Legal Counsel - Barcelona, España - Oyster

Oyster

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Barcelona, España

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Isabel García

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Descripción

One platform, a whole world of opportunity:

Right now, the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the world's wealthiest cities, yet brilliant people are _everywhere_.

Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world, Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere.

When it comes to global employment, we walk the walk. We're proof that companies don't need an office to create a highly-engaged culture.

Since the company's inception in January 2020, Oyster has:

Created a fullydistributed, vibrant team of 500+ employees across 60+ countries
Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base that's 60% female
Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class

Raised $150 million in Series C funding at a valuation of over $1 billion
Our momentum speaks to the power of global employment—and we're just getting started If you want to change the world with Oyster _and_ be empowered to work remotely while doing so, we'd love for you to apply

Location:

While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster's positions are fully remote and you can work from home.

Forever.

To create the best experience for our new hire (you?) this role does require that you are based within - 5 / +5 UTC

What you'll do

Oyster is looking for a Corporate Counsel to contribute to Oyster's growth to become the world leader in global distributed working.

Reporting to the Managing Counsel, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, providing advice and counsel to support Sales, Finance and other internal teams regarding commercial contracts and a variety of legal issues; addressing, advising on, and managing intellectual property matters; reviewing contracts to ensure compliance with Oyster policies; preparing and supporting the legal terms that underpin our new and existing products, creating easy-to-digest collateral; managing commercial disputes and providing sound practical guidance to the business; and supporting our Platform and Products teams in building a scalable, marketable, and successful technology platform.

The role will require that you bring a balanced, practical and commercial lens to everything you do. You will need to be flexible, think on your feet and outside-the-box.

We are looking for someone who is a strong communicator and who is willing to work as a true collaborator with a team that is focused on succeeding together to deliver a common goal.

What you'll do:

What we're looking for:

Juris Doctorate or other qualified lawyer with at least 5 years experience as a fully licensed, practicing attorney
Experience in corporate advisory and in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
Experience handling various intellectual property matters, including drafting, negotiating, interpreting and advising on IPrelated agreements and IP provisions in commercial agreements; advising and counseling on matters involving copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets; managing outside counsel; and advising on the above on a global basis, with input from local counsel as needed
Experience managing commercial disputes and litigation bonus if you have done so in a corporate legal department.
Capable of explaining complex legal theory, terminology, and issues in easytounderstand language for digestion by Oyster Team Members and Customer Companies
A passion for and experience in tackling and solving difficult and varied legal issues
Excellent analytical, communication, and research skills
Proficient in Google Suite of products (Gmail, Google Doc, Google Sheets)
A strong communicator who works for not only their own success, but the success of the team.
Can do a lot with mínimal resources and supervision
Positive attitude and ability to work in a fastpaced, highoutput, teamoriented, practical environment
Demonstrates the ability to learn new things, work on a variety of issues and work under pressure in order to add value to the company
Courteous, flexible, highly organized, competent, reliable, proactive, and uses independent judgment
A good sense of humor and willingness to assist others no matter how small the task
Be competent. Be unquestionably ethical. Have humility. Work hard. Celebrate wins.
Experience with remote work

- [BONUS] Prior experience supporting a growing sales function
- [BONUS] Prior experience working with tech or SaaS companies
- [BONUS] Work in commercial disputes or M&A
- [BONUS] Experience with a Contract Lifecycle Management system preferred (e.g., Ironclad, SAP CLM, Avvoka, Conga, or the like)
- [BONUS] Familiarity with Notion and Asana
- [BONUS] Electronic signature software experience preferred (e.g., HelloSign, DocuSign)

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