Legal Operations Specialist - Fixed Term 6-12 months

Department : Legal

Direct Reporting Line : Director Legal & Compliance

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Responsible for providing legal and compliance services to the country.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice and support to all functional areas in the country regarding contracts, labor matters, franchising, anti-trust, corporate law, consumer rights, international trade, foreign exchange restrictions, IP matters, criminal cases and all related to legal functions
• Management of labor litigation and any other type of litigation
• Management of consumer complaints
• Ensure compliance with local laws in all markets
• Responsible for providing training in anti-trust, contracts, corrupt practices, fraud and sexual harassment and in general all programed for legal and compliance purposes
• Ensuring that all expenses for legal costs remain within budget.
• Contract drafting
• Contract negotiations
• Responsible for supporting LAM compliance officer the country
• Management and follow up of legal service providers and its payments in the country
• Management of all legal systems implemented to report/workflow of contracts, IP matters, and others.
• Management and follow up of IP matters
• Support to Legal and Compliance Director on all strategies to be implemented.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of contract administration, legal documentation and corporate legal processes.

• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, permits, licenses and administrative procedures.

• Ability to review, organize and maintain legal records and documentation with high levels of accuracy.

• Understanding of document control, governance processes and risk management principles.

• Ability to coordinate legal matters with internal stakeholders and external service providers.

• Strong capability to manage trackers, databases, deadlines and legal reporting activities.

• Experience monitoring critical dates, contractual obligations, renewals and compliance requirements.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify risks, missing documentation and process gaps.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Law degree 
• 2-4 years of experience in legal operations, legal support, contract administration, regulatory affairs or related legal roles.
• Experience supporting legal, compliance, regulatory or corporate governance processes.
• Experience managing contracts, legal documentation, permits, licenses, renewals or administrative procedures.
• Experience coordinating with external law firms, consultants, regulatory authorities or service providers.
• Experience preparing trackers, dashboards, status reports and management presentations.
• English proficiency is a MUST
• Experience in law firms is highly value