Legal counsel

Milan (Italy) or fully remote

Permanent or fixed-term

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Since launching in 2013, Bending Spoons has served around half a billion people across the globe through our suite of cutting-edge products. Still, we’ve only just crossed the starting line on our mission to make an enduring positive impact on our customers, on our fellow Spooners, and on society at large.

As our company's international presence grows, so does the complexity of our legal landscape, spanning from commercial contracts to a myriad of other legal matters. So we're seeking a versatile legal professional who can adeptly handle a broad spectrum of challenges. From providing sound legal advice to identifying commercial risks and opportunities, we need someone who is thorough, rigorous, and passionate about all aspects of law. If you're someone with meticulous attention to detail and a knack for navigating diverse legal scenarios, we'd love to hear from you.

A few examples of your responsibilities

  • Negotiate, draft, review, and manage commercial contracts with vendors and partners, including confidentiality, consulting, licensing, marketing, SaaS, and other technology-related agreements.
  • Assist with global product development and launches, including drafting external communications, legal terms, and policies.
  • Partner cross-functionally and provide practical legal advice and risk mitigation strategies on a broad range of commercial, technology, product, marketing, intellectual property, consumer protection, regulatory, and employment matters.
  • Build and improve scalable tools and workflows to support our high-growth business, including creating and updating forms, playbooks, and training materials.
  • Proactively identify and address business needs with an ownership mindset, seeking out new opportunities to unlock value for the company.
  • Collaborate with outside counsel in Italy and abroad.
  • Stay up to date on relevant legal and regulatory developments.

What we look for

  • Passion. You have a genuine love for the field. You investigate the subject extensively and are always up to date with the latest developments.
  • Drive. Your dedication matches the intensity of your ambition. You’re willing to put in the hard work necessary to achieve your goals, and the highly demanding challenges in your track record are proof of your relentless spirit.
  • Accuracy and precision. Your attention to detail is spot-on, and you’re painstakingly accurate. The quality of your output, whether in academia or at work, is consistently pristine.
  • Common sense. Your judgment and intuition are sound and well grounded in reality.
  • Some experience. After obtaining a law degree, you practiced at a law firm or as in-house counsel for a period of time, in which you encountered some of the main challenges you’ll face in the role.
  • Fluent English and Italian. You can read and write fluently both in English and in Italian.

What we offer

  • An exceptional opportunity for growth. The majority of new Spooners didn’t expect to be trusted with so many responsibilities right from the start—and to be able to leverage them to explore the full extent of their potential. You’ll immediately start working in small, results-driven teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field. You’ll see Spooners in their 20s leading businesses worth hundreds of millions. And if you’ve got what it takes, you’ll soon be playing an essential role in major projects. We also do everything we can to offer a comprehensive spectrum of learning opportunities. Nothing but your drive, passion, and talent will determine how much and how fast you can grow.
  • Competitive pay and access to equity in the company. Typically, we offer an individual at the start of their career a salary of £54,545 in the UK and €52,246 elsewhere. If they possess a few years of relevant experience, the salary on offer tends to be between £66,779 and £149,636 in the UK, and €63,965 and €143,330 elsewhere. Pay grows rapidly as you accumulate experience and translate it into greater impact. You can also receive some of your pay in company equity at a discounted price, thus participating in the value creation we achieve together. If relocating to Italy, you may enjoy a 50% tax cut.
  • All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, unrestricted remote working from European timezones, unlimited backing for learning and training, top-of-the-market health insurance, a highly supportive relocation package, generous parental support, and yearly retreats to stunning locations. We encourage Spooners to use these benefits and many more to create the conditions to do their best work.

Before you apply

Bending Spoons is a demanding environment: We’re extremely ambitious and we ask a lot of ourselves and one another. While this tends to lead to fantastic learning, achievements, and career growth, it also requires a significant commitment. So if you like the role and are ready to give your very best, don’t hesitate to apply.

The selection process

If you pass our screening, we’ll ask you to take on a few tests that assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. If you’re successful with those, we’ll invite you to a series of interviews. Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider for employment any applicant and we provide reasonable accommodations for an applicant with disabilities, which can be requested through this form. Studies suggest that women tend not to apply for a job if their CV isn’t a perfect fit. Here, talent takes precedence over experience. So if you like the role and think you could be awesome at it in time, go ahead and apply.

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