Junior Lawyer / Legal Counsel

Job Description MGID is a global advertising platform that helps publishers monetize their audiences and enables brands to promote their products and services across the open web effectively. Using AI-powered technology, we deliver high-quality native, display, and video ads in brand-safe environments, balancing user experience and performance. Our Legal team is a small, senior group with global reach — supporting every part of the business, from employment matters across jurisdictions to commercial agreements and internal compliance. We work fast, think practically, and treat legal as a business enabler, not a blocker. This role joins that team as a hands-on, detail-driven contributor — freeing up senior lawyers for complex matters while building a solid legal foundation of your own. What You'll Do Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Legal team — translations, document formatting, template maintenance, and tracking of internal requests Prepare, review, and update employment contracts, addendums, and HR-related documents under the supervision of senior lawyers Maintain and continuously improve the template library for legal and HR documentation, ensuring consistency across the company globally Monitor changes in labour legislation across relevant jurisdictions; summarise updates and flag potential impacts to the team Support internal compliance reviews — identify basic risks in HR processes and escalate them appropriately Assist in drafting and updating internal policies, codes of conduct, and HR procedures Be the first point of support for the HR team on routine employment queries: onboarding and offboarding documentation, standard employee requests, and straightforward employment questions Draft legal summaries, internal notes, and brief memos on HR-related matters Support senior lawyers on more complex tasks such as terminations, disciplinary processes, and restructuring — with increasing independence over time Keep legal files and correspondence accurately organised and accessible Requirements Who You Are You hold a Law degree (Bachelor's or Master's) from an accredited university — a specialisation in Labour or Employment Law is a strong advantage You have 1+ year of relevant experience — in-house, at a law firm, or in a paralegal capacity; what matters is that you have had real exposure to legal or HR documentation You are fluent in English (Upper-Intermediate or above) — you work with English-language contracts and documents daily; written accuracy is non-negotiable You are fluent in Ukrainian You genuinely enjoy operational and administrative work — not as something you tolerate on the way to "bigger" things, but as work you take pride in doing well You are comfortable working with legal frameworks you have not encountered before — you know how to research legislation, analyse it, and turn it into a practical recommendation You are an effective communicator — clear in writing, professional in tone, and comfortable liaising with stakeholders across different teams and time zones You possess a high standard of integrity, confidentiality, and professional ethics Where You Are Located You are based in Ukraine or anywhere in Europe within UTC+0 to UTC+3. We work in European business hours, and we ask for at least a two-hour overlap with the core team window. If you are in Kyiv, hybrid office visits are possible and welcome — but remote-first is the default. Ready to grow with us? We are looking for someone who wants to build a legal career — not just fill a role. If you care about doing things properly, enjoy the satisfaction of a well-structured document, and want to develop across employment law, HR compliance, and multi-jurisdictional work, we would love to meet you.