Legal Associate (Corporate, Contractual, Research and Compliance)

Devoted Studios is a production management company for external development in video games. With a mission to create equal opportunity for all talent globally to work on the games of their dreams, Devoted Studios aims to decentralize game development. We partner with 1400+ programmers, artists, and designers, from freelancers to small studios, all over the world, and not only match them to project opportunities but manage the production from A-Z.

We are seeking a Legal Associate for our medium-sized global corporation set to experience rapid international growth over the years to follow. The successful candidate will manage a comprehensive range of legal operational and strategic responsibilities, focusing on international expansion, legal research, and quality design of internal legal processes.

Functional Responsibilities:

1. Tax & Legal Research (35%)

1. Conduct legal research. Gather info on corporate and compliance matters. Eg. look for tax rates, and labor compliance matters in the counties of states of our presence: USA, Canada, EU, Latin America)

2. Legal Entities Corporate Support (20%)

1. Register new legal entities: assist local registration agents in the preparation of incorporation documents. (Counties: the USA, Canada, and the EU)
2. Open bank accounts. Open investing accounts at financial institutions. Issue credit cards.
3. Manage legal documentation (e.g legal register, cap tables, equity contribution)
4. Implement customer legal and credit risk assessment procedures

3. Legal Operations (15%)

1. Process inbound and outbound KYC/AML/financial regulations requests from banks and fin. institutions
2. Prepare intra-company agreements (e.g. service provision, loan agreements )
3. Organize signing of certificates of acceptance
4. Double check that all the documentation (agreements, SOW,, certificates of acceptance) are in place, organized, and signed.

4. Service Providers Management (15%)

1. Look for new service providers for (legal, tax, accounting, payroll, pension, and health insurance services, as required by business needs)
2. Manage contract signing and communication with them.
3. Oversee and manage, as a project manager, relationships with service providers globally

5. Labour payot matters (10%)

1. Research local employee rights, employer obligations, and termination rules. Prepare FAQ guide and support team on labor-related matters
2. Find new payroll service providers. Perform the initial setup of payroll systems and transfer

6. Global Compliance & Risk Management and Other (5%)

1. Ensure compliance with international laws and regulations, both for service and product business segments. Develop and maintain compliance calendar
2. Conduct regular legal audits to identify and assess potential legal risks associated with the company’s operations and contractual engagements.
3. Develop strategies and policies to mitigate identified risks, (e.g. risk management protocols and training staff on compliance matters)
4. Ensure adherence to data protection regulations such as GDPR. Create policies and procedures to safeguard both corporate data.

Requirements

1. BA/Master’s Degree in Law
2. Fluent in English- able to communicate fluently with partners and clients.
3. Minimum 3 years of experience in corporate law (preferably international tax law, international corporate finance, and compliance)
4. Ability to communicate with team and external providers.
5. Proficient in research, open-minded, and organized

Reporting CLO and CFO. This means that:

• The CFO sets corporate support and operational support tasks and projects and overall priorities (acts as an administrative manager, budget owner, and one of the key stakeholders/customers)
• The CLO sets legal research and documentation tasks, reviews and accepts the results of work, makes final decisions in core legal areas and adjusts priorities (acts as a functional manager and legal decision-maker)

Benefits

We offer:

• Strong and enthusiastic team – you will have the opportunity for knowledge sharing, learning, and professional self-development
• Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
• Convenient working conditions – remote work, the opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
• А chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally.