Corporate Counsel - EMEA

What is special about Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is built on a foundation of unique, compassionate, highly driven individuals.   We elevate the strengths and talents of those around us while leveraging opportunities for growth. We offer the experience of solving complex problems while continuing to grow multiple facets of your career. Lighthouse is where innovation meets support and where collaboration is the key ingredient to success.  We grow together and are stronger together. 

What’s unique about this role?

The Corporate Counsel is responsible for a variety of duties within the Legal organization. This role provides counsel to the business’s internal clients, supports the contracting process and ensures the company’s compliance with all laws and regulations. The Legal Department maintains the highest standards of business and professional conduct, while providing key stakeholders and internal clients in the company with innovative and practical business advice.

What will this person do? 

• Work with the Legal and Sales Excellence teams to streamline the contracting process, including owning all aspects of assigned contracts through the contract lifecycle
• Negotiate, draft, and review contracts, agreements, memos and other documents
• Ensure the organization’s business practices comply with applicable laws and regulations
• Research areas of law as needed, for example, new product areas that the business might look to enter, intellectual property issues, and software licensing issues
• Represent the Legal Department in office-wide initiatives when required
• Advise and support various departments across the company, including sales, marketing, finance, engineering and production on legal issues and business risks, as well as broader company policies
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Bring your passion and together we will shine.  It would also be great if you have the following: 

• 5-7 years’ legal experience, including at least 3+ years in-house
• JD from an accredited law school
• Recognized legal qualification in local jurisdiction (equivalent to US state Bar membership)
• Experience working in-house at a technology company is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of contracts, conflicts of interest, and compliance
• Display strong business judgment and critical thinking
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to execute while working independently as well as on teams and across other departments
• Willingness and flexibility to develop and learn new areas of expertise as necessary for changing business needs

Work Environment and Physical Demands 

• Duties are performed in a typical office environment while at a desk or computer table.
• Duties require the ability to use a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material, in a quiet and professional setting.
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).

Lighthouse celebrates and thrives on diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire, train, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.  We welcome any talents and contributions you can bring to the team and are deeply committed to growing an environment where everyone can feel safe, is respected, and can show up as themselves. Come as you are! 

As a trailblazer and catalyst for change, Lighthouse rises to each opportunity to help our clients and our people do what they do best—shine.