Legal Counsel

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About

Joko helps consumers shop smarter. Their ambition is to revolutionize how people shop, empowering them to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money.

Joko is a tech company founded in Paris. Their team of 80+ talents is international and spread across Paris, Barcelona, and New York, with some working remotely.

As a certified B Corporation, they are committed to making a difference for the communities they serve, including the 5 million consumers already using Joko to save money every day at over 10,000 merchants.

Over the years, they have expanded their value proposition to help consumers make smarter shopping decisions with features such as cash back, buy now pay later, automatic coupons, price drop alerts, carbon footprint tracking, and more. Today, they are dedicating significant resources to an AI-powered assistant that helps users find the right product based on criteria like price, quality, or environmental impact across the global e-commerce catalog.

After reaching profitability in their core market, they are expanding internationally with a primary focus on the US.

It’s still day 1 at Joko; come build the future of shopping with Joko.

Job Description

At Joko, we help consumers shop smarter. Our mission is to revolutionize shopping, empowering people to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money.

Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and certified B Corp with over 80 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York (and beyond). More than 5 million users already save money every day at 10,000+ merchants with Joko.

From cashback and automatic coupons to price alerts and carbon tracking, we keep expanding our products to make shopping smarter. We’re now building an AI-powered shopping assistant to help users find the best products by price, quality, and impact.

Having reached profitability in our core market, we’re now scaling globally, with a strong focus on the US.

It’s still day 1, come build the future of shopping with us!

This position is remote-friendly.

 Our Legal team

The Legal team is at the heart of Joko’s growth and protection. We navigate the complexities of contracts, regulations, and risk management to ensure the company operates smoothly and seizes opportunities with confidence.

We handle all legal matters: Contracts, Corporate, Labor, Data protection, IP etc… enabling other teams to innovate with confidence.

Leveraging our expertise and external partners, we collaborate with all functions to protect Joko’s interests efficiently and proactively.

What you will do

As  Legal Counsel , you will be responsible for a polyvalent, multi-skilled, and highly challenging scope of work. You will report directly to the Head of Legal.

Your responsibilities:

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Partner with the Head of Legal, ensuring the company complies with all relevant laws and regulations, in France as well as in other countries, Joko may be made available in the future.

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Take any relevant action to prevent the company from litigation. Collaborate with the Head of Legal if any litigation eventually comes out.

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Be the go-to person when it comes to drafting or reviewing contracts for all aspects of Joko’s activity: employees, freelancers, merchant partners, suppliers, terms and conditions, etc.;

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In coordination with the Head of Legal, our DPO and our Product team, take our GDPR compliance to the next level, implementing privacy by design and improving our current processes (data treatment register, privacy policy, IT security routines…)

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Ensure thorough oversight of all aspects of corporate law events, including BSPCE allocations and exercises, general shareholders’ assemblies, board meetings, and cap table management;

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Along with our Head of Legal and external advisor, make sure we have strong IP management procedures, including follow-up on domain names, trademarks, and competitive intelligence;

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Support the Head of Legal in coordinating the legal aspect of the international expansion of the company, especially in the US, where Joko is already available.

Our perks

At Joko, we believe that flexibility and trust are essential. Our work environment reflects this through:

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Flexible remote (for specific fully-remote positions):
If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, we provide access to a coworking space and a coworking budget.

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Work from anywhere (full-time only):
Want to spend a month working from Italy? Full-time employees can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year.

On top of that, we offer plenty of perks (some for everyone, others only for full-time positions):

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After 4 years, spend one month in our New York office

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Yearly offsite in amazing locations, plus a team-building budget and quarterly in-person gatherings

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Contribution to your ClassPass subscription

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8-week paid parental leave

…and much more, check the full list here!

Preferred Experience

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Education: You have a Master's degree from a Tier 1 law university with a specialization in private law. Having passed the bar is a plus.

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Experience:  You have at least 2 years of experience but ideally 5 as a lawyer, including experience in a top law firm.

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You possess knowledge and experience either in negotiating contracts, GDPR and personal data management or Corporate lawy. Additionally, you are adept at preventing and handling legal litigations of any kind.

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Languages:  You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken, as we are expanding internationally.

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Communication:  You have excellent analytical and synthesis skills, and you know how to explain complex topics in a simple way. You are recognized for your writing abilities.

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Project management : you are able to lead a project independently, breaking down complex problems into small tasks and hitting milestones.

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Attention to details:  You know that the devil is in the details, and you have a talent for spotting flaws when there are and producing perfect written documents.

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Mindset:  You have an entrepreneurial mindset, you like challenges and you like getting hands-on.

Recruitment Process

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Intro call: Quick screening with the Hiring Manager or a recruiter.

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Step 1 – Team interview (45 min): Conversation with two Joko team members (could include the Hiring Manager, people from the team you’d join, or colleagues from other teams).

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Step 2 – Role-specific assessments

* For non-tech roles : Take-home case study followed by a 45 min debrief. We assess both your output and how you think in real time. The exercise will be relevant to the role (e.g. analysis, strategy, or process design).

* For tech roles : Live technical interviews:

* Coding interview + System design interview

* For research internships, an additional round may involve analyzing and presenting a research paper

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Step 3 – Founders interview (45 min): Conversation with two of our founders.

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References: Up to five calls with former colleagues or managers.

You may also be invited for coffee with team members to get a feel for our culture.

Additional Information

·  Contract Type: Full-Time
·  Location: Paris
·  Possible full remote