Legal Counsel

Summary

Join dLocal, a global payments company, as a Commercial Legal Counsel. You will provide legal advice on contractual matters for Group entities worldwide, working in a business-facing role with exposure to senior stakeholders. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements, partnering with global legal teams on strategic projects, creating legal templates and policies, and handling legal paperwork. The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience in financial services or M&A, strong commercial and contractual law expertise, and excellent communication skills. dLocal offers remote work flexibility, a dynamic fintech environment, and various benefits including referral bonuses, learning and development opportunities, language classes, and a social budget.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with a law degree is required
• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally gained at a major law firm and/or in-house in the Financial Services industry or M&A
• General legal background with solid experience in commercial, contractual, and corporate law matters
• Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong business-oriented mindset with the ability to effectively collaborate with commercial and operations teams
• Tech-savvy and comfortable working with digital tools, platforms, and legal technology solutions
• Ability to proactively identify relevant business and legal issues
• Skilled at applying the law to novel situations and finding pragmatic, creative solutions to business challenges
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly assimilate information and work under pressure
• Creative thinker with solid problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm in challenging circumstances
• Team player with the ability to contribute effectively to international and cross-functional teams and projects
• Self-motivated, intelligent, and enthusiastic, with the ability to work independently
• Flexibility to work with colleagues across South America, Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia, including accommodating time zone differences for calls and deadlines

Responsibilities

• Drafting, analysis, and negotiation of commercial agreements, engagement letters, services agreements, NDAs, novation agreements, guarantees, loans, derivatives agreements, shareholders agreements, and any other document necessary to improve the operations of the Company
• Partnering with legal team members across our global organization and working with senior colleagues and functional leaders on a variety of strategic projects, regulatory issues, product development, business development opportunities, and legal department operational matters
• Creating and advising on templates, policies, and procedures to address new requirements
• Drafting, reviewing, completing, and filing legal paperwork related to business operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of payments, financial services, or fintech is highly desirable
• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus

Benefits

• Remote work: work from anywhere or one of our offices around the globe!*
• Flexibility: we have flexible schedules and we are driven by performance
• Fintech industry: work in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment, with plenty to build and boost your creativity
• Referral bonus program: our internal talents are the best recruiters - refer someone ideal for a role and get rewarded
• Learning & development: get access to a Premium Coursera subscription
• Language classes: we provide free English, Spanish, or Portuguese classes
• Social budget: you'll get a monthly budget to chill out with your team (in person or remotely) and deepen your connections!
• DLocal Houses: want to rent a house to spend one week anywhere in the world coworking with your team? We’ve got your back!