Basic
Legal Counsel
madrid, Spain
Company:
JR Spain
Client / Employer:
Papaya Global
Posted: 28.05.2026
Closing date: 12.07.2026
Job reference: 56548716884420198432460
Job information
Location
madrid, Spain
Company
JR Spain
Client / Employer
Papaya Global
Job reference
56548716884420198432460
Listing type
Basic
EU work permit required
No
Posted
28.05.2026
Closing date
12.07.2026
Job description
Legal Counsel London
Full-time
Legal
Description Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with a mission to revolutionize the payroll and payments industry. With over $400M raised from top-tier investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.
As part of our continued growth, we’re expanding our in-house Legal Team and are now looking for another Legal Counsel to join us. Our ideal candidate is an experienced High-Tech/technology lawyer. As a commercial lawyer, you will be working on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including services agreements and vendor agreements, privacy matters, as well as other general corporate, labor and privacy law advice.
You will:
Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS license agreements).
Assist with labor law and privacy issues
Interact and work with the company's departments (sales, product, marketing, finance, payments) on diverse legal issues.
Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.
Requirements EU-qualified attorney/lawyer with 3–5 years of experience in a High-Tech/Commercial department within a law firm or in-house legal team
Fluent English (written and oral).
Attention to details.
Good organizational and time-management skills.
Self-motivated and persistent.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Skills
advise on legal decisions
advise on legal services
advise on participation in financial markets
air transport law
analyse internal factors of companies
analyse legal enforceability
analyse legal evidence
anti-dumping law
apply conflict management
apply knowledge of human behaviour
apply organisational techniques
apply technical communication skills
architecture regulations
assess financial viability
Business Law
Civil Law
civil process order
commercial law
Competition Law
compile legal documents
comply with legal regulations
conduct research interview
Constitutional Law
consult with business clients
Consumer Law
Contract Law
copyright legislation
Corporate Law
court procedures
Criminal Law
Criminology
Customs Law
detect financial crime
develop professional network
document evidence
Education Law
Employment Law
ensure law application
environmental legislation
Family Law
Financial Statements
food legislation
government representation
handle case evidence
health care legislation
hear witness accounts
ICT security legislation
identify clients' needs
Insolvency Law
intellectual property law
International Law
International Trade
interpret financial statements
interpret law
investigation research methods
Joint Ventures
Law Enforcement
law of non-marital cohabitation
Legal Case Management
legal department processes
Legal Research
Legal Terminology
legislation in agriculture
maintain operational communications
make legal decisions
manage contract disputes
manage contracts
manage legal personal issues
Maritime Law
Media Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
moderate in negotiations
negotiate in legal cases
negotiate lawyer's fee
observe confidentiality
pharmaceutical legislation
present arguments persuasively
present evidence
present legal arguments
Private Law
procurement legislation
Property Law
protect client interests
provide legal advice
provide legal advice on investments
public auction procedures
railway law
represent clients in courts
respond to enquiries
Rhetoric
road traffic laws
road transport legislation
Securities
Social Security Law
subsidiary operations
tax legislation
trace financial transactions
urban planning law
use consulting techniques