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
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
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