Legal Counsel

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About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Associate Counsel to join our fully remote in-house global legal team. Safeguard Global enables clients to navigate the complexity of recruiting, hiring, and paying its expanding international workforce by providing local expertise to provide outstanding and reliable services. In this role, you will advise on a variety of legal and business matters with a focus on commercial contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviewing, revising and negotiating commercial contract, amendments, and data protection agreements

• Reviewing, redlining and negotiating partnership and supplier contracts

• Ensuring transactional documents and company actions and initiatives comply with applicable legal requirements and company policies, including data protection regulations

• Create and revise organizational documents, including articles of incorporation, PoAs, Certificates, and minutes.

• Work collaboratively with Sales focused on providing support and ensuring efficiency in the negotiation process.

• Developing and providing internal training to employees relating to various transactional issues.

• Identifying and analyzing legal issues and developing and effectively communicating sound, understandable legal and business recommendations to the appropriate business managers.

• Participating in a collaborative manner in cross-functional business teams to identify, evaluate, and resolve complex business issues and process improvements.

• Assist with disputes and liaison with outside litigation counsel as needed

• Opportunity to gain experience as member and contributor to industry trade organizations and other duties as assigned by the Director of Legal

Skills & Requirements

• J.D. degree and admission to a State Bar active law license in one U.S. state or District of Columbia

• Understanding of data privacy principles (GDPR, CCPA and U.K. privacy law) is preferred

• Ability to make well-reasoned legal and business judgments

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to succinctly and positively influence others

• Proven ability to prioritize and manage projects or requests from internal client groups in a high-demand and fast-paced environment

• Hands on attitude and a “results-oriented” mentality

• Law firm experience is preferred

Our Global Benefits 

• 👨‍💻 Autonomy & Flexibility (Work in Any Way): Remote first, with the flexibility to include school runs and gym breaks in your schedule all while maintaining a high standard of work.

• 🎁 2 Charitable Days: Contribute to causes you believe in.  

• 🏆 Reward & Recognition Program: Be rewarded for your success and championing our values.  

• 💰 Corporate bonus/SIP: All Guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan. 

• 🏢 Coworking Space: Need to meet with a client, utilize admin services or just get out of the house? We’ve got you covered with flexible workspace options based on location.

Next Steps: 

To express your interest, please click on the following link. We wish you the best with your application. Our Guardian promise to you is to keep in touch to arrange the next stage should your application meet the position's requirements, and or a gentle update if you have been unsuccessful at this time. 

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At Safeguard Global, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and Guardians.