Legal Counsel

About the Position

Genesis, a leading Ukrainian IT co-founding company, is seeking a talented and ambitious lawyer to join its Head Office Legal Team. The successful candidate will have an exceptional opportunity for professional growth within a large-scale international IT business.

Responsibilities

• Preparation, analysis, and review of commercial contracts, internal policies, and other legal documents.
• Implementation and maintenance of legal compliance in various business areas (data protection, marketing, payments, consumer rights, etc.).
• Analysis of tier-1 countries' legislation in the areas of data protection, consumer rights, artificial intelligence regulation, and the formulation of practical advice and action plans for business compliance.
• Close collaboration with product managers and teams of developers, analysts, and marketers to reduce legal risks of operational activities and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Resolution of consumer complaints and interaction with government agencies during investigations.
• Proactive identification, analysis, and work on potential legal risks in jurisdictions where the company operates (focusing on North America, Europe, and Central Africa).
• Legal support of the company's ongoing operational activities.
• Communication with business partners, law firms, and service providers in various jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Fluent proficiency in English (including the preparation of legal documents), international certificates such as IELTS/TOEFL are a plus.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in an international or leading law firm, in-house in a product IT company, or in the Big Four accounting firms.
• Successful graduation from a top law school.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Attention to detail.
• Initiative and willingness to work on a wide variety of legal tasks and apply creative thinking to solve legal issues.
• Diligence, organization, and ability to work effectively in stressful situations.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of product IT companies.
• Knowledge of consumer rights and data protection laws in the USA, EU, and other tier-1 countries.
• Participation in court debates (moot courts).

We Offer

• Unique opportunities for training, including various in-house and external training and seminars, access to an internal knowledge library, English improvement courses, and opportunities to participate in key IT industry events.
• Expertise in developing popular products on the international market.
• Flexible working conditions, health insurance.
• Opportunity to work on non-trivial legal tasks from various areas of law.
• Support from an experienced team of professionals with unique market expertise.
• Rapid development of professional expertise in a dynamic and innovative environment.

About the Company

Genesis is a Ukrainian co-founding IT company and one of the largest publishers of non-gaming applications. Together with the best entrepreneurs from Central and Eastern Europe, we create and develop global technology businesses. Our main markets are the USA, Europe, and Africa.

As a co-founding company, Genesis initially provides promising startups with the necessary resources and expertise for development and then accompanies the project until it becomes an independent business. Currently, our ecosystem is developing 25 projects in four main areas: mobile applications, online media, e-commerce, and R&D.

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