Position: Legal Counsel/Lawyer
Company: UDC/Raiffeisen Bank International
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

Legal and business-oriented general and daily support of corporate activities, labor legislation of Ukraine, as well as international labor legislation and all legal activities in the newly established IT company.

**Tasks and Responsibilities:**
• Support in carve-out preparation, evaluation and execution 
•  Support and management of business, administrative, corporate, labor law, intellectual property law
•  Development of documents for the creation of a new legal entity and for its entry into Diia-city
•  Legal and business-oriented general and daily support of corporate and production activities of Ukrainian & foreign companies, worldwide corporate structure support
•  Legal and business-oriented general and daily support of labor legislation of Ukraine, as well as international labor legislation 
•  Collaborate and communicate with service providers and authorities on various legal and other issues on the life support of company
•  Participation in group-wide legal projects and reporting on demand – close cooperation with Head Office in Vienna and clients within the CEE region
•  Monitoring of foreign legislation, compliance control with international legislation in markets of companies, drafting legal opinions, memoranda, and other briefing documents
•  Participation in incorporation or liquidation of companies in various jurisdictions
•  Submission of proposals for the elimination of inconsistencies with international law and / or the interests of the Company, identifying applicable corporate requirements and ensure compliance with them
•  Being actively involved in preparing, reviewing, negotiating and drafting of commercial documents (contracts, SoW, T&C, notices,  LOI, etc.)
•  Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive  advice on possible legal issues
•  Deal with complex legal and business matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
•  Advise management, heads and other staff on International legislation and other rules affecting business of the Company, including employment and regulatory issues
•  Interaction with foreign legal partners on pre-trial settlement of disputes, conduct of the proceedings
•  Provide legal advice to support business operations on a wide variety of contact, intellectual property, corporate and privacy issues
•  Undertake other duties that may be reasonably requested in the company's best interests by the B & C-level Board members of the company

**Requirements:**
• BSc degree or Master’s degree in Law, similar degrees
• Post-qualification legal experience in a business environment, at least the 3 years in a similar role, as in-house lawyer, preferably at an international firm, law firm or fin tech company – experience in the IT field will be a plus
• Experience in working across multiple jurisdictions, experience in working with foreign documents and companies, understanding the structure of companies
• Experience in incorporation/supporting/liquidation of companies in foreign jurisdictions is preferred
• Previous experience in carrying out of Due Diligence, and Compliance procedures will be considered as an advantage
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Strong negotiation and contract drafting skills
• Fluency in written and spoken  in English
• Strong personality & managerial skills (managing and coordination of projects)
• Ability to work on a wide variety of matters from complex matters to routine standard matters
• Ability to supervise external service provides effectively and proactively 
•  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
•  Attention to details
•  Outstanding communication skills

**What you might like about us?**
• Motivated team in one of the leading banking groups in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe
• Strong support from an international banking & technology team
• Competitive Salary twice a month (based on EUR NBU rate)
• English courses (twice a week + speaking club)
• Long-term official employment, sustainable and stable working environment
• Paid sick leave and vacation (31 days per year)
• Medical insurance
• Access to professional development programs (IT academy, ISTQB certification etc.)
• Comfortable work conditions (open space office)
• Possibility of remote work

**Our selection process includes:**
• Online interview with Recruiter and expert (1.5 hours)
• Interview with Austrian Management (1 hour)
• Background security check running in parallel
• Prompt feedback after every stage and a short summary of next steps

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now.

We are excited to meet you! :)