Responsibilities
TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
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Team Introduction
Our AUNZ legal team is growing together with our company and committed to provide top-end in-house legal services to our internal clients on Australia and New Zealand legal matters. We are looking for a savvy and smart lawyer to join us as Legal Counsel to support our team. This role will focus on commercial and regulatory matters, including but not limited to commercial contracting work and providing advice on compliance of the platform's operations. The role will be based in Sydney.
Responsibilities
- Conducting research on key legal and regulatory issues relevant to TikTok and preparing advice memos in relation to those matters
- Drafting, reviewing and assisting with negotiation of commercial legal contracts in relation to creators and the creative ecosystem (including across the creator, marketing, music and media & entertainment industries) and liaising directly with stakeholders regarding those projects.
- Cross-functional legal reviews of new products or TikTok features
- Responding to ad hoc requests for legal advice from a wide range of teams across APAC.
- Document management and improving internal legal processes and functions including precedent and template management.
- Engaging external legal counsel for advice and project management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in law or equivalent practical experience, with over 6 years PQE in a law firm or in-house legal role
- Meticulous attention to detail, organised, and committed to delivering high-quality work
- Able to self-manage large amounts of work, effectively prioritise and communicate conflicting deadlines, multitask, and work in a dynamic, multicultural and fast-paced work environment
- Proficient with MS Office applications and adept at learning new productivity platforms
- Comfortable taking the initiative
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A collaborative working style, capable of working both cross-functionally with stakeholders across different teams, as well as independently with limited supervision
- Ideal if candidates have one or more of the following;
- 6-8 years experience either in private practice or in-house
- Excellent contracting experience
- Experience in advertising, technology or IP legal work
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
In the spirit of reconciliation, TikTok acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.