Legal Counsel - Estonia

Veriff helps companies all over the world connect with honest people. Last year our business grew 5.5 times and our software verifies over 9,000 government-issued documents from more than 190 countries. That’s millions of verified identities a year and a lot of people working behind the scenes to help make the lives of millions, and one day billions, of people safer online.

None of it happens without a team of legal wizards. We’re looking for a hands-on, in-house legal counsel to add to our legal team's muscle. You will work with top executives and various teams to advise on legal matters on an international scale. As part of our legal advisory team, you will be responsible for dealing with a wide range of commercial contracts, data protection, intellectual property and IT law related topics. 

Work you can count on:

• Leading contract negotiations with clients and vendors 
• Contributing to developing contract templates and processes that will scale globally
• Leading and participating in strategic projects
• Guiding Veriff through legal and regulatory challenges
• Consulting, analyzing and setting up legal frameworks for in-house teams
• Helping roll out product developments that are legally bulletproof
• Leading and contributing to internal legal initiatives

 

What we’d like you to have: 

• At least 5 years of legal work experience
• International work experience in a fast-growing technology company
• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts that achieve stellar results
• Excellent project management skills
• Good command of EU law and experience in data protection, intellectual property and IT law
• Excellent English, both spoken and written
• Master’s degree in Law 

 

The cherries on the Veriff cake:

• An awesome fast-growing company 
• An international team and a worldwide customer base
• A friendly and flexible work environment 
• Medical and dental insurance
• Generous gym/sports benefits
• Other sweet perks that come with a sassy tech startup
• The possibility to work remotely and also cross-borderly