Senior Legal Lead - Commercial (EMEA)

Stockholm HQ. Posted a month ago

The role

You will build and lead the commercial legal function in EMEA. You will act as a legal partner to Growth leaders and manage the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex customer contracts.

What you will do

Lead and develop the EMEA commercial legal team
Set priorities and coach team members
Act as the senior legal partner to Growth on strategic customer engagements
Lead the drafting, review and negotiation of complex customer contracts
Handle escalations from the team
Own the approach to commercial risk allocation, pricing structures, liability and contractual protections
Build scalable, repeatable contracting practices by developing templates, playbooks and negotiation guidelines
Manage data protection and compliance considerations within commercial contracting
Work with legal leadership on team structure, hiring and ways of working

Required qualifications

Law degree (LL.M. or equivalent) from Sweden, or an EU-jurisdiction
Qualified to practice in that country
10+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house
Experience leading, mentoring or managing lawyers
Deep experience negotiating B2B SaaS agreements
Experience supporting commercial teams
Strong legal judgment
Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
Comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Ability to manage work across time zones

Nice to have

corporate matters experience is valuable
Genuine interest in AI and legal tech

About the company

Legora is a legal technology company with an AI-native workspace. They serve over 2,100 customers across 80+ countries.