Associate Legal Counsel

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Associate Legal Counsel based in Canada.

As an Associate Legal Counsel, you will support international legal operations across LATAM and other global markets, with a particular focus on betting and gaming regulations, commercial contracts, and corporate matters. Working under the supervision of the Legal Counsel, you will contribute to contract drafting, legal research, regulatory compliance, and litigation support. You will also help coordinate certification processes, regulatory submissions, audits, and communications with external testing laboratories and authorities. Collaborating with Legal, Compliance, Product, Marketing, Finance, and HR teams, you will provide practical legal support across multiple business functions. This role offers broad exposure to international regulatory frameworks, corporate governance, and commercial operations in a dynamic, globally distributed environment.

Accountabilities

You will support the Legal Team in managing day-to-day legal matters, maintaining accurate documentation, and ensuring that commercial and regulatory activities comply with applicable requirements.

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, including vendor, service, marketing, sponsorship, affiliate, non-disclosure, and data processing agreements.

• Identify contractual risks, recommend appropriate mitigation measures, and escalate key issues to the Legal Counsel.

• Review corporate, regulatory, and commercial documents, including internal policies, terms and conditions, powers of attorney, board resolutions, and legal filings.

• Maintain and organize the legal library and contract repository, ensuring proper version control, standardized templates, and updated records of contractual obligations, renewals, expirations, and notice periods.

• Support litigation and administrative proceedings by collecting relevant documents and evidence, monitoring deadlines, coordinating with external counsel, and preparing case summaries and progress reports.

• Conduct legal and regulatory research covering commercial contracts, consumer protection, data privacy, corporate matters, and betting and gaming regulations.

• Prepare legal memoranda, research summaries, and preliminary legal opinions under the supervision of the Legal Counsel.

• Assist with corporate housekeeping, including maintaining entity records, preparing corporate documentation, and supporting registrations and statutory filings.

• Support regulatory and certification activities by tracking certificate and report expiration dates, preparing audit documentation, and coordinating regulatory submissions.

• Collaborate with Compliance teams across Brazil, Mexico, and other markets to draft policies, conduct regulatory checks, and improve internal processes.

• Handle and coordinate internal legal requests from Product, Marketing, Finance, and HR teams.

• Liaise with external certification bodies, testing laboratories, third-party vendors, and regulatory authorities.

• Coordinate certification and compliance projects from planning through completion, monitoring timelines, documentation, and deliverables.

• Prepare dashboards, reports, and regular status updates for leadership and relevant stakeholders.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a solid legal foundation, strong organizational abilities, and an interest in international commercial and regulatory matters, particularly within the betting and gaming industry.

• Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent completed legal qualification.

• Active membership in the relevant Bar Association.

• Fluent English and Spanish, both written and spoken, are mandatory.

• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational and time-management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple certification projects, regulatory requirements, and deadlines simultaneously.

• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to interpret legal requirements and learn technical standards related to software, testing, and gaming.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with different teams.

• Confidence communicating and coordinating with internal stakeholders, external partners, certification bodies, and regulatory authorities.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with the sports, betting, gaming, or iGaming industries.

• Experience in media contract management.

• Interest in sports and the broader sports entertainment industry.

• Previous experience or academic coursework in commercial contracts, regulatory law, litigation support, or in-house legal operations.

• Relevant legal internships or early-career experience supporting corporate legal teams.

• Availability to work in a hybrid arrangement and/or relocate to São Paulo, Brazil, although fully remote applications will also be considered.

Benefits

• Fully remote working opportunities, with applications from international candidates considered.

• Exposure to international legal operations and regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.

• Opportunities to work on commercial agreements, corporate governance, litigation support, and regulatory matters.

• Hands-on involvement in certification and compliance projects, including interactions with external testing laboratories and regulators.

• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across Legal, Compliance, Product, Marketing, Finance, and HR.

• Professional development through exposure to complex legal and regulatory challenges in the international betting and gaming sector.

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