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Legal Counsel

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💎 Seniority level: Middle, 4-6+ years

📍 Location: Canada

🔍 Industry: Fintech

🏢 Company: KOHO

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 4-6+ years

🪄 Skills: ComplianceRisk Management

Requirements:
  • 4-6+ years post-call experience as a lawyer practicing in Canada (in-house and/or at a law firm)
  • Contract negotiation and drafting skills (Experience in tech procurement is a plus)
  • Familiarity with privacy law, consumer protection and financial services regulation (Experience in the fintech industry or banking is a plus)
Responsibilities:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including complex arrangements with banking, processing and technology partners / vendors
  • Support our product and partnerships teams on structuring and documenting strategic partnerships
  • Draft and develop standards for contract templates, contract lifecycle management and legal workflow
  • Provide support to Enterprise and Third-Party Risk Management initiatives
  • Advise on laws and regulations relevant to financial services, consumer protection, marketing, and privacy
  • Draft T&Cs and disclosures
  • Review marketing collateral and customer communications
  • Manage privacy law matters (tracking privacy requirements, building/managing compliance policies, responding to 3rd party due diligence requests, handling data subject requests)
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