Senior Legal Counsel USA

inDrive

inDrive

Legal
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jul 13, 2024

Senior Legal Counsel USA

United States, New York

  • Hybrid
  • Full-time
  • Senior

Reporting to our Head of Legal Business Partners, we seek a Senior Legal Counsel in the US who will provide comprehensive legal support across multiple countries in the region as an individual contributor in the company. If you have a strong background in providing legal counsel for technology companies, we eagerly await your application!

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal support for up to 6 countries in the region;
  • Serve as a front-line counsel, identifying and resolving issues impacting local business operations;
  • Legal support for launches in new countries as well as new businesses;
  • Provide legal advice on different matters such as civil law, media/marketing/advertising regulation, consumer regulation, digital law, contracts/commercial law, fintech, digital employment/labor regulation, digital platforms regulation, dispute resolution/Claims;
  • Monitor and draft analysis of upcoming regulations;
  • Collaborate on cross-functional projects with other departments to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions;
  • Provide legal review and legal support to all the marketing/media/advertising campaigns launching in applicable countries;
  • Ensure compliance with regulations applicable to operations of the Company in applicable countries, and develop effective measures for internal and external compliance;
  • Drafting policies and guidelines;
  • Manage different types of government authority requests;
  • Manage external vendors. Oversee all aspects of third-party vendor management in the applicable countries, including execution and implementation of outside counsel guidelines, performance, and timely collection and processing of accruals, and invoices;

Qualifications

  • Experience working as in-house legal counsel for technology companies, or law firms providing support for technology companies;
  • 5+ years of experience, with a minimum of 2 years of law firm experience;
  • A bachelor’s degree in law
  • A J.D. from a leading U.S. law school/university
  • Active member of the bar in good standing
  • Strong experience in civil law, media/marketing/advertising regulation, consumer protection regulation, pre-litigation: claims resolution, commercial law/contracts.
  • Additional experience in data protection, intellectual property, and fintech is a plus.
  • Experience in insurance is a great plus