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Full-service law firm for business law

Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bring at least 7 years of legal experience, including at least 3 years in-house at a B2B SaaS or technology company; experience at a leading law firm is ideal.
  • Be admitted to the bar in Switzerland or another European jurisdiction and be comfortable advising on Swiss, EU, UK, and US matters with appropriate external support.
  • Have personally negotiated enterprise SaaS contracts with large corporate customers and closed them on commercially workable terms.
  • Have hands-on GDPR and data protection experience and follow the EU AI Act closely.
  • Have previously built a legal resource or process from scratch, such as a template library, contract process, or legal function, and be comfortable as the only lawyer in the room.
  • Be pragmatic and commercial, giving clear, risk-weighted advice in plain language at the pace of a fast-growing company.
  • Be fluent in English and German.

Responsibilities

  • Build BLP's legal function from scratch and protect the business as its first in-house lawyer.
  • Own commercial contracting end-to-end by negotiating customer MSAs, DPAs, and SLAs with enterprise procurement and legal teams.
  • Build the legal toolkit, including templates, a negotiation playbook with fallback positions, and clear approval rules, enabling Sales to handle standard deals without escalation.
  • Lead data protection and AI compliance across GDPR, the Swiss FADP, and the EU AI Act, and support security reviews and certifications.
  • Run corporate housekeeping for BLP Digital AG and its subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, and the US, including board and shareholder matters and cap table matters.
  • Advise on employment law across the company's countries and protect its intellectual property and trademarks, working with the People team on contracts, policies, and equity plans.
  • Select and manage external counsel, deciding which work stays in-house and which is outsourced.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with venture financing rounds, ESOP setups, and/or M&A.
  • Background in ERP, finance automation, or AI products.
  • Experience with ISO 27001 or SOC 2 audits from the legal side.

About the Company

blp

Full-service law firm for business law

BLP is a full-service law firm in Central America that helps businesses with legal matters. It offers advice and services across corporate, finance, and other business law areas, with a focus on acting as a trusted partner to clients. The firm operates offices in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, and runs a business development hub in Madrid, Spain, to support cross-border work. Its approach is to provide practical, business-minded legal guidance that meets international standards of quality, reliability, and efficiency. BLP differentiates itself by treating legal advice as a business partnership rather than just a service, and by coordinating legal work across multiple countries to support clients’ regional and cross-border needs. The firm’s goal is to become true business law partners for its clients, helping them navigate legal issues with sound judgment and dependable service.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Founded
2003

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