Юрисконсульт

About the Position

Position: Юрисконсульт

Truman Legal, a part of Truman, the largest Ukrainian company providing comprehensive communication solutions, is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our team. With over 100 specialists in strategic and crisis communications, media lobbying, GR and advocacy, analytics, and legal services, we serve major Ukrainian businesses, Fortune Global 500 companies, and international organizations.

Truman Legal, which joined the ecosystem in 2025, provides comprehensive legal support to businesses in a complex regulatory environment. Our practices cover antitrust law, corporate law, and M&A, sanctions and compliance, banking and financial law, bankruptcy and problem assets, and support for entering new markets.

Responsibilities

• Preparation, analysis, and approval of company contracts with clients, contractors, service providers, landlords, and other counterparties.
• Verification of counterparties before concluding a contract: analysis through state registers and services (YouControl, OpenDataBot, etc.) for bankruptcy, court disputes, tax debts; verification of signatories' authority (statutes, power of attorney).
• Preparation and support of NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) and confidentiality agreements with both clients and contractors/partners of the company.
• Pre-trial dispute resolution with counterparties: drafting claims, collecting evidence in case of breach of contract terms (underpayments, delays in delivery/payment, etc.).
• Development and updating of the company's internal policies and procedures (confidentiality policy, personal data processing policy, document circulation regulations, anti-corruption policy, code of ethics, etc.).
• Internal compliance: monitoring compliance by the company and employees with established policies and procedures, monitoring changes in legislation affecting the company's activities as an employer and business entity.
• Advising on labor law and personnel administration issues exclusively for internal clients (partners and employees of the company): employment contracts, orders, internal regulations, leave issues, disciplinary responsibility, dismissal.
• Advising on and supporting the company's interaction with the State Employment Service (inspections, requests, bringing personnel documentation into compliance).
• Advising on military registration and reserving company employees.
• Maintaining a register of contracts and their validity/extension periods, monitoring deadlines and key obligations of the company.
• Supporting the company's partners with ongoing legal issues arising in the conduct of business (structuring agreements, risk analysis, preparation of legal opinions for internal needs).

Requirements

• Solid knowledge of contract and labor law; understanding of commercial law and compliance.
• Experience in preparing and approving contracts (including NDAs) with foreign companies and holdings.
• Attention to detail, ability to keep track of a significant number of contracts and documents simultaneously.
• Structurality, responsibility, independence in work.
• Proficient written Ukrainian. English - B2/C1 level (legal/contractual specifics).

Requirements for Education and Experience

• Education: higher legal education.
• Experience: 2-3 years as a legal counsel or in a law firm with a focus on contract/personnel work.
• Experience in independent preparation and management of contract work.
• Experience in advising on labor law and/or personnel administration.
• Advantage: possession of a lawyer's certificate (not mandatory as the role does not involve court representation); experience in interacting with the State Employment Service; experience in developing internal policies and compliance procedures.

We Offer

• Work format: full-time.
• Hybrid work schedule: 4 days in the office and 1 remotely. With the possibility of working remotely (with a designated office place and the ability to visit the office every day).
• Flexible schedule within business hours (approximately 10:00–18:00), without strict start and end times.
• 21 days of planned vacation. Unlimited number of paid sick days.
• New Year holidays when the whole team is on vacation.
• Annual health check-up at the "Dobrobut" clinic.
• Training compensation.

About the Company

Truman is the largest Ukrainian company providing comprehensive communication solutions. We have over 100 specialists in strategic and crisis communications, media lobbying, GR and advocacy, analytics, and legal services. Our clients include major Ukrainian businesses, Fortune Global 500 companies, and international organizations.

With the addition of Truman Legal in 2025, we provide comprehensive legal support to businesses in a complex regulatory environment.