Location: Belgrade or Novi Sad (hybrid) Reports to: Partners
Seniority: Open – substance over years Language: English C1 + Serbian
Zunic Law is a law firm with nearly 40 years of practice, ranked as Law Firm of the Year Serbia by Lexology Index for two consecutive years (2025 and 2024), and listed as a Legal500 Leading Firm in EMEA for two consecutive years. Our practice focuses on technology, corporate and commercial law. Our clients include financial institutions, digital businesses, technology companies, multinationals and fast-growing startups. Our work has a strong international dimension and an AI-first operating model.
We are hiring an attorney whose practice is grounded in the commercial and legal reality of the technology sector. This is not a generalist position.
The right person for this role has spent meaningful time drafting IT contracts, advising on IP matters, navigating data protection compliance, or structuring corporate transactions for technology companies. They understand how software is built, owned, licensed and monetised – not in theory, but because they have been doing the legal work behind it.
We have historically covered this area with separate profiles. We are now looking for one attorney with genuine depth across at least three of the six areas below. We are open to different combinations. We are not open to surface-level familiarity passed off as expertise.
We are not asking you to cover everything. We are asking that at least three of the areas below represent real, demonstrable, daily experience. Tick the ones that are genuinely yours.
☐ 01 Commercial & IT Contracts
SaaS agreements, software development and outsourcing contracts, IT service agreements, vendor management, cloud service terms. You have drafted these from scratch – not only reviewed.
☐ 02 Intellectual Property
Software IP ownership and assignment, trademark registration and enforcement, copyright in commercial contexts, IP licensing. Practical, transactional – not just advisory.
☐ 03 Data Protection / GDPR
GDPR compliance, DPA drafting, cross-border data transfer mechanisms, NIS2 basics. CIPP/E or equivalent is a strong plus. Hands-on, not purely theoretical.
☐ 04 Corporate / M&A
Company formation and restructuring, shareholders’ agreements, M&A transactions and due diligence, with preference for technology company contexts.
☐ 05 IT & Tech Regulatory
Regulatory frameworks for technology companies – AI governance, cybersecurity regulations (NIS2, sector-specific), export controls, or product market access.
☐ 06 Tax in the Technology Sector
Tax structure for IT companies, cross-border service arrangements, tax benefits for employment and IP, software royalty taxation, or tax optimisation.
Tick the areas where your experience is real and provable. Three areas owned completely will outperform six ticked hopefully. We will explore each one you tick in depth during the interview.
Knowledge must be real, current and demonstrable. Mandatory items are non-negotiable.
MANDATORY
NICE TO HAVE
There is no single path. The profiles that have worked best for us:
Companies where candidates with the right profile have come from: technology companies (Huawei, Ericsson, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Comtrade, Levi9, Nordeus and similar), multinationals with regional legal operations, or law firms with active M&A and technology practices.
Banking and financial services law experience, without meaningful IT contract exposure, does not translate to what we do. The vocabulary, the commercial logic and the risk profile of technology contracts are different. We are not looking for another corporate generalist – we are looking for someone who has already built fluency in how technology companies operate legally.
We are not looking for a litigator who has occasionally handled a contract matter. The work here is transactional. If your primary practice has been courtroom advocacy, this is probably not the right fit.
We are not hiring potential we have to develop over the first six to twelve months. We need a practitioner who arrives ready to work on live matters from week one.
We are not specifying a number of years. Seniority in years without substance in the relevant areas will not be competitive.
If you passed the bar two years ago and spent those two years drafting SaaS agreements and IP licensing contracts at an IT company or at a firm with a genuine technology practice, we want to hear from you. If you have twelve years of experience in areas unrelated to what we have described, this position is most likely not the right fit.
Zunic Law operates as an AI-first firm. Every person on the team uses AI from day one and works within a culture that treats AI as infrastructure, not a novelty. We run Zunic Elevate – a structured development programme covering five tracks: AI, Leadership, Legal Knowledge, Business Skills and Wellbeing.
You will work alongside attorneys who are recognised internationally. The firm serves international clients, works in English and Serbian, and has offices in both Belgrade and Novi Sad.
Compensation: Competitive, calibrated to the depth and seniority of your practice.
Flexibility: Hybrid across Belgrade and Novi Sad. Flexible start: 7:30–9:00.
AI tooling: AI courses and internal Zunic Law tooling from day one. No approval process, no pilot periods.
Education: Paid external education: courses, conferences, bar certifications, specialist qualifications.
Exposure: International clients, cross-border transactions and direct partnership track for exceptional performers.
Growth: Meritocratic culture: if you consistently prove to be hardworking, proactive and committed, you can count on a clear partnership track.
Apply via the application form on our website. We read every application. Shortlisted candidates are contacted within five working days.
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