Legal Counsel

MGID is one of the worlds leading native advertising platforms working with thousands of publishers and brands globally.

Join a global AdTech company as a

Youll advise on AdTech commercial contracts privacy data protection product regulatory compliance and disputes while leading key negotiations and managing US legal matters.

Were looking for a senior lawyer with strong commercial judgment ownership and the ability to turn complex legal issues into practical business solutions.

Product and business support:
-Advise Product Commercial Publisher Marketing and Operations teams on launching and commercializing advertising products and features;
-Review product concepts data flows tracking technologies partner integrations and marketing claims and give clear recommendations that help teams move forward.
Commercial contracts and negotiations:
-Draft review and negotiate agreements with advertisers agencies publishers vendors technology providers and other partners;
-Maintain practical contract templates fallback positions and guidance for recurring negotiations;
-Identify key risks relating to liability privacy data use intellectual property confidentiality compliance payment and termination and recommend workable positions.
Privacy and regulatory support:
-Support compliance with applicable privacy data protection digital advertising and consumer-protection requirements;
-Monitor material legal developments and help convert them into concise guidance and practical actions for the business.
Business partnering and risk management:
-Provide concise commercially balanced advice and escalate material or unusual risks to the Chief Legal Officer;
-Work with the global Legal team and coordinate specialist external counsel when local expertise is required;
-Contribute to legal templates playbooks training and process improvements that make legal support faster and more consistent.

Who you are:

-Law degree and authorization to provide legal advice in the candidates jurisdiction. A separate license or qualification to represent the company in court is not required.
-Around 35 years of relevant legal experience including commercial contracts technology digital advertising privacy data protection or other work with technology-driven businesses.
-Hands-on experience drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements such as MSAs insertion orders publisher or advertiser agreements vendor/SaaS contracts data processing terms and confidentiality agreements or partnership agreements.
-Working knowledge of privacy and data protection principles and an interest in how they apply to online advertising tracking technologies data use and digital products.
-Ability to review new products and business initiatives spot the most important legal risks and suggest practical proportionate solutions.
-Strong legal writing attention to detail and negotiation skills.
-Clear communication and ability to explain legal issues to non-lawyers.
-Commercial solution-oriented mindset; ownership and sound judgment; ability to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced international environment.
Will be a plus:

-Experience in AdTech MarTech digital media programmatic advertising online publishing SaaS or another technology business;
-Experience supporting product launches or working closely with Product Commercial Privacy or Compliance teams;
-Experience with US state privacy laws CCPA/CPRA FTC advertising principles or IAB/industry standards;
-Experience with cross-border commercial contracts and negotiations with advertisers agencies publishers technology vendors or other partners;
-Experience with contract templates legal playbooks approval processes or contract lifecycle management tools;
-Experience coordinating specialist external counsel on disputes employment corporate or regulatory matters;
-CIPP/US CIPM or another relevant privacy qualification.