Legal Counsel and AI Specialist

Lalamove; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lalamove is seeking a legally adept professional to lead cross-border commercial contracting and regulatory compliance, while driving Legal AI Transformation initiatives. The role blends traditional commercial law with cutting-edge legal technology to boost efficiency and governance.

You will draft and negotiate a broad range of agreements, provide business-focused advice, and help shape our AI-enabled legal tools and policies across international operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or equivalent legal education background.
• LL.M. degree is preferred.
• U.S. Bar Qualification (e.g., NY State Bar) is preferred. Admissions in Hong Kong or other common law jurisdictions are also welcome

Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide spectrum of commercial agreements (SaaS, licensing, vendor, procurement, partnerships).
• Business Advisory: Provide pragmatic legal advice on general commercial issues, dispute resolution, and risk mitigation across international operations.
• Legal Policy & Guidelines: Develop and maintain standard T&Cs, templates, and corporate guidelines.
• Litigation & Dispute Support: Assist senior team with commercial disputes and regulatory inquiries.
• AI Workflow Optimization: Identify high-impact legal scenarios for AI integration and drive end-to-end automation of processes.
• Knowledge Management & AI Agents: Build legal knowledge bases and AI Q&A agents for self-service guidance.
• System Alignment: Align with Product/Engineering/IT to specify requirements for internal legal tech systems.
• Regulatory & AI Risk: Monitor AI regulations and advise on compliance risks of company-wide AI deployment.

Skills

Commercial law

Cross-border advisory

Contract drafting/negotiation

Regulatory compliance

AI affinity

Legal tech

IT/workflow building

Education

LL.B.

LL.M.

US Bar qualification

Tools

Generative AI tools

Contract analytics software

Job description

We are seeking an innovative, commercially minded Legal Counsel and AI Specialist to join our growing Legal Team. This role is ideal for a tech-savvy legal professional who possesses a solid foundation in general commercial law and a strong passion for legal technology.

In this dual-impact role, you will handle cross-border commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, and business advisory work, while actively leading our Legal AI Transformation initiatives — testing, deploying, and embedding AI workflows to elevate our group’s legal efficiency and governance.

What you’ll do:

Commercial Law & Cross-Border Advisory

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide spectrum of commercial agreements (SaaS, software licensing, vendor, procurement, partnership, and cross-border commercial transactions).
• Business Advisory: Provide pragmatic legal advice to business units on general commercial issues, dispute resolution, and risk mitigation across our international operations.
• Legal Policy & Guidelines: Develop and maintain standard T&Cs, legal templates, and corporate guidelines to protect the group’s commercial and legal interests.
• Litigation & Dispute Support: Support senior legal team members in handling commercial disputes, regulatory inquiries, and administrative legal tasks.

Legal AI Transformation & Compliance

• AI Workflow Optimization: Identify high-impact legal scenarios for AI integration; drive end-to-end automation of legal processes, including pre-screening contracts, extracting key risk terms, and automated intake triage.
• Knowledge Management & AI Agents: Build and curate legal knowledge bases, precedent libraries, and legal Q&A AI Agents to empower business stakeholders with self-service legal guidance.
• System Alignment: Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and IT teams to specify requirements and drive continuous iterations of internal legal tech systems.
• Regulatory & AI Risk: Monitor legal and regulatory developments in TMT and emerging AI regulations; advise on compliance risks associated with company-wide AI deployment.

What you’ll need:

Education & Qualification:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or equivalent legal education background.
• LL.M. degree is preferred.
• U.S. Bar Qualification (e.g., NY State Bar) is preferred. Admissions in Hong Kong or other common law jurisdictions are also welcome

Experience: 2–6 years’ post-qualification experience (PQE)

• Gained from a reputable law firm, multinational corporation (MNC), or fast-paced technology/TMT company.

Legal Expertise:

• Solid fundamentals in general commercial law, contract drafting/negotiation, and exposure to international regulatory practices.

Tech & AI Affinity:

• Demonstrated enthusiasm for AI and emerging legal technologies.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools, legal AI tech, or contract analytics software.
• Basic IT/tech acumen or workflow-building capability is a strong plus.

Languages:

• Excellent command of written and spoken English (primary working language).
• Proficiency in Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) is strongly preferred.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong commercial awareness, high responsiveness, excellent presentation/interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects independently under tight deadlines.

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