Legal Counsel

Our team in Latin America continues to grow!

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team supporting the Americas region. If you are a proactive and collaborative legal professional with a strong commercial mindset, solid legal foundations, and the ability to create and structure processes across multiple jurisdictions, this opportunity is for you. This role is ideal for someone who brings a fresh perspective, is tech-savvy and agile, and understands how to balance legal and commercial risks in a dynamic, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently negotiate and draft a wide range of legal documents, including client and supplier contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and other commercial agreements.
• Provide timely and practical legal advice to internal stakeholders across the Americas region.
• Support group-wide initiatives such as M&A activities, IT procurement projects, and other strategic programs.
• Advise on HR-related matters and client disputes, assessing legal and commercial risks and proposing pragmatic solutions.
• Work closely with the Group Legal team to maintain, streamline, and enhance global legal infrastructure, including templates, policies, and online terms and conditions.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across the business, ensuring compliance while enabling commercial objectives.
• Contribute to the development and structuring of legal processes and frameworks for the Americas region.
• Provide ad-hoc in-house legal support as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law and qualification as a lawyer.
• Minimum 4-5 years of professional experience in a law firm, in-house role, or a combination of both.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Solid legal foundations with the ability to understand and assess commercial and legal risks.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional and regional teams.
• Proactive, accountable, and solution-oriented approach to legal challenges.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Desired Requirements

• Experience supporting multinational or regional operations across multiple jurisdictions in the Americas.
• Strong interest in legal operations, process improvement, and the use of technology to enhance legal efficiency.
• Experience working closely with commercial, HR, IT, or corporate services teams.
• Ability to bring new perspectives, think creatively, and challenge existing ways of working constructively.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with changing priorities.

If you are looking to make an impact as part of a collaborative legal team and want to contribute to building scalable legal processes across the Americas, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and join a team where your legal expertise supports progress across the region.