Corporate Counsel

Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PAmid

In short

→Asesor jurídico generalista en una empresa pública con enfoque en corporativo, M&A, gobernanza y compliance.
→Días típicos: trabajo en reportes públicos, contratos, transacciones, políticas internas y colaboración con áreas como Finanzas, RRHH y Liderazgo.
→Destacado: oportunidad de influir directamente en una empresa con 500M+ usuarios y crecimiento acelerado.

Proficiency in English is required.

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What they ask for

✓J.D. o equivalente internacional.
✓Matrícula activa en el colegio de abogados en buen estado.
✓2+ años de experiencia en derecho corporativo con exposición a empresas públicas.
✓Experiencia directa en compliance de valores, gobernanza corporativa y transacciones.
✓Habilidades sólidas para redactar y negociar contratos.
✓Capacidad para trabajar en entornos dinámicos y multidisciplinarios.

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SecuritiesPublic Company ReportingProxy StatementsAnnual MeetingsSection 16Disclosure ProcessesInsider Trading PolicyCorporate GovernanceBoard MaterialsSubsidiary Management

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Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. Read our blog to learn more. About the role... We’re looking for a Corporate Counsel to work closely with our Managing Counsel to support corporate matters, including, securities, governance, and M&A and strategic transactions. This is also an opportunity to work with the Managing Counsel to support a broader portfolio as a generalist in areas such as: international, employment, real estate/workplace, and risk management/insurance. You’ll be a member of the Legal team and collaborate with cross‑functional partners, including Finance, People, Workplace, and senior leadership, and outside counsel where needed, exercising sound judgment, crisp communication, and a practical, business‑forward approach. 🧠 You will... • Support securities and public‑company workstreams, including periodic and current reporting, proxy statement/annual meeting preparation, Section 16 matters, and disclosure processes. • Counsel on policies and procedures relating to securities law compliance and disclosure matters; support the administration of Duolingo’s Insider Trading Policy • Advise on corporate governance, related policies and approvals, board materials, and subsidiary management; maintain templates, processes and playbooks to keep operations efficient and compliant. • Support executive compensation, equity compensation, and incentive compensation plan matters. • Provide guidance on international operations. • Partner on corporate development strategy and help support mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, investments, and other complex corporate transactions. • Serve as a legal partner to People on recruiting and hiring practices, policies and handbooks, accommodations, investigations, performance/separations, and employment documents (offers, confidentiality/IP, consulting/contractor agreements). • Support real estate and workplace matters, including office leases, amendments, construction and services agreements, vendor MSAs/SOWs, and facilities operations issues. • Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements related to the above areas; create and iterate templates and checklists that increase speed and consistency. • Monitor and synthesize relevant legal and regulatory developments (e.g., SEC, exchange rules, wage/hour, pay transparency, workplace safety), and translate them into practical guidance and training for stakeholders. • Manage outside counsel efficiently, set clear scopes and budgets, and drive toward timely, high‑quality outcomes. • Support other matters based on interest and business need. ✅ You have... • J.D. (or international equivalent) and active bar membership in good standing. • 2+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably in a fast-paced environment, with direct exposure to public company securities, corporate governance and corporate transactions.&nb

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