Legal Counsel

What's The Role

The Manager, Legal Affairs - North Cluster with Liberty Caribbean (Flow) is proactive, solutions-oriented and adept at engaging across functions and markets, whilst providing best-in-class divisional legal business partnering to senior divisional stakeholders, and directing key initiatives across a broad range of matters. 

The successful candidate will analyze complex legal and commercial issues, challenge the business, develop practical legal strategies, create tangible improvements in business performance, and have the ability to identify and mitigate legal risks and communicate legal advice constructively and succinctly for multiple markets. 

This regional role is open to applicants in the following Liberty Caribbean North Cluster markets: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, BVI, Jamaica, St. Marteen, St. Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago or Turks & Caicos. 

This role operates as a legal counsel position, a member of the legal affairs team, responsible for delivering legal advice and support, and does not involve managing a team or supervising staff.

What You'll Do

• Providing top-quality legal support on commercial, corporate, consumer, employment, litigation, regulatory, corporate governance and compliance matters.
• Handling all legal matters related to commercial agreements including active negotiation, drafting and reviewing of a broad range of commercial agreements including business-critical agreements.
• Advising on corporate governance matters relating to market local legal requirements.
• Keeping abreast of new legislation and current industry trends and regulatory matters which impact the company and advising key stakeholders on the same.
• Reviewing relevant legislation and court tribunal decisions and advising the company of any potential impact.
• Advising the company of any matters which affect its business operations and/or operating licences where applicable and ensure its compliance with relevant legislation, agreements and licences.
• Working closely with senior leaders and business partners across the business to advise them on navigating and managing legal, regulatory and compliance risks and Group governance requirements.
• Work cross functionally with business teams across the company to analyze legal risks, devise solutions, and develop strong, trusted advisor relationships.
• Managing litigation portfolios for assigned markets including managing internal preparation and engagement and management of outside counsel.
• Managing outside counsel on commercial negotiations and regulatory issues (including potential and actual litigation) to maximize performance and achievement of business objectives.
• Support and where required, manage legal department initiatives and process improvements for assigned markets.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor of Law (LLB) from a well-respected University.
• Admitted to practice in one of the following countries- Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, BVI, Jamaica, St. Marteen, St. Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago or Turks & Caicos. 
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience of working in private practice and/or in-house, preferably within a regulated sector.
• Strong working knowledge of broad range of legal practice areas including commercial law, corporate law, contracting, litigation, real estate, and intellectual property law.
• Knowledge of ICT, telecommunications laws and regulations and commercial technology products would be an asset.
• Technical competence in drafting and negotiating customer and vendor agreements.
• Ability to work proactively and collaboratively as the primary legal point of contact.
• Diligent and proactive, with demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment, technical acumen, communication skills, and strategic thinking.

Who We Are

We are the leading telecommunications company, connecting more than 40 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean with our video, broadband internet, telephony, and mobile services under the consumer brands Liberty Latin America, Liberty Caribbean, Liberty Business, Liberty Caribbean ICT, Bahamas Telecommunication (BTC), FLOW, Liberty Networks, Liberty Communications(Puerto Rico & USVI), Liberty Costa Rica, and Más Móvil. We started small, and now we’re growing. We’re excited about the future as we strive to unlock opportunities in the región

Why Join Us

Technology excites us, enables us, and drives us. We´re proud of the services we provide, the markets that we serve, and our people coming together to enhance our customers´ lives with technology so that they can connect, work, live and play without missing a beat. Throughout Liberty Latin America, our passion and pride are brought to life through our shared vision to bring innovation that will create moments that matter to our customers, delivering growth in our markets with one vision, one culture, and one team.

Liberty Latin America provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, citizenship, disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

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What You'll Need

• Bachelor of Law (LLB) from a well-respected University.
• Admitted to practice in one of the following countries- Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, BVI, Jamaica, St. Marteen, St. Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago or Turks & Caicos. 
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience of working in private practice and/or in-house, preferably within a regulated sector.
• Strong working knowledge of broad range of legal practice areas including commercial law, corporate law, contracting, litigation, real estate, and intellectual property law.
• Knowledge of ICT, telecommunications laws and regulations and commercial technology products would be an asset.
• Technical competence in drafting and negotiating customer and vendor agreements.
• Ability to work proactively and collaboratively as the primary legal point of contact.
• Diligent and proactive, with demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment, technical acumen, communication skills, and strategic thinking.

Who We Are

We are the leading telecommunications company, connecting more than 40 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean with our video, broadband internet, telephony, and mobile services under the consumer brands Liberty Latin America, Liberty Caribbean, Liberty Business, Liberty Caribbean ICT, Bahamas Telecommunication (BTC), FLOW, Liberty Networks, Liberty Communications(Puerto Rico & USVI), Liberty Costa Rica, and Más Móvil. We started small, and now we’re growing. We’re excited about the future as we strive to unlock opportunities in the región

Why Join Us

Technology excites us, enables us, and drives us. We´re proud of the services we provide, the markets that we serve, and our people coming together to enhance our customers´ lives with technology so that they can connect, work, live and play without missing a beat. Throughout Liberty Latin America, our passion and pride are brought to life through our shared vision to bring innovation that will create moments that matter to our customers, delivering growth in our markets with one vision, one culture, and one team.

Liberty Latin America provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, citizenship, disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

#LI-DS1

What You'll Do

• Providing top-quality legal support on commercial, corporate, consumer, employment, litigation, regulatory, corporate governance and compliance matters.
• Handling all legal matters related to commercial agreements including active negotiation, drafting and reviewing of a broad range of commercial agreements including business-critical agreements.
• Advising on corporate governance matters relating to market local legal requirements.
• Keeping abreast of new legislation and current industry trends and regulatory matters which impact the company and advising key stakeholders on the same.
• Reviewing relevant legislation and court tribunal decisions and advising the company of any potential impact.
• Advising the company of any matters which affect its business operations and/or operating licences where applicable and ensure its compliance with relevant legislation, agreements and licences.
• Working closely with senior leaders and business partners across the business to advise them on navigating and managing legal, regulatory and compliance risks and Group governance requirements.
• Work cross functionally with business teams across the company to analyze legal risks, devise solutions, and develop strong, trusted advisor relationships.
• Managing litigation portfolios for assigned markets including managing internal preparation and engagement and management of outside counsel.
• Managing outside counsel on commercial negotiations and regulatory issues (including potential and actual litigation) to maximize performance and achievement of business objectives.
• Support and where required, manage legal department initiatives and process improvements for assigned markets.