The Legal Counsel job family is responsible for advising clients across GitLab on legal matters related to their functional area of expertise.
The Associate Legal Counsel reports to the Director, Legal or Sr. Director, Legal.
The Associate Legal Counsel is a Grade 5
The Legal Counsel (Intermediate) reports to the Director, Legal or Sr. Director, Legal.
The Legal Counsel (Intermediate) is a Grade 6
The Legal Counsel (Intermediate II) reports to the Director, Legal or Sr. Director, Legal.
The Legal Counsel (Intermediate II) is a Grade 7
The Senior Legal Counsel reports to the Director, Legal or Sr. Director, Legal.
The Senior Legal Counsel is a Grade 8.
Market Justification: Over 200 companies have this senior individual contributor level with an average of 5 incumbents. In order to independently manage strategic and complex legal matters, additional experitise and experience as an individual contributor is vital for business success.
The Lead Legal Counsel reports to the Director, Legal or Sr. Director, Legal.
The Lead Legal Counsel is a Grade 9.
Market Justification: Over 100 companies have this senior individual contributor level with an average of 5 incumbents. In order to independently manage strategic and complex legal matters and act as a subject matter expert, a high level of experitise and experience as an individual contributor is vital for business success.
The Legal Counsel, Product and Privacy collaborates with clients across GitLab on a broad range of matters including IP, product, marketing and privacy. In addition to the general Responsibilities and and Requirements above, this role specifically requires:
The Legal Counsel, Employment - EMEA collaborates with clients across GitLab on a broad range of matters across the entire arc of the employment relationship, from recruiting to onboarding, compensation, performance management, leave management, separation, and, where necessary, litigation. In addition to the general Responsibilities and Requirements above, this role specifically requires:
The Legal Counsel, Commercial reports directly to the Director of Legal, Commercial and collaborates with external and internal clients across GitLab on a broad range of matters related to commercial contracting including the negotiation and review of complex contracts, review of regional specific legal requirements to drive templates and process, and act as a trusted advisor to internal clients. In addition to the general Responsibilities and Requirements above, this role specifically requires the ability to:
The next step in the Legal Counsel job family is not yet defined at GitLab.
Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.
Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.
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