Global Legal Associate

RemoFirst is transforming the way businesses hire and manage global teams. Our mission is to enable Freedom of Work by providing an all-in-one global HR platform that simplifies hiring, compliance, payroll, and benefits management. We partner with some of the world’s most innovative companies, including Fortune 500 businesses and leading startups.

We are a small but strong team of 200+ people (and growing) hyper-focused on delivering a world-class platform and unparalleled service with our industry-leading partnerships.

• Coordinate annual corporate obligations, including annual filings, franchise taxes, business licenses, corporate secretarial requirements and regulatory compliance tracking.

• Review, draft, negotiate and coordinate execution of a wide range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, service agreements, amendments, reseller agreements, partner documentation, and vendor contracts.

• Support international expansion projects by coordinating with local counsel, corporate service providers, and internal stakeholders on regulatory, operational and employment-related matters.

• Assist with immigration, visa, and global mobility matters, including coordination of compliance requirements related to employee onboarding and cross-border workforce arrangements.

• Conduct multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory research related to employment models, EOR services, licensing requirements, operational setup and corporate governance.

• Support employment-related matters, including termination processes, settlement coordination, compliance reviews, escalation management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams on sensitive employee issues.

• Maintain and improve internal legal trackers, compliance databases, contract repositories and document management systems to ensure accurate and up-to-date records.

• Contribute to process optimization, workflow automation, template standardization and knowledge management initiatives across the legal and corporate functions.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law or Legal Studies.

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a corporate, commercial or compliance legal role (in-house or law firm).

• Strong understanding of corporate governance, contracts and employment matters.

• Experience working with EOR/PEO models preferred.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities across jurisdictions.

• High attention to detail and ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable collaborating across global time zones and functions.

• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are an advantage.