Legal Counsel

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27 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media • Software
The Role
Provide legal support across commercial contracts, IP protection/registration, compliance (data protection, marketing, payments, consumer rights), risk analysis, liaison with law firms and banks (KYC/account opening), and assist with disputes and day-to-day legal matters across international jurisdictions.
Summary Generated by Built In

Skylum empowers millions of photographers to create incredible images. Our award-winning photo editing software combines AI-powered automation with full creative control. We make editing enjoyable, easy, and accessible for everyone.

You’ll join an environment where growth, learning, and creativity are encouraged. Flexible schedules, trust-based workflows, and a supportive team give you everything you need to focus on your best work.

🇺🇦 Proudly Ukrainian, Skylum stands with Ukraine through action, regularly supporting organizations that help accelerate our victory.

Key responsibilities: 

  • Drafting and revising commercial contracts, policies, and other legal documents
  • Protecting and registering intellectual property rights
  • Ensuring legal compliance across various areas, including data protection, marketing, payments, and consumer rights
  • Providing legal support, research, and consultation on day-to-day operations
  • Analyzing and mitigating potential legal risks
  • Working with financial institutions, including account opening, KYC, and compliance procedures
  • Liaising with law firms and service providers across different jurisdictions
  • Assisting with potential legal disputes

Required experience: 

  • Master's degree / LLM from a reputable university
  • 5+ years of experience in international or top-tier law firms, or in legal roles at IT companies
  • Fluent English
  • Experience working across international jurisdictions
  • Strong background in contract law and intellectual property rights
  • Knowledge of corporate and tax structuring is a plus
  • Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proactive mindset, with willingness to work on a broad range of legal matters and think creatively to solve complex issues
  • Ability to multitask, with a keen eye for detail
  • Cross-cultural experience is a plus
  • Positive attitude and a high aptitude for learning new things


What we offer

For personal growth:

  • A chance to work with a strong team and a unique opportunity to make substantial contributions to our award-winning photo editing tools;
  • An educational allowance to ensure that your skills stay sharp;
  • English, German and Polish classes to strengthen your capabilities and widen your knowledge.

For comfort:

  • A great environment where you’ll work with true professionals and amazing colleagues whom you’ll call friends quickly;
  • The choice of working remotely or in our office space located on Podil, equipped with everything you might need for productive and comfortable work.

For health:

  • Medical insurance;
  • Twenty-one days of paid sick leave per year;

For leisure:

  • Twenty-one days of paid vacation per year;
  • Fun times at our frequent team-building activities.


What to expect when you apply

  • An interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Optional test task to show your skills
  • Professional interview
  • Management interview
  • And finally, your job offer!


    Skills Required

    • Master's degree or LLM from a reputable university
    • 5+ years' experience in international or top-tier law firms, or legal roles at IT companies
    • Fluent English
    • Experience working across international jurisdictions
    • Strong background in contract law
    • Strong background in intellectual property rights
    • Knowledge of corporate and tax structuring
    • Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    • Proactive mindset and creative problem-solving
    • Ability to multitask with a keen eye for detail
    • Cross-cultural experience
    • Positive attitude and high aptitude for learning
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    The Company
    HQ: New York, New York
    163 Employees
    Year Founded: 2017

    What We Do

    Skylum is a Ukrainian company that develops photo editing software. We create intuitive, powerful, and easy-to-use tools for photographers of all skill levels, aiming to make photo editing enjoyable and accessible to everyone. Above all, we value creativity and innovation. With our cutting-edge technology, we want to empower artists all over the world to produce photos they love and are proud to share. Our flagship product is the award-winning photo editor Luminar Neo that enables millions of photographers worldwide to edit photos with the power of AI. We believe that the happier a team is, the more successful it will be. So we trust you to bring your best, while we provide the most comfortable working environment! We also believe that creativity and freedom go hand in hand. Skylum stands with Ukraine — we help the Armed Forces of Ukraine and volunteer at animal shelters. On top of that, we regularly donate to various organizations to help speed up the Ukrainian victory.

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