Legal Counsel (Remote from Italy)
Pubblicato il 24-08-2026 - Società riconosciuta in Italia
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Legal Counsel in Italy.
In this role, you will play a central part in enabling scalable, customer-focused growth by building and improving commercial legal operations in a fast-growing, international environment. You will work closely with business teams to support commercial contracting, streamline negotiations, and reduce friction across deal cycles. This is a hands-on position combining legal expertise, operational ownership, and continuous improvement. You will help design efficient workflows, implement modern tooling, and responsibly leverage AI to enhance legal productivity. Operating in a fully remote and globally distributed setup, you will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure clarity, speed, and compliance. Your work will directly impact revenue acceleration, risk management, and operational excellence. This role is ideal for a pragmatic legal professional who enjoys ownership, autonomy, and building systems that scale.
Accountabilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate customer and partner agreements, including MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, order forms, and related commercial terms.
- Support commercial negotiations by advising on legal risk, proposing pragmatic alternatives, and enabling efficient deal closure.
- Maintain and continuously improve contract templates, fallback positions, playbooks, and internal legal guidance.
- Own end-to-end contracting workflows, including intake, approvals, execution, tracking, and contract lifecycle management.
- Manage contract repositories, ensuring accurate documentation, version control, and compliance with internal processes.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Finance, Compliance, and Product teams to support business objectives while managing legal risk.
- Coordinate with external counsel on specialized legal matters and jurisdiction-specific topics.
- Drive continuous improvement through AI tools, automation, and process optimization to reduce turnaround times and improve efficiency.
- Deliver enablement sessions and training to commercial teams on contracting best practices and negotiation strategies.
- Monitor regulatory developments relevant to SaaS businesses and proactively flag emerging legal risks.
Requirements:
- Law degree or equivalent legal qualification, with the ability to manage commercial contracts independently.
- 2–5 years of experience in commercial contracting, gained in-house, at a law firm, or a combination of both.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and contract interpretation skills with a business-oriented mindset.
- Experience operating in a modern, tool-driven environment, including platforms such as Slack, Google Workspace, and CRM systems.
- High level of comfort using AI tools responsibly to enhance drafting, analysis, summarization, and workflow efficiency.
- Ability to deliver practical legal training and guidance to non-legal stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable advice.
- Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and a proactive, solution-focused approach.
- Experience in SaaS, technology, or international contracting environments is a strong advantage.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package with equity participation.
- Fully remote work environment with flexible working hours.
- Comprehensive health insurance and wellbeing support.
- Minimum of 25 days paid annual leave plus public holidays and additional company-wide shutdown days.
- Learning and development budget to support continuous professional growth.
- Dedicated wellbeing allowance for physical and mental health activities.
- Generous paid parental leave and family support benefits.
- Home office or co-working space budget to create your ideal work setup.
- Regular team events, retreats, and in-person meetups across Europe.
- Modern equipment and access to best-in-class collaboration tools.
Why Apply Through Jobgether?
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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