Senior Legal Counsel (Duitsland – Ratingen)

Senior Legal Counsel — Germany

Your new role

As Senior Legal Counsel you will:

• Handle customer and/or supplier claims
• Draft, review and implement standard terms and conditions
• Draft, review and implement standard types of agreements
• Draft, review and negotiate cross-border contracts throughout the European territory in a variety of areas (distribution, supply, purchasing, licensing, services, employment, loans etc.), as well as corporate documents (governance, minutes of board and shareholders meetings, resolutions)
• Act as a legal project manager in supra-regional contract negotiations
• Advise all relevant departments regarding application and interpretation of Terms & Conditions
• Advise customers and/or suppliers on interpretation of contractual conditions
• Advise management on disputes and resolution scenarios
• Conduct investigations in connection with (possible) legal issues
• Manage and support legal proceedings (as plaintiff as well as defendant)
• Conduct analysis of new laws and regulations and review legal sources
• Select and attend appropriate seminars
• Advise management on steps to be taken to reach compliance and draft and implement compliance policies
• Potentially manage fellow lawyers

What you’ll get in return

• A resourceful, creative, internationally-oriented work environment
• Innovative and advanced high-technology products
• Prominent global customers
• Independence and considerable personal responsibility
• A flat organization with short lines of communication
• A strategic, long-term business vision
• A continuous process for learning, development and growth
• A talented team of professional, highly motivated colleagues
• A pleasant, informal atmosphere
• Working from home possibilities (3 days/week) and flexible working hours
• Individual team and office incentive
• (International) Learning & Development program
• 25 holiday days based on 40 hours per week + 6 extra ADV days

What you’ll need to succeed

• Law degree (academic level) with more than 10, preferably more than 15 years of experience in a variety of industries (B-to-B) and jurisdictions; recent experience must be in-house (experience may have been gained in a law firm earlier)
• Generalist knowledge: commercial law, corporate law, employment law, M&A, IP
• Experience with cross-border issues
• Experience in positioning in-house legal discipline
• Experience as member of management team and/or in boardroom; independent advisor and sparring partner to Senior Management
• Clear communicator, team worker with independent spirit
• Ability to apply a holistic approach and identify interfaces with other disciplines such as finance, tax, insurance, intellectual property, human resources
• Patient with a clear eye on required business results; looking for practical solutions
• Strong negotiation skills
• Fluent in spoken and written German — hard requirement
• Fluent in spoken and written English; knowledge of another European language is a plus

Eisen

• Adviseren
• Duitse taal-en letterkunde
• Juridisch beroep 10 jaar
• Legal
• Zakelijk Engels

Vul je gegevens hieronder in, dan nemen we binnen 2 uur contact met je op om samen te kijken of er een match is. Heb je nog vragen? Bel ons op 030-249 66 96 of stuur een e-mail naar info@greenpepper.nl We helpen je graag verder!