Legal Counsel

5 months ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates TikTok Full time

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.

We are seeking a mid-level lawyer to join our ecommerce legal team and support our rapidly growing ecommerce business. The ecommerce legal team supports diverse, cross functional, and multi-jurisdictional initiatives across the TikTok ecommerce business in META (Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa). This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and dynamic legal team, in a division that is enjoying hyper growth on a truly international scale.

We are seeking a talented lawyer who thrives in fast-paced environments and excels in delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines. In this role, you will be expected to exercise sound judgement to effectively navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and operate within short turnaround times. Your proactive approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership, energy, and enthusiasm, will be essential in quickly responding to the rapid scaling of our e-commerce business. This position offers an exceptional opportunity for career growth within a supportive and dynamic legal team.

As a lawyer supporting our rapidly expanding ecommerce business, you will play a pivotal role in advising on legal matters related to e-commerce, logistics, and operations in the UAE, KSA, and other META (Middle East, Turkey, and Africa) jurisdictions. You will leverage your expertise to navigate evolving local laws and regulations. With a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape, you will provide legal advice across a spectrum of logistics, commercial, regulatory, operations and product workstreams, engaging with various stakeholders across the business. Your involvement will extend to supporting diverse initiatives across cross-functional and multi-jurisdictional teams, contributing to the success of TikTok's ecommerce expansion plans.

**Responsibilities**:
You will join a team that is dedicated to delivering excellent stakeholder service to achieve pragmatic solutions for the business. In doing so you will:

- Provide advice and guidance on a wide range of operational, regulatory, commercial and product counselling ecommerce matters, with a focus on consumer protection, B2B and B2C engagement, product compliance, advertising, influencer marketing, and intellectual property.
- Support the business in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching and operating new products, features, and initiatives in KSA, UAE and the METAP region more broadly.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of TikTok ecommerce initiatives through review of consumer and business facing disclosures, policies, and terms and conditions, and support for feature development.
- Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on: commercial agreements relevant to digital and ecommerce platforms and logistics and warehousing contracts.
- Contribute to template development, process improvement and internal training, identifying and resolving opportunities to simplify workflows and reduce contractual friction.
- Work closely with international stakeholders in legal, privacy, and public policy, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities and managing legal risk.

**Qualifications**:
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong academic background, with legal qualifications to practice law in the US, UK, or another METAP jurisdiction.
- 3+ years of practice advising ecommerce or retail companies.
- Experience working with cross-functional business stakeholders as in-house counsel in an international organisation, with e-commerce experience preferred.
- Experience in drafting and negotiation of agreements across the retail, creative, and advertising industries.
- Experience advising on logistics and warehousing contracts and licensing would be preferred.
- Knowledge of legal frameworks relevant to logistics and transport sectors would be an advantage.
- Experience advising on platform liability, intellectual property, consumer protection, regulatory and compliance schemes vis-a-vis new technology and e-commerce products and customer/third party agreements.
- Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills.
- Ability

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