Lightspeed
Technology
LegalCounsel
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“Legal Counsel at Lightspeed. Skills: Regulatory requirements, Risk management, Legal analysis, Compliance oversight. Analyze regulatory requirements. Manage risks”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years legal experience, Experience with regulatory requirements, Experience with risk management, Experience with legal analysis, Experience with compliance oversight
What You'll Do.
Analyze regulatory requirements
Conduct legal analysis
Provide compliance oversight
Full Job Description
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋 Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place! The Legal Team propels Lightspeed’s success, empowering our global stakeholders by navigating challenges, turning risks into opportunities, providing commercially-minded solutions, and championing integrity. We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join us in Montreal. You will partner and collaborate daily with our business teams, preparing and negotiating commercial agreements and helping the business navigate intricate and unprecedented challenges inherent in a rapidly evolving tech company What you’ll be doing: - Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with customers, strategic partners, and vendors/suppliers across NOAM, EMEA and APAC. - Delivering legal and general commercial advice to key stakeholders across all Lightspeed departments. - Documenting legal know-how and delivering training to the wider Legal Team and business stakeholders. - Identifying and advising on legal risks and compliance issues relating to the structuring, development and marketing of new products or features. - Performing quick, focused legal research and analysis. - Helping manage legal aspects of complex, cross-functional, multi-jurisdictional projects. - Suggesting, building and improving upon the Legal Team’s operations and processes. - Monitoring changes to regulatory requirements and proactively handling regulatory developments. - Supporting litigation and other disputes management. - Managing investigations by and requests from regulatory bodies and government authorities. What you need to bring: - Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. - Licensed to practice law in Canada and/or the United States. - 2-4 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel, preferably with exposure to international, multi-jurisdictional matters. - Broad commercial experience. Extensive background
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