Legal Counsel

Sellpy; Stockholms län; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prepaid vacation

Sellpy credits and staff discounts

Monthly pension plan

Learning platform access

Job summary

Sellpy is seeking a Legal Counsel to build and oversee an in-house legal function focused on compliance, consumer rights, and data privacy within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting. You will draft and review agreements, implement guidelines, and collaborate with authorities while growing the team with the Head of Legal.

You will contribute to shaping processes, improving routines, and guiding the business through evolving e-commerce regulations as Sellpy scales its circular economy vision.

Qualifications

• Swedish LL.M (Juristexamen) required.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience.
• Strong corporate and commercial law background for e-commerce.
• Solid data privacy and consumer law knowledge.
• Fluent in English and Swedish with strong communication.
• Ability to manage multiple high-impact projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build in-house legal function focused on compliance, primarily consumer rights, e-commerce regulation and data privacy.
• Draft and review agreements and answer everyday legal questions.
• Create internal guidelines and update terms and conditions; support inquiries from authorities.
• Conduct legal research on regulatory developments.
• Identify and address legal risks with Head of Legal.

Skills

English & Swedish fluency

Data privacy expertise

Corporate & commercial law

E-commerce regulation knowledge

Legal drafting & review

Project management

Education

Swedish LL.M (Juristexamen)

Job description

Join Sellpy, an innovative leader in sustainable e-commerce, as Legal Counsel.

This role mixes legal compliance work, particularly e-commerce and consumer rights with setting processes and routines that keep things running smoothly. From ad hoc questions to bigger projects, you'll contribute to developing best practices as part of our soon-to-be two-person legal team.

Sellpy’s vision is to empower everyone to live circularly. We believe that every item deserves a second life, and we see huge financial, social and environmental value in making sure this happens. We look for those who share this vision and have the grit to tackle the challenges of building a circular future.

Legal Counsel at Sellpy

We're looking for an exceptional legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and is passionate about building a modern, efficient legal function. You'll focus on legal compliance, mainly consumer rights, e-commerce regulation and data privacy. You'll dive deep to understand what applies to Sellpy and use that to tighten up our routines. Improve internal processes and set clear guidelines across the business.

Together with our Head of Legal, you'll take on everything that comes with a fast-growing company like Sellpy. We look forward to seeing you thrive in a hands‑on role as our legal team grows to two.

In short, you will

• Join us in building Sellpy's in-house legal function, with a focus on legal compliance, primarily consumer rights, e-commerce regulation and data privacy
• Give general legal support to the business: drafting and reviewing agreements and answering everyday legal questions
• Governance and external relations: create, implement and maintain internal guidelines across the business, review and update terms and conditions as well as support and answer inquiries from authorities and organizations
• Legal research: stay on top of legislative and regulatory developments
• Risk management: proactively identify and address legal risks together with our Head of Legal

We use AI tools as part of our daily legal work.

Requirements

• A Swedish LL.M (Juristexamen)
• A minimum of five years of experience in a relevant role, such as at a business law firm or within a fast-growing retail or tech company
• Solid background in corporate and commercial law, with a deep understanding of the legal areas relevant to e-commerce
• Strong understanding of data privacy and consumer law
• Demonstrated good judgment, personal integrity, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to efficiently handle multiple high-impact projects in a fast-paced environment
• Structured and organised but comfortable adapting when priorities shift
• Down-to-earth, self-driven, and capable of providing high-quality legal advice
• Fluency in English and Swedish, with outstanding communication skills

We’d be impressed if you have

• Written and spoken skills in German or Polish
• Experience from working with employment law, tax law or intellectual property

You get to

• Be part of a tech‑minded company that's driving the change towards a sustainable lifestyle. In return, you will get direction, energy, and work on meaningful challenges daily.
• Enjoy a vibrant office culture at Medborgarplatsen, balanced with hands‑on experience at our production sites
• Work with highly skilled and motivated colleagues
• Gain new skills with unlimited access to a learning platform
• Make use of prepaid vacation
• Enjoy Sellpy credits and staff discounts at Sellpy and the H&M brands (Arket, COS, & Other Stories, Weekday and more)
• Save up with a monthly pension plan
• Engagement in Sellpy's social traditions with game nights, interactive planning days, guest speakers and other activities

Location

On‑site collaboration at our core, supported by a flexible hybrid setup on set days. This specific role is based at our Medborgarplatsen office.

We value being together. After an on‑site onboarding, we aim for a balanced office presence, with flexibility based on your team and tasks.

Form of employment: Full-time

Start: As agreed upon

How we use AI

We may use AI as part of our recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.