Commercial Legal Counsel

About Mindspace

Founded in 2014, Mindspace is a leading flexible workspace provider with an expanding footprint in Europe, Israel and the US. Our design-led office spaces and on-demand offerings such as meeting rooms, event spaces and daily offices provide the ideal solution for enterprise companies, startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs adapting to today’s fast-evolving hybrid work environment. Mindspace is considered a lifestyle brand that has been bringing hospitality into the world of work, always putting service and experience first. A profitable operator, Mindspace has over 15.000 members in more than 40 prime locations spread across cities such as San Francisco, New York, Miami, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Bucharest, and more.

Why do you love working at Mindspace?

Mindspace is a place where employees can thrive and further develop their skill set in an inspiring and nurturing environment: great vibe, employee wellbeing, diverse community, boutique design. You’ll work with some of the best people in the industry, who love what they do. You’ll be part of a global company with deep respect and understanding for the local culture of each of its markets. Our growth is intrinsically connected to that of our employees.

Who is the ideal Mindspacer?

You’re a team player. You take pride in what you do and have a mindset of “I’m all in” when you do it. You know when to take action and how to take the areas of your responsibility to the next level - excellence is the name of the game. You know how to ‘read the room’ and understand the professional environment you’re in.

About the position

This full-time position will be based in Tel Aviv at Mindspace HQ and entails managing among others, the legal aspects related to the company’s members, services and supplier agreements, as well as real estate agreements with real estate owners. The ideal candidate will have at least 2-3 years of experience from a top law firm or a global company, having strong attention to detail, and be a proactive problem solver. The role requires completing some semi-ambiguous tasks - so self-discipline and an independent working style is required.

Your day at Mindspace

As a Legal Counsel you will report to the company’s General Counsel and will be focused on customer engagement, customer service and real estate aspects, acting as a business partner for internal teams (sales, operations, real estate, finance, marketing and HR) to support their legal needs.

What you will be responsible for, mainly:

● Structuring, drafting, negotiating, reviewing and counselling on a broad range of commercial transactions, with a particular focus on services agreements, commercial leasing such as structure lease and management agreements and other occupancy agreements for projects across a large global portfolio.

● Provide day-to-day legal counselling to internal business teams on issues related to customer service, real estate transactions, project management and risk management.

● Supporting legal requirements and business initiatives of Mindspace as in-house legal expert on commercial matters.

● Manage outside counsels across the various geographies in which the company operates.

● Identify opportunities for internal process improvements and implementation processes.

Do you have the following experience?

● LLB degree in law

● 3-5 years of experience (not including the internship) with Commercial law at a top-tier law firm (commercial department – advantage) or as an in-house counsel, experience in commercial law and industry knowledge that includes service agreements, and purchase and sale transactions

● Ability to work in a fast-paced, high pressure, entrepreneurial environment

● Good understanding of real estate law - advantage

● Detail oriented and well organized

● Fluent in English and Hebrew - Must

Critical competencies for success:

● You’ll be handed a lot of responsibility – so we trust that you’re an independent and responsible worker who is able to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-organizational teams and interfaces

● There's no taking shortcuts here - transparency is key!

● You should be a highly-creative team player who is able to think on your feet when the going gets tough

● Capable networker with excellent interpersonal, communication and public speaking skills

● Strong analytical, with strong conceptual, research, interpersonal and problem-solving skills

● Know how to prioritize tasks under a time-crunch: don't give in when the going gets tough!

● Building infrastructure processes and procedures should not be out of your comfort zone

● Fired up about Mindspace; you are ready to live, eat and breathe Mindspace, spreading the love to everyone you encounter

● Come prepared with a can-do attitude!