Our customer, a leader in travel/hospitality industry is seeking an experienced Commercial/ Regulatory Lawyer to join their legal team for a 6 months contract role. This role will support the business by reviewing and ensuring compliance for various services offered by hosts, such as tours, food-related activities, and nature excursions. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing local regulatory and compliance implications, including licensing and permit requirements, and providing clear legal advice to the business.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support a project to review and assess the regulatory and compliance implications of services that hosts may wish to list in the EMEA region.
* Research and ensure compliance with local regulations, including licensing and permit requirements.
* Review existing external legal advice and apply it accordingly to relevant business activities.
* Provide strategic legal guidance to the business to ensure adherence to all necessary regulations.
* Coordinate with external counsel as needed, especially when expanding into new regions or countries, and compile the advice into a clear, easily searchable document.
Key Requirements:
* 5-7 years PQE (Qualified in any EU jurisdiction). Candidates with relevant experience, even without formal qualification, will be considered.
* General commercial law experience, ideally with a background in regulatory law.
* Experience in consumer law (not financial services).
* Strong research skills and the ability to assess regulatory and compliance requirements.
* In-house legal experience with the ability to influence and communicate effectively across teams.
Desirable Skills:
* Experience within the travel, tourism, or online platform sectors is highly beneficial.
* Prior experience with regulatory compliance in the hospitality or leisure industry is a plus.
About Elevate
Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.
ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
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As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.