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Legal Counsel

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Legal Counsel within a private UHNWI Family Office, supporting a family and its business and personal assets across various jurisdictions. You will collaborate with a global legal team to manage legal projects, contracts, and compliance, ensuring effective legal support for the family's operations.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in legal, ideally in international law firms/consulting.
  • Bachelor degree in law; Master degree in law from a foreign university (LLM) (including pending).
  • Full professional proficiency in English.
  • Preferred: M&A and/or dispute resolution experience will be an advantage.
  • Preferred: Students during their LLM studies could also be a good fit.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage complex, cross-border legal projects across LATAM, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts and agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Assess legal risks and develop mitigation strategies in close collaboration with senior management.
  • Monitor and ensure regulatory compliance across all operating markets.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Forest Stewardship Council U.S.

  • Non-profit & NGOs
  • Startup
  • 2–10
The Forest Stewardship Council mission is to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests. Our vision is that we can meet our current needs for forest products without compromising the health of the world’s forests for future generations.

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Job description

About us

We are a private UHNWI Family Оffice supporting a family and its business and personal assets across several jurisdictions: holding and operating companies, real estate and other private assets, and household operations. We are an international team, working remotely.

About the role

We are looking for a motivated Legal Counsel to join our growing Global Legal Team. Working alongside ambitious experts in legal and financial field, you will be involved in a wide range of matters.

You will report directly to the Head of Legal.

This is a fully remote job.

We collaborate in Сentral European time zone (CET) or UK hours.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage complex, cross-border legal projects across LATAM, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East, coordinating with external counsels and advisors to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts and agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Assess legal risks and develop mitigation strategies in close collaboration with senior management.
  • Monitor and ensure regulatory compliance across all operating markets.
  • Manage disputes and conflict resolution processes, advising internal stakeholders on exposure and strategy.
  • Work alongside specialists in legal and finance to support the business across a wide range of matters.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in legal, ideally in international law firms/consulting.
  • M&A and/or dispute resolution experience will be an advantage.
  • Education: Bachelor degree in law; Master degree in law from a foreign university (LLM) (including pending) - students during their LLM studies could also be a good fit.
  • Full professional proficiency in English.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work, giving you the freedom to work from anywhere while being part of a world-class, high-performance team.
  • Medical insurance coverage to support your well-being and peace of mind.
  • Fully sponsored international team-building once per year in stunning destinations around the world.

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