Legal Counsel

Summary

Join Later's small but mighty legal team as a key member of a scaling in-house legal department. Reporting to the VP, Legal, you will be a business person first and a lawyer second, with a proactive and practical approach to problem-solving. You will collaborate with various teams, review and negotiate contracts, offer legal counsel, support legal education, and stay informed on legislative changes. The ideal candidate possesses a JD with 3-5 years of experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts, experience in corporate law, and a license to practice law in British Columbia or Ontario. Later offers a market-based compensation approach with a salary range of $120,000-$133,000 CAD and various benefits for permanent team members. The position offers a hybrid work model with hubs in several locations and the possibility of fully remote work for select positions.

Requirements

• JD with 3-5 years of experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts (NDAs, SAAS Agreements, SOWs, services agreements, etc.), ideally supporting a busy sales team
• Experience in corporate law and other related practice areas
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in either British Columbia or Ontario
• Ability to assess and advise on complex contractual issues in a concise and business-minded manner
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced technology environment, actioning efficiently, and managing multiple competing priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience effectively communicating with all levels of an organization
• Experience working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders on diverse projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales and customer support teams to review, interpret, draft, revise, and negotiate customer contracts within acceptable risk tolerance and company guidelines
• Support influencer-facing teams with influencer content, contracts, and other related matters
• Review, interpret, draft, revise, and negotiate vendor contracts
• Offer counsel on ad hoc legal matters, providing risk assessments and mitigation strategies
• Support up-leveling legal education in the organization
• Stay informed on legislative changes affecting the business to proactively advise on legal strategy
• Support other legal matters on an ad hoc basis

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following practice areas: advertising/marketing law, intellectual property law, privacy law
• License to practice law in one US State

Benefits

• Various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package
• Salary Range: $120,000-$133,000 CAD
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