Legal Counsel - LATAM

As a member of the Betsson Group Legal Team, you will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice and support. You will play an important role in helping the business navigate legal and regulatory challenges while supporting strategic growth initiatives across the LATAM region. This is a dynamic opportunity to partner with multiple teams and make a direct impact on business decisions and operations.

The Wow

You will be working closely with the rest of the Legal Team and will provide support to the Compliance team and rest of the business, particularly the Commercial teams with a focus on labor, corporate, commercial, and intellectual property matters, as well as other areas as needed.

International travel may be required. You will be based in Bogota, Colombia, and report to the Legal Business Partner for the Latam Region (Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile and Argentina).

A taster of what you will be involved with

• Advising and counselling the organisation on various legal matters and complex projects;

• Identifying legal issues, providing analysis of legal risks and creating and implementing solutions structured to achieve business objectives efficiently;

• Raising business’ awareness of legal issues and ensure early legal involvement;

• Acting as legal counsel to the organization in all activities relating to the contractual negotiations, labour affairs and statutory obligations;

• Partnering closely with the rest of the organisation and taking responsibility for independently structuring, reviewing and drafting of a variety of complex transactions and contracts related to commercial, gaming and betting affairs as well as other documents involving Betsson Group’s operations;

• Negotiating directly with commercial, gaming and betting providers on drafting contracts and ongoing contracts management;

• Providing other ad hoc assistance, where necessary, including in respect of commercial negotiations with other service providers;

• Substantiating recommendations and advise on appropriate actions to support the management decision processes;

• Managing disputes and litigation and/or investigations, and making operational decisions independently;

• Providing training in different relevant legal topics to key internal stakeholders;

• Training and supporting more junior lawyers, paralegals and support staff within the team;

What we are looking for

• You are a qualified lawyer (law degree/post-grad from a reputable university) with 5+ years of work experience, either with a reputable consultancy/law firm or as in-house counsel for multinational companies;

• Providing practical guidance to international businesses, project management and handling complex legal issues and you can demonstrate experience in this;

• Negotiating, drafting and closing complex commercial transactions and providing quick, concise, and practical legal advice and to problem-solve as pro-actively and commercially aggressively as possible;

• Understanding of both the Legal and Compliance view toward risk and regulatory issues;

• Adapting to a fast-paced and pressurized environment, with an ability to act decisively; you are a self-sufficient individual with excellent interpersonal skills, as well as able to work in a tightly knit team supporting others when needed;

• Proficiency in English – excellent command of both written and spoken, outstanding communication skills.

Extra Awesome:

• Other languages are a plus.

• LL.M. in Commercial and/or Corporate Law.

• Additional experience in the IT, E-Commerce, and/or online gaming sector.

What’s in it for me?

You get to be at the sharp end of the business and the organization heavily depends on you and your advice. The legal and compliance department is a highly trusted function in our company. You will join a highly skilled and tight knit team in a fun environment with people from different backgrounds.

Much like riding a rollercoaster, sometimes life at Betsson can be lightning fast with twists and turns but always fun! We recognise it may not be for the faint-hearted, but if you’re a go-getter, initiator and adrenaline junkie, always striving to push the boundaries and challenge yourself, then you’ll fit right in.

Challenge accepted?

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