Legal Counsel
Milan, Italy

About Street
Street Smash Burgers was born in Lisbon in 2024 with a simple idea: going back to the roots of the burger with quality product and the smash technique. 100% beef, an open kitchen and a casual, authentic atmosphere. Today we’re growing across nearly 40 restaurants in 4 countries, and we’re looking for people with the drive to learn, energy and rhythm to grow with us.

The role
You’ll own Street’s legal standards and highest-risk documents across Portugal, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, deciding independently within a CEO-approved lease and contract playbook. Leases are the core of the job: around half your time, with 45 new leases expected in 2027, more than half of them in Italy.

What you’ll do

Build and run our lease playbook from the CEO’s parameters, live within your first 90 days

Review and negotiate LOIs and leases from first draft to signature: rent, key money, guarantees, break clauses, rent-free periods and licensing conditions

Negotiate commercial contracts with delivery platforms, key suppliers, construction contractors and franchise or partnership partners

Protect the Street Smash Burgers brand: trademark portfolio, oppositions and cease-and-desist letters in all four countries

Own our employment contract templates per country and approve non-standard clauses and every senior or central-team contract





Keep corporate housekeeping in order for our PT, ES, IT and CH entities: board minutes, powers of attorney and entity registers

Lead our external advisors: one panel firm per country, labour advisors set up together with People, and specialists for everything else, owning the brief and tracking legal spend monthly

Who we’re looking for
Must-have

Qualified lawyer in Portugal (Ordem dos Advogados) or Italy (Albo degli Avvocati), with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience

Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing or negotiating commercial leases for multi-site clients

Experience drafting employment contracts and supporting labour disputes

A track record of managing external law firms on budget

The drive to take on a much wider scope than in previous roles

Professional working proficiency in English, in Portuguese or Italian, and in Spanish

Nice-to-have

In-house experience in QSR, retail or a franchise network

Trademark prosecution and opposition experience at EUIPO

Exposure to Spanish or Swiss lease law

What we offer

A structured, fast-growing company

Dynamic, results-oriented environment

Continuous training and real career growth

Compensation package based on experience

Company benefits

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📌 Legal Counsel (Milano)
🏢 Street Smash Burgers
📍 Milano