Junior Legal Counsel at Zeraki

Key Responsibilities

The Junior Legal Counsel will have end‑to‑end responsibility for:

• Contract lifecycle: intake, drafting, negotiation, execution and repository management for service agreements, partner agreements, vendor contracts, data processing agreements and click‑through terms. 100 % coverage is the baseline.
• Regulatory compliance: preparing and submitting routine filings (license renewals, ODPC registration, annual returns), maintaining the compliance tracker and managing photo/video releases and consent logs.
• Corporate governance: drafting board and shareholder meeting materials, minutes and resolutions; maintaining statutory registers and cap table; and ensuring beneficial ownership records are up to date.
• Product and commercial advisory: providing legal input at ideation, build and pre‑launch stages so that new products incorporate required consents, disclosures and age‑appropriate protections.
• Dispute management and external counsel coordination: conducting initial fact gathering for disputes, preserving evidence, summarizing exposure and interfacing with external counsel under the Legal Manager's direction.
• Risk identification: monitoring regulatory developments across jurisdictions, logging risks under the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, recommending mitigations and escalating existential issues.

Key Accountabilities

Contract Lifecycle & Coverage - ~40 %

• Conduct structured intake sessions with business leads to understand objectives, risk appetite and confidentiality considerations.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements using approved templates and maintain the clause library. Carefully redline counterparty forms and track versions.
• Ensure reciprocal protections (liability caps, indemnities, confidentiality, termination) are balanced and document all concessions.
• Obtain Legal Manager clearance before execution. Log executed contracts and click‑wrap consents in the central repository.
• Monitor expirations and renewals; report monthly coverage metrics.

Compliance & Data Protection - ~25 %

• Execute Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with processors and controllers. Maintain consent logs showing when and how consent was obtained and ensure photo/video release forms are stored.
• Administer the compliance tracker of licenses and statutory filings; file returns within statutory deadlines and log proof of payment.
• Conduct legal research on licensing requirements in new jurisdictions and summaries obligations for the team.
• Assist in drafting brief guides and training materials on privacy‑by‑design, marketing regulations and other relevant laws for internal teams.

Governance & Corporate Secretariat - ~15 %

• Prepare notices and agendas at least seven days before meetings; circulate reminders.
• Draft accurate minutes capturing decisions, dissent and action items; circulate within five business days and file in statutory records.
• Update statutory registers, beneficial ownership filings, cap table and ESOP documentation; support due diligence by assembling data room materials.

​​​​​​​Product & Commercial Advisory - ~10 %

• At ideation, frame regulatory hypotheses and licensing assumptions for new products or features.
• During build, review data flows, consent mechanisms and disclosures; advise on consumer protection and fintech laws.
• Prior to launch, confirm that the product aligns with the approved legal framework and that clickwrap terms and disclosures are integrated into the user experience.

​​​​​​​Dispute Management & Risk Identification - ~10 %

• When disputes or potential breaches arise, gather facts, preserve evidence and stop further exposure.
• Draft preliminary summaries of exposure and settlement options for the Legal Manager.
• Coordinate document exchange and instructions with external counsel; review their advice for alignment with business objectives.
• Maintain a risk log for assigned matters, noting likelihood and impact and recommending mitigations.

Performance Metrics

Contract outcomes

• 70 % of partners, clients, suppliers and users have signed agreements or recorded acceptance.
• No contract is executed without legal clearance; all executed documents are stored in the central repository.
• Expirations and renewals are tracked with no unplanned lapses.

​​​​​​​Compliance

• All statutory filings and license renewals across jurisdictions are submitted on time with proof of payment filed.
• DPAs and consent logs exist for every data processor or controller; no data breach notifications are delayed beyond statutory period.
• Zero fines or regulatory penalties arising from missed obligations.

​​​​​​​Governance

• Board packs distributed at least seven days before meetings; minutes circulated within five business days.
• Statutory registers, cap table and ESOP documentation are up to date and audit‑ready.

​​​​​​​Risk Management

• All identified risks in meetings and operations are logged, assigned and tracked in the ERM system.
• Material risks are escalated with recommendations for mitigation.

​​​​​​​Contract Lifecycle & Coverage

• Intake, drafting, negotiation, execution and repository management for service agreements, partner agreements, vendor contracts, data processing agreements and click-through terms.
• Ensure 100 % contract coverage and central storage of signed documents.
• Monitor expirations and renewals.

​​​​​​​Regulatory Compliance & Data Protection

• Maintain compliance tracker of licenses, returns and statutory obligations.
• Implement privacy-by-design practices, consent logs and breach response documentation.
• Prepare and submit routine regulatory filings.

Corporate Governance

• Draft board and shareholder meeting materials, minutes and resolutions.
• Maintain statutory registers and corporate records.

Ensure beneficial ownership records are up to date.

​​​​​​​Product & Commercial Advisory

• Provide legal input at ideation, build and pre-launch stages.
• Ensure required consents, disclosures and protections are embedded in products.

Dispute & Risk Management

• Conduct initial fact gathering and preserve evidence for disputes.
• Interface with external counsel under Legal Manager direction.
• Monitor regulatory developments and log risks under the ERM framework.

Candidate Profile

Education

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university with a First or Second Class Upper Division.
• Demonstrated interest in technology, commerce or education (e.g., elective courses, research papers, moot competitions or projects).
• Additional courses in data protection, fintech or intellectual property are advantageous but not mandatory.

​​​​​​​Experience & Skills

• 0 - 2 years' experience through internships, or entry‑level roles in corporate/commercial practice or an in‑house legal department. Exposure to drafting contracts, legal research and regulatory filings is expected.
• Experience in moot court, research projects, leadership roles in university associations or organizing events demonstrates initiative and ability to see projects through end‑to‑end.
• Evidence of having taken a legal or regulatory project from start to finish (e.g., registering a company, filing a trademark, compiling a license application or leading a compliance initiative).