Copyright Agent A/S are looking for an ambitious Director of Legal Affairs to step into a central role in our further development. Powered by a recent public listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market and a strong strategy we are heading for global expansion, and we need a driven legal mind on the journey with us.

We care, we perform

We call our full-service solution IPRaaS - IPRaaS stands for Intellectual Property Rights as a Service, and we work with our brains and hearts to help our clients manage their copyrighted content online. We strongly believe that producing original work should always be time well spent and always worth the effort for the creator. We are currently active in more than 15 markets across two continents and have an ambitious plan to open significantly on more continents during 2022.

Key responsibilities

Together with the Group CFO, you as our new Head of Legal will:

• Build and lead a strong Legal Team

• Define the strategy for our global legal efforts

• Take on principle cases to the highest courts in Europe and the US with support from specialised trial lawyers

• Build up a global setup with local lawyers

• Supported by Finance, be budget responsible for our Legal Team and all global legal efforts

• Build strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders 

• Create an internal knowledge database and define and maintain effective legal procedures in Copyright Agent and actively develop our internal legal competences

• Actively drive and support the globalisation of the group 

• Have hands-on processing of collection and court cases

• Be our primary contact person for external lawyers

• Educate/communicate internally/externally on legal issues/policies

• Support on commercial contracts, incl. negotiations 

• Provide general legal advice to Management and the Board 

These are some of the things we can offer:

• An international team (we speak 15 different languages in the office!)

• A supportive, and fun work environment with a strong team-spirit

• Competitive salary

• Big influence and the opportunity to make an impact

• Central office location in Copenhagen close to public transportation

• Social gatherings and activities (these include yoga, breakfasts and Friday bars)

• Maternity / paternity leave

   

We think this might be you:

• You have a Master Degree in Law

• You have experience with civil litigation and have a thorough understanding of court proceedings, evidence and costs of litigation

• You have experience building and leading a team

• Preferably you have a deep understanding of national and international copyright laws

• Strong interpersonal skills, incl. the ability to establish good cooperation with internal/external stakeholders

• You are fluent in English

• You embrace and support diversity, and see it as a precondition for a global corporation

• You understand that scaling up requires teamwork and that we sometimes need to go the extra mile to reach our goals

• You like technology and see it as a driver of innovation

• You have good time management skills