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IT & Intellectual Property Lawyer
We are a product-focused IT company developing subscription-based software and services for both B2C and B2B customers.
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We’re Hiring:
We are looking for a project-based lawyer who will take ownership of IT-related contracts, intellectual property protection, and legal support for the company’s investment and corporate structuring projects. -
You’ll Own
- Draft, negotiate, and update IT-related agreements, including software development, licensing, SaaS/subscription, integrations, and technical support agreements.
- Prepare Terms of Use, offers, privacy policies, personal data protection documentation, and legal documentation required for launching new digital services.
- Support deals with partners and major clients: structure terms, allocate risks, negotiate liability limitations, SLAs, payment terms, and subscription conditions.
- Manage the company’s IP portfolio, including trademarks, software, databases, and know-how.
- Organize the registration and maintenance of IP rights in Russia and abroad: liaise with Rospatent and foreign patent attorneys, file applications, respond to office actions, challenge refusals, and renew registrations.
- Prepare legal opinions on IT law, copyright and patent law, trademark law, and analyze relevant court and administrative practice in key jurisdictions for the company.
- Monitor GDPR compliance for a foreign company operating in the EU.
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What Matters:
- Law degree.
- 4–5+ years of experience as a lawyer in an IT company, legal consultancy, or in-house role focused on IT / IP / digital law.
- Strong knowledge of civil and contract law as applied to IT, including software development agreements, licensing, SaaS/subscription models, and allocation of IP rights between clients, developers, and contractors.
- Strong knowledge of Russian and international personal data protection laws.
- Practical experience supporting complex projects involving investors and/or corporate groups, including legal due diligence, preparation of transaction documentation, negotiation of terms, and support of corporate changes across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience working with intellectual property: registration, maintenance, and protection of rights to software, trademarks, inventions and utility models, including work with foreign patent attorneys.
- Strong negotiation skills with business teams, external advisors, and partners, with the ability to explain complex legal matters in clear and practical terms.
- English at Upper-Intermediate level or higher for working with documents and counterparties from the EU, US, and other jurisdictions.
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Nice to Have
- Experience supporting the structuring of international holding and product companies, including incorporation, maintenance, and corporate changes in foreign jurisdictions, as well as interaction with registrars and banks.
- Experience ensuring GDPR compliance.
- Experience interacting with GDPR regulators.
- Litigation or pre-litigation experience in IT and intellectual property disputes.
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What we offer
- An opportunity to contribute to the development of a technology company with international projects and a strong focus on intellectual property.
- The opportunity to influence the legal architecture of the business.
- Project-based engagement with hourly compensation.
- Remote work, with the option to work from our Moscow office when necessary (we promise not to overuse this option).
- Contractor arrangement as a self-employed individual or sole proprietor.
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