Legal Counsel Italy

1 giorno fa

Milan, Lombardy, Italia Street Smash Burgers Tempo pieno
Legal Counsel Italy 📍 Milan, Italy About Street Street Smash Burgers was born in Lisbon in 2024 with a simple idea: going back to the roots of the burger with quality product and the smash technique. 100% beef, an open kitchen and a casual, authentic atmosphere. Today we’re growing across nearly 40 restaurants in 4 countries, and we’re looking for people with the drive to learn, energy and rhythm to grow with us. The role You’ll be Street’s in-house lawyer for leases, key contracts, trademarks and corporate matters across Portugal, Spain, Italy and Switzerland. You own the standards and the high-risk documents, decide within a clear playbook, and steer external advisors on the rest. What you’ll do
• Build our lease playbook in your first 90 days and run it, from LOI to signed lease, across a strong opening pipeline with Italy as a key market
• Review and negotiate commercial contracts with delivery platforms, key suppliers, construction contractors and franchise or partnership partners
• Manage the Street Smash trademark portfolio, oppositions and cease-and-desist letters in all four countries
• Own our employment contract templates per country and approve non-standard clauses and senior contracts
• Keep corporate housekeeping in order: board minutes, powers of attorney and entity registers
• Manage one external law firm per country and track legal spend against budget every month
• Set up labour advisors with our People team and route other legal matters to external specialists, owning the brief and the budget Who we’re looking for Must-have
• Qualified lawyer in Italy (Albo degli Avvocati) or Portugal (Ordem dos Advogados), 5+ years post-qualification
• Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing or negotiating commercial leases for multi-site clients
• Experience drafting employment contracts and supporting labour disputes
• Track record managing external law firms on budget
• Drive to take on a much wider scope than in previous roles
• Professional working proficiency in English, Italian or Portuguese, and Spanish Nice-to-have
• Professional working proficiency in Portuguese
• In-house experience in QSR, retail or a franchise network
• Trademark prosecution and opposition experience at EUIPO
• Exposure to Spanish or Swiss lease law

What we offer
• A structured, fast-growing company
• Dynamic, results-oriented environment
• Continuous training and real career growth
• Compensation package based on experience
• Company benefits