Legal Counsel

WHO WE ARE Element was founded by the team behind the Matrix protocol, a groundbreaking project redefining how the world communicates through open, secure and decentralised messaging. The mission behind Matrix is simple but powerful: make messaging as open and accessible as email. That means giving people and organisations the freedom to choose where their data is hosted, enjoy truly private conversations, and stay in control of their communications. Today, Element helps major organisations run Matrix securely at scale, from the French, German and British governments to international institutions like NATO and the UN. THE ROLE We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Business Operations team and be an integral partner to a variety of departments, providing pragmatic advice and legal support as Element continues to scale. This role is ideal for someone who has a keen eye for detail, thrives on coming up with practical solutions and loves to own and manage complex projects. Reporting to the Head of Legal and Business Operations, this is a phenomenal opportunity to be part of our legal team working on cutting edge issues in a fast-paced, globally distributed and ever-changing environment. Responsibilities: Provide legal support on a variety of commercial and corporate matters under time-sensitive conditions. Assist both our Head of Legal & Business Operations and our Head of Policy & Compliance with contract and policy reviewing and drafting (including services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS license agreements, employment contracts, commission plans), and project manage contract issuances. Develop, implement and maintain standard templates, forms and processes. Draft, review and amend internal guidelines, standard terms and policies, employment contracts, commission plans and other legal documents. Handle legal queries from all areas of the company, involving other members of the Business Operations team and/or outside counsel as needed. Manage external legal counsel in various jurisdictions as necessary. Handle licensing queries around open source, dual licensing or proprietary licensing. Contribute towards designing legal and business processes that enable Element to scale. Work with other members of the team on ensuring our legal records are up to date. Support with ad-hoc legal and/or business operations projects as needed.