Legal Counsel

  • Full-time
  • Job Family Group: Legal

Company Description

Common Purpose, Uncommon Opportunity. Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. This is our global vision and the common purpose that unites the entire Visa team. As a global payments technology company, tech is at the heart of what we do: Our VisaNet network processes over 13,000 transactions per second for people and businesses around the world, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. We are also global advocates for financial inclusion, working with partners around the world to help those who lack access to financial services join the global economy. Visa’s sponsorships, including the Olympics and FIFA™ World Cup, celebrate teamwork, diversity, and excellence throughout the world. If you have a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, Visa offers an uncommon opportunity to build a strong, thriving career. Visa is fueled by our team of talented employees who continuously raise the bar on delivering the convenience and security of digital currency to people all over the world. Join our team and find out how Visa is everywhere you want to be.

Job Description

Position Summary
To assist the Head of Legal and Senior Counsel with a broad range of regional legal requirements, in particular to handle and be responsible for day to day legal requirements of country and functional business units.

Job Scope
• Respond to requests for drafts of a wide range of formal contracts, letter agreements, and other documents submitted by all applicable areas of country and functional business units. This also includes development of template/standard documents and may include drafting template/standard documents for or adapting US documents to local requirements.
• Respond to general requests for advice from applicable areas of country and functional business units on a wide range of legal matters, including corporate, commercial, employment, antitrust, intellectual property, privacy and general commercial law.
• Help with the Market-Open initiatives; Research and analyze legal issues in connection with application of various licenses and permits;
• Participate as the "legal department" representative on various projects teams, steering committees and panels as and when the need arises (for example, the Client Incentives Contract Group).
• Determine when external legal advice is required and instructing external counsel and advising on specialist legal matters in connection with a range of matters, and using external advisors in an efficient and cost-effective way. Translating external legal advice into practical business solutions for the applicable country or functional business units.
• Assist with company secretarial matters across the region.
• Take responsibility for developing, implementing and updating legal documentation as required.

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