Middle Legal Counsel (#1605) in N-iX

N-iX is a software development service company that helps businesses across the globe develop successful software products. Founded in 2002 in Lviv, N-iX has come a long way and increased its presence in 9 countries Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, Romania, Bulgaria, Malta, the UK, the US, and Colombia. Today, we are a strong community of 2,000+ professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.

Currently we are looking for Legal Counsel to join our team.

Functions:

• Permanent legal support in Client Legal Affairs Unit ( NDAs with potential clients, services agreements and clients’-related agreements under supervision, legal support in debt collection)
• Permanent legal support of contracting process with vendors including those governed by foreign law (foreign consultants, partnership agreements, office supplies, factors, insurance companies etc)
• Periodical legal support in human capital domain (development of templates overseas, preparation of documents according to existing templates, providing advice for HR specialists in employment and B2B cases)
• Periodical support in corporate matters of the group (incorporation, various state registers reporting in Ukraine and abroad, preparation of the documents for the boards and shareholders meetings, support in on-site inspections in Ukraine if any);
• Performing expert research and advise on specific legal issues and drafting analyses and studies
• Managing external lawyers and any spend on external advice in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Law from a reputable Ukrainian university, certificates from foreign law schools is a plus
• 3+ years experience of practicing: in civil law, corporate law, business and contract law, labor law, international private law
• Experience 1+ year in Client’s Affairs domain of an IT company is a must (services agreements with the clients)
• Experience in reputable law firms is a plus
• B2 + level of English as well as Legal English
• Strong negotiating skills
• Strong analytical skills, attentiveness to details, service focus and proven ability to work efficiently with a big quantity of various projects meeting the deadlines
• Ability to work efficiently independently or with minor supervision of seniors with other departments with positive colleagues’ feedback
• Ability for cross-functional teamwork
• Ability to think broadly about the business and to speak the language of the business.