Junior Associate Counsel - Global Telecoms Law

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At a glance - Location: Office, Remote or Hybrid, according to applicant preference and company constraints. Our offices are located in Paris, Tallinn, and Lisbon. - Contract: Permanent, full-time - Salary: €3,500-€4,500 gross per month - Experience: From recent law graduate to six years - Languages: English required; French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian a plus - Start date: As soon as possible About the role Most lawyers wait years to run their own cases. Here, you won't. Hyde & Associates helps the world's largest companies - alongside the UN, Embassies and NGOs - navigate telecommunications and satellite regulation in markets other firms rarely reach. We are looking for a Junior Associate Counsel who enjoys working things out independently, isn't put off by an unfamiliar bureaucracy in an unfamiliar country, and wants real responsibility early. About us We specialise in telecommunications and satellite regulatory law across six continents - from Argentina to Papua New Guinea and many places in between. Our clients include global telecoms operators, multinational corporations, UN agencies, NGOs and governments, who rely on us for serious legal expertise backed by real on-the-ground experience. We are a close-knit team where people are trusted to work with independence, and the work is real from day one. What you'll do You'll begin close to the work - researching unfamiliar laws, drafting licence applications and legal analysis, and tracking the regulatory developments that affect our clients worldwide. As you build trust, usually within months, you'll take on your own files and clients and advise them directly. How far and how fast you go is set by what you can handle, not by your job title. Day to day, you will: - Read laws and regulations you haven't seen before and work out what they mean for a client. - Draft and argue licence applications, legal analysis and written advice. - Track and report on telecommunications and satellite developments affecting clients worldwide. - Form a clear recommendation and a practical next step - not just a list of options. - Grow into owning your own matters and client relationships. What we're looking for You'll do well in this role if you: - Can pick up an unfamiliar area of law and work it out - and enjoy the puzzle. - Bring solutions rather than just problems, and propose a way forward when you hit an obstacle. - Can form a view, make the case for it (including to senior colleagues), and change your mind when the evidence points the other way. - Communicate plainly and get to the point. - Work well with limited supervision and pick up pace quickly. - Are genuinely open to international work, including occasional travel. You'll enjoy this role most if you value autonomy and being trusted to run with things, rather than close, step-by-step direction. Essential requirements - A university degree in law. - Business-level, persuasive English - enough to advise international clients clearly in writing. - Willingness to undertake occasional travel to remote or demanding locations (for example, Indonesia, the DRC or South Sudan). - A working day that overlaps substantially with Central European Time. Nice to have - A second language: French, Portuguese, Spanish or Russian. - Some prior professional experience (the role suits candidates from recent graduates up to around six years). - Strong organisation and attention to detail. What we offer - Real responsibility, early - own your own cases and clients within months, not years. - Meaningful work - help clients stand up to corruption and abuses of power, and get results that matter. - Blue chip clients - Fortune 500 companies, UN agencies, Embassies and NGOs rely on our expertise. - International exposure - genuine opportunities to travel, including to places few firms go. - Real training - a small, expert team where you learn from people at the top of the field. - Flexibility - Office, Remote or Hybrid, according to applicant preference and company constraints. Our offices are located in Paris, Tallinn, and Lisbon. - A sustainable pace - serious work without the big-firm grind, and few last-minute surprises. - Pay - €3,500-€4,500 gross per month.

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