Senior Legal Counsel - Subscriptions

DuckDuckGo

1d • $178,500 - $178,500 • Remote

About The Position

Working on the Law & Policy team, you'll serve as the dedicated legal expert for DuckDuckGo's subscription offering, ensuring we remain compliant across a growing range of global jurisdictions while enabling the business to move fast with confidence. You'll play a role in enabling DuckDuckGo’s subscription growth internationally by navigating the complex legal requirements that come with launching in new markets. Alongside work closely with product, engineering, marketing, and finance teams to embed legal thinking into day-to-day decisions, and work on related projects.
Recent projects include:
Building out the subscription legal framework to track and operationalize evolving requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Reviewing and advising on in-product notices, terms of service, and marketing materials for the DuckDuckGo Subscription.
Analyzing legal requirements for online payments, free trials, promotions, and multi-jurisdiction auto renewal notices.
As a Senior Legal Counsel, you'll own all subscription-related legal matters end-to-end, from early ideation through to launch, acting as a true partner to the business rather than a downstream reviewer.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of legal experience, with in-house experience preferred.
• Experience advising on subscription services, consumer-facing software products, or e-commerce, including drafting terms of service.
• Proven experience working autonomously to proactively track evolving legal requirements across jurisdictions, serving as both a cross-functional partner and hands-on implementer.
• Able to translate legal advice into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills in a fast-paced, remote-first setting.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in good standing in one U.S. state bar.

Responsibilities

• Own all subscription-related legal matters end-to-end, from early ideation through to launch
• Building out the subscription legal framework to track and operationalize evolving requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Reviewing and advising on in-product notices, terms of service, and marketing materials for the DuckDuckGo Subscription.
• Analyzing legal requirements for online payments, free trials, promotions, and multi-jurisdiction auto renewal notices.

Benefits

• stock options
• Eligibility for company-sponsored health benefits is limited to team members based in the United States.
• paid parental leave
• office setup
• co-working allowances

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree