products that prioritize creator control and flexibility, alongside meaningful partnership and support from our team. If you have big ideas, relish the chance to challenge convention, and deeply believe in the power of creators to shape the future, we want you on our team!
About your Team
As part of the International Legal team, you will report directly to the International Legal Manager and collaborate with professionals located in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and LATAM regions. Teachable, as part of Hotmart Co, has part of its operations in Brazil, where most of the legal team members are located, including the Head of the Legal Area. Official communication between the legal area and other areas of Teachable and Hotmart is in English, but there may be interactions or documentation in Spanish and Portuguese.
What is the role?
Our Legal team is looking for an International Jr. Legal Lawyer to support the US in all its legal needs, mainly commercial contracts and corporate governance of the local entity; day-to-day operations include annual corporate compliance, drafting and review of contracts, handling governmental procedures from the legal perspective, KYC procedures, payments, support handling consumer protection cases and litigations, as well as legal research region-wide.
This person will report to the International Legal Manager and will provide legal advisory and expertise for commercial, civil, employment, real estate, litigation, tax and local regulatory compliance matters for operating in the U.S.
This position is hybrid to our NYC office, 2-3 days in the office.
In this role you'll:

• Demonstrate responsiveness to deliver legal services to support business operations and growth, and ability to create collaborative relationships with internal clients.
• Own commercial: Draft and/or review commercial agreements, including partnership agreements and vendor agreements.
• Experience dealing with consumer protection, labor, and prosecution authorities is highly appreciated.
• Instruct external counsel as required and ensure advice is appropriately captured and acted upon.
• Provide support to the internal clients, and other local corporate committees to ensure the proper functioning of the United States Business Units.
• Ensure all internal and external registration and record-keeping are successfully completed.
• Occasionally travel within LATAM.

What you'll bring:

• 2 years of experience with a company in the legal corporate area or law firm.
• Excellent knowledge of corporate governance with a flexible and practical approach to work.
• Draft, review, analyze, and sign contracts and highly complex documents that create an obligatory link between the company and third parties, nationally and internationally.

Nice to have:

• Intermediate to advanced Spanish and/or Portuguese
• Knowledge of taxation
• Working in or with listed companies in the technology area

Additional details:
At Teachable, we are committed to providing fair and competitive pay (using market data to inform our pay bands), rewarding high performance, and ensuring all employees have the opportunity and ability to impact Teachable's overall company value. Base salaries will be reviewed at regular intervals throughout the year, typically following performance review cycles currently conducted bi-annually or in conjunction with a promotion.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• For this role, the cash compensation package potential is $120,000 - $155,000. A salary offer will be determined by a number of factors including experience, skill level, education, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all teammate pay and compensation programs regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay.

While Teachable maintains our NY office for local employees to use, we operate as a remote-first culture in order to give our employees added flexibility. In order to maintain connection and create a community beyond the screen, Teachable holds in-person events throughout the year, where employees and teams can come together for bonding, strategic alignment, goal-setting, and celebrations!
Teachable encourages individuals from a broad diversity of backgrounds to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer, meaning we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process. Please tell us in your application if you require an accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.