Quark Software Inc.
Quark Software Inc.
Quark Software Inc. develops desktop publishing and enterprise content lifecycle management software for organizations that produce complex, highly regulated documents. Its products, including QuarkXPress and Quark Publishing Platform NextGen, help creative teams and content professionals manage, automate, and publish content more efficiently across life sciences, financial services, government, and other enterprise environments. AI-powered capabilities support scalable content operations while helping organizations maintain consistency and compliance throughout the publishing process.

Legal Counsel (Kyiv, Hybrid)

Legal Counsel supporting Quarks, a social discovery and relationship wellness technology company. The role covers commercial contracts, trademarks, consumer protection, and AI regulation.

Description

  • Independently manage the full contract lifecycle
  • Draft commercial agreements from scratch, review partner contracts, and negotiate terms
  • Administer the trademark portfolio, including filings, renewals, monitoring, and coordination with external IP agents in the EU, US, and Ukraine
  • Review and approve names for new brands and products
  • Review paywall, checkout, and subscription/cancellation flows for compliance with consumer protection laws
  • Monitor AI legislation and advise on the EU AI Act and related requirements
  • Provide ad hoc legal analysis on consumer protection, personal data, AI, and other jurisdictional or regulatory matters
  • Prepare compliance checklists and matrices for new markets and features
  • Provide legal support for the B2B business

Requirements

  • At least 1.5 years of experience as a Legal Counsel
  • Experience handling commercial agreements, including NDAs, SaaS agreements, DPAs, and licensing agreements
  • English proficiency sufficient for drafting and negotiating contracts
  • Confidently work with English-language legal sources
  • Experience communicating and negotiating directly with foreign suppliers or providers
  • Ability to independently research, analyze, and structure answers to unfamiliar jurisdictional or regulatory questions
  • Basic understanding of data protection laws, including the GDPR and US state laws, is a plus
  • Experience with consumer protection law is a plus
  • Familiarity with AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, or interest in the field is a plus
  • Experience administering trademarks is a plus
  • Understanding of subscription or negative-option business models is a plus

Benefits

  • Hybrid work with the flexibility to choose working hours within core business hours
  • Equipped workstations
  • Company breakfasts and lunches
  • Office amenities including a shower, sleeping room, PlayStation, walking treadmill, and more
  • Regular rate reviews during performance reviews based on work results
  • Internal training
  • Professional communities for experience sharing
  • Participation in key IT events
  • External course reimbursement
  • 20 vacation days
  • Unlimited sick leave
  • Winter holidays
  • Six public holidays throughout the year
  • Medical insurance
  • Psychologist reimbursement
  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Hobby communities for running, squash, books, and mental health support
  • Quarks Care support for colleagues and their relatives who have been mobilized, demobilized, or affected by the war
  • Enhanced benefits package for veterans focused on support, adaptation, and growth

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