Remote
Senior Legal Counsel, Core
Join to apply for the Senior Legal Counsel, Core role at Remote. About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future-focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. What this job can offer you
This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR‑tech space as a Senior Legal Counsel, joining our Legal team. We are looking for a talented and eager lawyer, who is interested in helping with our team’s mission: supercharging our business through the provision of excellent legal advice and implementation of solid legal processes. Remote’s Legal Team is responsible for delivering pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for Remote’s products and services, while protecting Remote from unacceptable risk. As Remote adds new products to the platform and rapidly scales its new and existing customer base, so too does the volume and complexity of legal issues. Each new venture, customer, or external employee could bring a myriad of legal issues across 90+ jurisdictions. The Core Team serves as the cornerstone of the company’s legal and operational support, closely aligned with the Legal Team’s vision of providing strategic, scalable support at speed that drives business growth. Acting as the first line of defense, the Core Team ensures that routine legal processes as well as Knowledge Management and Policy Keeping are managed efficiently and effectively, with speed. Key Responsibilities
Support and partner with different internal stakeholders such as Sales team, Customer Experience, Onboarding, Lifecycle, and other operational teams at Remote. Proactively identify areas for improvement and help develop excellent template contracts, playbooks, standard operating procedures and knowledge resources for all our products, with a focus on the EOR product. Conduct in-depth legal research on new products and new laws, identifying potential risks and opportunities. Drive the development and enhancement of the legal function within Remote, implementing best practices and innovative solutions. Mentor, train, and support junior legal team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. Manage relationships with Local Counsel when legal matters need to be escalated to external lawyers. Manage local counsel and lead litigations and collections matters when necessary. Proactively identify and propose innovative solutions to legal problems and processes. Expertly manage internal and client escalations where necessary. Collaborate with the Legal Ops team in efficiency and AI projects related to your areas of expertise. What you bring
Experienced and qualified lawyer. Interested in working for a tech‑scaleup and specifically HR‑tech. Extensive experience in legal practice, preferably in labor and employment law. Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system, documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive), and task management systems (Notion, ZenDesk). Eager to learn about different legal systems and employment laws (as we are a global company). Creative legal thinker – we often need innovative, out-of-the-box solutions. Excellent communication skills: writes and speaks fluent English; additional languages would be helpful. Able to distill complex issues into concise and clear language. Proven ability to work autonomously and lead legal projects. Proven experience in mentoring and guiding junior legal professionals. It is not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus. Practicals
Reporting to: Managing Counsel, Core Team. Team: Legal, Core Team. Location: Anywhere in the world. Start date: As soon as possible. Application process
Interview with recruiter. Interview with Hiring Manager. Written exercise. Interview with Senior Managing Counsel and Associate General Counsel. Bar Raiser interview. Prior employment verification check. $54,400 – $122,350 USD annual salary range for this full‑time position. Benefits
Work from anywhere. Flexible paid time off. Flexible working hours (we are async). 16 weeks paid parental leave. Mental health support services. Stock options. Learning budget. Home office budget & IT equipment. Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces. How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)
We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async. You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs. How To Apply
Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under‑represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) that meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter. We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines check see here. Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.
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Join to apply for the Senior Legal Counsel, Core role at Remote. About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future-focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. What this job can offer you
This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR‑tech space as a Senior Legal Counsel, joining our Legal team. We are looking for a talented and eager lawyer, who is interested in helping with our team’s mission: supercharging our business through the provision of excellent legal advice and implementation of solid legal processes. Remote’s Legal Team is responsible for delivering pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for Remote’s products and services, while protecting Remote from unacceptable risk. As Remote adds new products to the platform and rapidly scales its new and existing customer base, so too does the volume and complexity of legal issues. Each new venture, customer, or external employee could bring a myriad of legal issues across 90+ jurisdictions. The Core Team serves as the cornerstone of the company’s legal and operational support, closely aligned with the Legal Team’s vision of providing strategic, scalable support at speed that drives business growth. Acting as the first line of defense, the Core Team ensures that routine legal processes as well as Knowledge Management and Policy Keeping are managed efficiently and effectively, with speed. Key Responsibilities
Support and partner with different internal stakeholders such as Sales team, Customer Experience, Onboarding, Lifecycle, and other operational teams at Remote. Proactively identify areas for improvement and help develop excellent template contracts, playbooks, standard operating procedures and knowledge resources for all our products, with a focus on the EOR product. Conduct in-depth legal research on new products and new laws, identifying potential risks and opportunities. Drive the development and enhancement of the legal function within Remote, implementing best practices and innovative solutions. Mentor, train, and support junior legal team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. Manage relationships with Local Counsel when legal matters need to be escalated to external lawyers. Manage local counsel and lead litigations and collections matters when necessary. Proactively identify and propose innovative solutions to legal problems and processes. Expertly manage internal and client escalations where necessary. Collaborate with the Legal Ops team in efficiency and AI projects related to your areas of expertise. What you bring
Experienced and qualified lawyer. Interested in working for a tech‑scaleup and specifically HR‑tech. Extensive experience in legal practice, preferably in labor and employment law. Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system, documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive), and task management systems (Notion, ZenDesk). Eager to learn about different legal systems and employment laws (as we are a global company). Creative legal thinker – we often need innovative, out-of-the-box solutions. Excellent communication skills: writes and speaks fluent English; additional languages would be helpful. Able to distill complex issues into concise and clear language. Proven ability to work autonomously and lead legal projects. Proven experience in mentoring and guiding junior legal professionals. It is not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus. Practicals
Reporting to: Managing Counsel, Core Team. Team: Legal, Core Team. Location: Anywhere in the world. Start date: As soon as possible. Application process
Interview with recruiter. Interview with Hiring Manager. Written exercise. Interview with Senior Managing Counsel and Associate General Counsel. Bar Raiser interview. Prior employment verification check. $54,400 – $122,350 USD annual salary range for this full‑time position. Benefits
Work from anywhere. Flexible paid time off. Flexible working hours (we are async). 16 weeks paid parental leave. Mental health support services. Stock options. Learning budget. Home office budget & IT equipment. Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces. How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)
We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async. You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs. How To Apply
Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under‑represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) that meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter. We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines check see here. Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.
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