Job posting title
Senior Legal Counsel
Job summary
We are seeking a specialized and skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our legal team. If you are a passionate lawyer with a proven track record of providing strategic legal guidance and mastering complex agreements in the software industry, and background in personal data protection, we encourage you to apply.
Job description
You will work closely with our business teams to ensure that our company's business goals are achieved, while at the same time the agreements are compliant with all applicable laws and the company’s interests are protected.
To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate experience and expertise in working with large enterprise international clients on a wide range of software agreements, including SaaS agreements, IT law and data privacy..
To enhance your likelihood of being shortlisted for an interview, please ensure that your CV includes comprehensive and detailed information about your specific experience in the aforementioned fields. The content of your CV is crucial in demonstrating your qualifications and expertise.
POWERS and RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Independently manage complex legal projects, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating standalone software agreements and various legal documentation related to the standard products and services, such as Terms and Conditions
- Independently prepare complex legal analysis
- Provide tailored legal guidance to our business teams in matters with significant impacts for the company in areas of software/IT law and personal data protection
- Act as a subject matter expert on software-related agreements, ensuring that our company's agreements are compliant with industry standards and best practices
- Stay up-to-date on the latest legal developments in the software industry and personal data protection and identify potential risks and opportunities
- Continuously identify areas for improvements in legal processes, contract templates or other areas and implement the changes
- Represent the company in negotiations with external parties
EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS :
Qualifications :
- Advanced legal degree (Mgr. or LLM)
- Minimum of 8 years of post-graduate legal experience, with at least 5 years in a law firm or as in-house counsel
- Expertise and experience as described in Job Description
Language skills :
- Legal English (C1) - Advanced knowledge (you will be expected to work almost exclusively with English language agreements)
Personality traits and skills :
- Demonstrated ability to provide clear, concise, and persuasive legal advice
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Key team player working mostly with multiple other teams and individuals across the company
- Outstanding and reliable performance
- High integrity standards
- Familiarity with technology and IT topics and personal data protection (especially GDPR) and their terminology
Salary (gross): from 3200 EUR monthly
Performance bonus 2 times per year up to 15% of the basic salary paid for the evaluation period (usually 6 months).
Benefits, we offer :
https://www.eset.com/sk/o-nas/kariera/benefity/
Job requisition
JR-05004 Senior Legal Counsel (Open)
Primary location
Bratislava
Additional locations
Time type
Full time
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