Legal Counsel

Skills
BusinessCommercial LawCorporate LawDevelopmentsEnglishGrounding SystemsLaw
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Qualified lawyer in at least one European jurisdiction preferably UK or France
  • 2–5 years of relevant experience with law firm and or in-house exposure
  • Solid grounding in commercial law
  • Experience on cross-border or multijurisdictional matters is a strong advantage
  • Familiarity with EU law and GDPR preferred
  • Fluency in English required additional European languages are a plus strong preference for French
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills
  • Commercial mindset with ability to balance legal risk and business objectives
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced evolving environment
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Clear communicator who can explain legal issues to non-lawyers
  • Collaborative proactive and solutions-oriented

Nice to have

  • commercial mindset
  • cross-border experience
  • multilingual
  • proactive
  • solutions-oriented

Day to day

  • Provide legal support to European business teams on commercial and operational matters.
  • Draft review and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including customer supplier and partnership contracts.
  • Support compliance with European regulatory frameworks and assist with corporate governance internal policies and legal process development.