We are looking for an In-House Legal Counsel to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of commercial law and experience in drafting, negotiating, and closing a variety of commercial contracts. They will also have experience advising clients on complex commercial transactions and working with Internet and technology companies.

Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, such as licenses and intellectual property agreements, revenue share agreements, app distribution agreements, co-marketing agreements, and other commercial transactional agreements.
• Respond promptly to legal requests from business development, product, marketing and other clients, summarizing and communicating legal concepts that business people can use.
• Advise company colleagues on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, IP, and negotiation strategy.
• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• Build positions on regulatory and legal matters.
• Play a significant role in advising relevant teams on key risks and strategies.
• Work with product, engineering, and compliance teams to advise them of regulatory risks.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to practice law in Pakistan, admitted to the bar, and in good standing to practice law.
• 5-7 years of experience at the attorney level in a law firm/in-house legal department.
• Experience structuring, drafting, negotiating, and closing a broad range of commercial contracts.
• Experience advising clients in structuring complex commercial transactions.
• Experience working with internet and technology companies.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage several simultaneous projects under tight deadlines.
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to take initiative and meet standards of integrity.
• Strong legal and business judgment.
• Ability to analyze and assess business processes, spot issues and propose/implement solutions.
• Ability to function autonomously yet communicate laterally and upwardly with ease.
• Passion to embrace challenges and drive meaningful solutions, including amid complexity and uncertainty.