About the role

We are looking for a junior legal counsel to support the legal team in Italy and occasionally, other international markets. The successful candidate will sit within our Italian business team in Milan, Italy. 

We expect the successful candidate to report into the Head of International and the senior commercial  counsel for Italy  on a wide scope of legal work such as commercial,IP, data protection, corporate, litigation and regulatory matters. They will also have opportunities to interact with the broader legal team on global and cross-border projects. 

This position will be based in our Milan office on a hybrid basis.

What you'll be doing

• Provide legal support and advice for the Italian team across all practice areas but with a particular focus on commercial matters. 
• Responding to requests for information and documents of authorities. 
• Partner with the customer services and compliance team and coordinate any action.
• Identification of new regulations. 
• Assisting with billing. 
• Assisting in the implementation of new regulatory obligations, notably in the food tech sector. 
• Drafting a range of legal documents, policies and correspondence.
• Legal research.
• Assisting in contract negotiations and support on contract changes and business requests.
• Preparing and maintaining tracker documents for monitoring progress of matters.
• Assisting with document review exercises.
• Implementing and maintaining online filing and document management systems.
• Assisting with management of external service providers (e.g. law firms, corporate service providers, translators).

Requirements

Candidates should have excellent academics and at least 2 years PQE experience as a junior legal counsel at a private practice law firm or in-house. Fluency in both English and Italian is required.

We are also looking for candidates with the following characteristics:

• Willing and keen to learn/experience different areas of law.
• Engage to succeed as a team and do not hesitate to get to the bottom of things.
• A team player.

Why Deliveroo

Our mission is to be the definitive food company. We are transforming the way the world eats by making food more convenient and accessible. We give people the opportunity to eat what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.

Workplace & Diversity

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. We offer a wide range of benefits in areas including health, family, finance, community, convenience, growth, time away and relocation.

We believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest growing startups in an incredibly exciting space.