Legal Counsel

Joko; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-market compensation

Equity for everyone

AI learning time

Yearly offsite & team events

ClassPass subscription

Parental leave 8 weeks

Job summary

Joko is seeking a Legal Counsel to be the first point of contact for every team, handling contracts, data protection, employment matters and new projects. You will report to the Head of Legal and work closely with cross-functional teams to provide practical legal input from day one.

You will draft, review, and negotiate contracts with suppliers, tools, merchants, freelancers and partners; lead GDPR initiatives with Privacy counsel; translate business needs into compliant processes.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Experience in French employment law is a strong plus.
• Admission to the Paris Bar is a plus.
• Fluent in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for every team, advising on contracts, data protection, employment, and new projects.
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts with suppliers, tools, merchants, freelancers and partners; improve templates.
• Run and contribute to GDPR programmes with the Product & Privacy counsel.

Skills

French & English

Autonomous

Rigorous

Education

Master's degree in private or business law

Job description

At Joko, our mission is to we help consumers save time and money when shopping online or in-store.

Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and certified B Corp with over 120 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York (and beyond). More than 7 million users already save money every day at 10,000+ merchants with Joko.

From cashback and automatic coupons to price alerts, we've kept expanding our products to make shopping smarter. Today, Joko is an AI shopping app: with Juno, our shopping assistant, users can find the right product at the best price in only a few seconds, with recommendations that get sharper the more they use it.

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 the first point of contact for every team at Joko, working hand in hand with them on the full range of legal questions, from contracts and data protection to employment and new projects. You will report directly to the Head of Legal (Maya).

First point of contact for the teams

• Answer the legal questions that come from every team, on any area of law, with clear recommendations they can act on.
• Join new projects, products and partnerships early to analyse them from a legal standpoint, with the Head of Legal and the specialist counsels, so legal input shapes them from the start.
• Improve the AI tools that let employees get answers to standard questions without waiting for a lawyer.

Contracts and data protection

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts across Joko's activity: suppliers, tools, merchants, freelancers and partners.
• Apply and improve our templates and playbooks with the Commercial & IP counsel, based on what the teams need day to day.
• Run key parts of our GDPR programme with the Product & Privacy counsel: data subject requests, processor agreements and the records of processing.

Employment

• Partner with the People team on their employment questions, in France and in our other entities.
• Help People turn recurring situations into processes they can run on their own.
• Brief and coordinate our external employment counsel.

Who you are

• You have 2 to 4 years of experience, including time in a top-tier law firm or an in-house legal team.
• You want breadth: you enjoy moving from a contract negotiation to a GDPR question and an employment issue in the same week.
• Experience in French employment law is a strong plus.
• You hold a Master's degree in private or business law from a leading French law school. Admission to the Paris Bar is a plus.
• You are fluent in French and English.
• You are rigorous, autonomous and curious about how AI and automation can change legal work.

What we tell you upfront. Until the three poles are staffed, every Legal Counsel works across the full legal scope with the Head of Legal.

Our perks

(Some of the benefits listed below are available to full-time positions only)

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

• Flexible remote : If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, we can provide access to a coworking space and a coworking budget.
• Work from anywhere : Want to spend a month in Italy while working? You can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year.

On Top Of That, We Offer Plenty Of Perks

• Top-market compensation
• Equity for everyone with the chance to own a piece of what you build
• Half-day each week dedicated to leveling up with AI by exploring new tools, iterating hard, and sharpening your skills
• Yearly offsite in amazing locations and budget for team-building events & monthly in-person gatherings
• Contribution to your ClassPass subscription
• 8-week leave paid 100% for the second parent
• …and much more, check the full list here!

Our hiring process

• Intro call: Quick screening with the Hiring Manager or the Talent team.
• 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).
• Step 2 – Role-specific assessments
  • For non-engineering roles: A take-home case study followed by a 45‑min interview. We assess both your output and how you think in real time. The exercise will be relevant to your role (e.g. analysis, strategy, or process design).
  • For engineering roles: A 90‑min live technical interview on CoderPad covering code understanding, review, system design, and product thinking (with AI serving as a collaboration tool).
• Step 3 – Leadership interview (45 min): Conversation with a SteerCo member and a Founder.
• References: Up to 3 calls with former colleagues or managers.

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