Legal Counsel (Maternity Coverage)

We are looking for a mid-level Legal Counsel seeking new professional challenges in an international business environment. The ideal candidate will combine strong legal expertise with a pragmatic approach to enable commercial growth manage risk and support business teams in achieving strategic goals. Expectations and tasks:

• Drafting reviewing negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements including software development SaaS licensing distribution partnership procurement and service contracts;
• Acting as a trusted business partner to sales and operations teams providing clear solution-oriented legal advice
• Driving contract negotiation strategy and ensuring alignment with the companys commercial and risk objectives
• Advising on compliance corporate governance intellectual property AI regulation and data protection (GDPR) with a focus on business enablement rather than restriction
• Interpretation of contract requirements obligations and project risk management
• Verification of compliance with corporate guidelines and internal controls
• Search analysis and systematization of information from various sources
• Corporate document creation and assistance in corporate procedures (e.g. registration of corporate document amendments)
• Managing relationships with external counsel and advisors to ensure cost-effective and business-focused legal support
• Providing training and guidance to commercial and operational teams on contract best practices and risk awareness.

Qualifications :

Required skills competencies and education:

• Masters degree from an accredited law school is required
• Portuguese Bar Association Membership
• Excellent MS Office skills
• Experience working with various legal databases
• Confident theoretical and practical competence in the following areas: international civil contract corporate and labor law
• Effective and grammatically correct written and verbal communication and presentation skills both in Portuguese and English (at least an upper-intermediate level of English is required)
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate legal concepts into practical business advice
• Advanced negotiation and stakeholder management skills with a focus on achieving mutually beneficial outcomes
• Solid understanding of B2B contracting technology transactions and service delivery models (SaaS cloud outsourcing)
• Experience with contracts for large complex IT projects or services is helpful
• Knowledge of other languages is useful
• Ability to process large amounts of information within short time limits
• Flexibility to adjust to changing requirements schedules and priorities
• Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently and work well in groups
• Self-discipline attention to details capacity to study responsibility
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with business leaders and influence commercial outcomes.

Work experience:

• Proven track record of consistent high performance
• At least 4 years of relevant legal experience in commercial contracting corporate law or technology transactions
• Prior experience in a multinational technology or service-driven organization is strongly preferred.

Additional Information :

Care for the employees is one of Devexperts core values. For the suggested position we offer a benefits package that will guarantee the comfort of our new teammate.

Work Regime Flexibility benefits: 

• Possibility of hybrid/remote work mode

• Flexible working hours

Health and recreation benefits: 

• Medical insurance for the employees and children

• Reimbursement of fitness / Urban Sports Club Membership

• Meal allowance (Coverflex Card)

• Flexpay system (Coverflex).

Facility benefits: 

• Modern office with new equipment

• PlayStation table football and musical instruments in the office

• Parking spaces/transport reimbursement

• Free drinks and snacks.

Community benefits: 

• Teambuilding activities

• Corporate parties

• Football Club

• Music club

• Speakers club

• Free admission to corporate external events

• Possibility of joining conferences and professional fairs

• Personal branding development support.

Professional training benefits: 

• Local language courses for foreign employees

• Unlimited access to self-learning platforms

• Certification opportunities

• Mentorship Program.

Social benefits: 

• Pension plan (Coverflex)

• Referral bonus

• Blood donation paid leave.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time