Legal Counsel

Summary

Join our team as a Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our US business. You will ensure compliance with laws and guidelines, provide legal advice to management, and safeguard our reputation. Key responsibilities include drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, participating in litigation-related compliance, and formulating litigation strategies. You will also monitor legal changes and update company agreements to mitigate risks. This role requires a US law degree (LLM or JD) and at least 3 years of work experience.

Requirements

• Educational background in US law (LLM or JD)
• At least 3 years of work experience

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including merchant agreements, advertising agreements, terms of use, partnership and vendor agreements, and other commercial agreements
• Participate in internal litigation-related compliance matters, including but not limited to product compliance review, operational activities compliance review, and HR-related matters compliance
• Participate in the formulation and decision-making of litigation strategies, communicate and cooperate with external lawyers, and coordinate with internal departments to collect and complete litigation materials
• Timely follow-up on changes in industry laws across North American states and participate in the adjustment and completion of compliance projects to reduce the company's litigation risk
• Regularly review and amend the company's various major agreements/templates and external policies to mitigate legal risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale litigation and government investigations
• Experience with labor litigation, especially in the food delivery and fresh produce industries
• US work experience
• In-house experience
• An active member of at least one US state bar or otherwise be qualified to register as an in-house counsel in the US