Hybrid Legal Counsel – Data Protection, Commercial Contracts, Part-time

at Omnilex

• Job title: Legal Counsel – Data Protection, Commercial Contracts, Part-time
• Job type: Part Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: CHF 8,000 - CHF 12,000 per month
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Zurich, Switzerland

About the role

• Legal Counsel supporting Enterprise contracts and Data Protection for a Legal-Tech startup. Engaging with complex procurement processes and legal requirements in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate enterprise customer agreements, including licensing and procurement contracts.
• Analyze and respond to legal and compliance requirements from large customers.
• Provide advice on data protection issues, particularly in the context of the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) and the GDPR (DSGVO), as well as AI and SaaS products.
• Support the team in enterprise sales processes by assessing risks and proposing pragmatic solutions.
• Translate technical and product-related requirements into clear, actionable contractual clauses.
• Act as a trusted legal point of contact for founders and management.

Requirements

• You have a legal background and understand how in-house legal teams operate.
• You may have started your career in a law firm or gained experience in a legal department, particularly in areas such as data protection, technology law, or contract law.
• You are a qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Switzerland.
• You have solid knowledge of data protection law (Swiss DSG and the GDPR/DSGVO).
• You have experience reviewing commercial contracts, ideally in a SaaS, technology, or licensing environment.
• You can translate technical concepts into contractual logic and vice versa.
• You have a good technical understanding or are willing to learn quickly.
• You enjoy working independently in a flexible part-time role.
• You communicate clearly and pragmatically with legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• You are fluent in German and English.
• You routinely use AI tools (e.g., Claude or similar) in your daily work.

Benefits

• Flexible part-time role (20–40%) with the possibility to grow the position to full-time (100%) in the future.
• A key role at the intersection of law and AI in one of Europe’s most exciting legal-tech startups.
• A collaborative, energetic team where your ideas are heard and implemented.
• Direct impact on customers and product development.
• A smart, motivated team with backgrounds in AI, law, and design.
• Competitive compensation including a transparent ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan).
• High degree of ownership, a steep learning curve, and a clear mission.