Legal & Compliance Counsel (Part-Time, In-House)

Legal & Compliance Counsel (Part-Time In-House) Shaken not Stirred

ABOUT US:

Shaken Not Stirred is an organization founded in 2019 with the mission to empower future generations by developing and implementing innovative education projects. Our flagship initiatives include 42 Portugal and TUMO Portugal.

42 is one of the worlds leading coding schools with over 50 campuses across more than 30 countries. It is a free of charge inclusive school open to anyone regardless of academic background or professional experience based on a peer-to-peer project-based learning model with no classes no teachers and no Portugal 42 Lisboa opened in 2020 and 42 Porto in 2022 and has nowadays 2000 active students with an employment rate above 90%.

TUMO is a creative technologies center founded in Armenia and now present in more than 10 countries. Aimed at young people aged 12 to 18 TUMO is a free of charge program that complements formal education through personalized learning paths in areas such as Programming Robotics Animation Game Development Music Photography and Graphic Portugal TUMO centers are already operating in Coimbra Lisboa and Porto each with a capacity for 1.500 students and an ambition to scale even further nationwide.

Shaken Not Stirred is also taking its first steps in international expansion with the upcoming launch of TUMO Bilbao planned for September 2026.

Alongside these free educational initiatives Shaken Not Stirred develops professional and entrepreneurship programs such as the AI Dive for Business delivered both in partnership with companies (B2B) and directly to individuals (B2C).

All our initiatives are driven by a strong social mission: to promote upward social mobility and contribute to long-term social and economic growth.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As Legal & Compliance Counsel you will support the organization across a broad range of legal regulatory and compliance matters working closely with leadership and operational teams.

You will be part of the Shaken Finance & People Teams which oversees the Finance Legal and People areas of the organization contributing to the development of solid legal frameworks that support sustainable growth operational excellence and strong governance across all projects and entities.

This role is central to strengthening legal autonomy improving operational agility and ensuring strong compliance frameworks while maintaining collaboration with external legal advisors for specialized matters. You will contribute directly to the sustainability and impact of education and social projects ensuring legal structures enable growth partnerships and day-to-day operations in a solid and responsible way.

This is a part-time position (approximately 15 to 20 hours per week) with potential to grow over time.

Main responsibilities include:

Contracting & Legal Documentation

• Draft review and update contracts with partners sponsors suppliers and service providers
• Support employment-related legal matters including amendments and exit agreements in proximity with the People team
• Maintain standardized contract templates and internal legal documentation

Compliance & Regulatory Framework

• Ensure ongoing legal and regulatory compliance across all entities and activities
• Develop and maintain internal policies regulations and procedures
• Monitor compliance requirements related to operations spaces and public-facing activities

Data Protection & GDPR

• Implement and maintain GDPR compliance frameworks
• Draft and update privacy policies terms & conditions consent mechanisms and internal procedures
• Act as a coordination point for data protection matters

Corporate & Statutory Matters

• Prepare and manage corporate documentation such as general assembly minutes statutory filings and corporate records
• Support updates to bylaws and corporate structures
• Ensure key legal documents remain up to date (certificates of no debt RCBE registrations statutory documentation etc.)

Legal Operations & Risk Management

• Provide ongoing legal support across emerging legal and regulatory needs of the organization
• Coordinate with external legal advisors when specialized support is required
• Proactively identify legal risks compliance gaps and process improvement opportunities

Funding & Institutional Processes

• Support the legal structuring and drafting of funding applications grant documentation and public funding processes
• Ensure contractual and compliance obligations associated with funded projects are properly managed

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Law degree and professional qualification as a lawyer (or eligibility to practice) with at least 4 years of professional experience in law firms in-house legal teams or generalist / commercial corporate legal roles.
• Solid experience in contract drafting and review corporate matters and regulatory compliance with interest and/or experience in data protection and GDPR.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple legal topics simultaneously in a structured and reliable way.
• Hands-on pragmatic and execution-focused comfortable taking ownership of legal processes end-to-end rather than working only at a theoretical level.
• Curious and proactive in researching unfamiliar legal matters and building practical solutions including the use of legal tech and AI tools.
• Clear and professional communication skills with the ability to translate legal concepts into practical guidance for non-legal teams.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English (written and spoken).

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A part-time labour contract / service provision contract carried out on site in a cool & dynamic office located in Beato Innovation District (Lisbon);
• The opportunity to build and shape the in-house legal function over time;
• A collaborative team where we all feel the need to contribute with our best to make growth this project;
• A compensation & benefits package that meets the responsibility required for the role aligned with the candidates experience;
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow.

All applications must be submitted through the Shaken Not Stirred Linkedin page including your CV. All applications will be handled with respect in strict confidentiality and also regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence by our ATS Factorial RH during the recruitment process in compliance with regulation (EU) 2024/1689.