Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property & Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate software, database licensing, database alienation, and service agreements, including SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS, for Yandex Group companies
• Provide legal support for technology development, exploitation, and commercialization, including reviews of author, outsource development, and data provision agreements
• Provide legal support for the acquisition and disposal of intellectual property objects and data, including structuring template deals and drafting relevant agreements
• Structure and draft documentation for complex deals, including joint development, software fork licenses, and M&A
• Review and draft EULAs, terms of use, and other documents on IP law and corporate policy compliance
• Provide legal support on open source matters, including expertise on free/open licenses
• Advise on various intellectual property issues
• Identify and mitigate legal risks related to IP issues
• Analyze and develop positions on legislative initiatives for IT/IP
• Draft instructions, guidelines, and FAQs
• Closely interact with business, tax, compliance, marketing, GR, and PR teams
• Communicate with and coordinate legal advisors

Qualifications:

• Law degree
• Expertise in intellectual property and contract law
• 3+ years of post-qualification experience with a law firm or as in-house counsel with a company in the software development, telecom, or IT industries
• Knowledge of and interest in IT (cloud technologies in particular) and e-commerce
• Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Detail-oriented approach and ability to deliver professional results under pressure and within deadlines
• Strong focus on delivering business value while mitigating any legal risks involved
• Proven skills as a self-motivated team player with flexibility, independent judgment, and a business-oriented approach
• Experience cooperating with and working as part of a global legal team on international and local projects
• Fluent legal English, both written and verbal
• Preferred qualifications:
• Degree from a top-tier university
• Degree in IP/digital law
• Fluency in non-English languages
• Experience with contracts in common law jurisdictions