Senior Corporate Counsel

Há 6 dias


Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal Acolad Tempo inteiro

Acolad, the global leader in content and language solutions, seeks a seasoned legal professional to join its Lisbon office as a Senior Corporate Counsel. This permanent, full-time position plays a crucial role in supporting business growth while protecting the organization's interests.

As the chief legal officer, you will oversee all legal matters and provide strategic legal advice to the executive team. Your expertise will be invaluable in ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, managing the legal team and outside counsel, and mitigating legal risks.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Legal Strategy & Guidance: Provide counsel and guidance on corporate governance, compliance, contracts, litigation, and risk management. Anticipate and identify legal risks, developing strategies to address and mitigate them.
  • Corporate Governance: Advise on board procedures, ethics, conflicts of interest, and shareholder relations. Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards, securities regulations, and other legal requirements.
  • Contract Management: Draft, review, negotiate, and approve agreements and contracts. Maintain the legal framework updated to cover potential and/or newly identified risks.
  • Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, including anti-corruption laws and industry-specific regulations.
  • Litigation Management: Manage pre-litigation, disputes, and claims, including working with external counsel as necessary.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and manage the legal department, overseeing relationships with outside counsel and managing legal budgets and costs.

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • A Master's degree from an accredited law school.
  • At least 12 years of legal experience, with 10 years in a corporate setting or law firm specializing in corporate, commercial, or transactional law.
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory environments and compliance matters.
  • Fluency in English and French.

We offer a competitive salary of approximately €120,000 per year, plus benefits including meal allowance, health insurance, transport allowance, seniority days, flexible workplace, and international environment with multicultural teams. Acolad is committed to creating a diverse and equitable workforce, promoting talent and creativity through professional development opportunities.



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