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Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Job title: Legal Counsel (m/f/d)
Location: Düsseldorf
Specialisation: Legal Services
Reference: PR/080741
Contact details: Akiko Kusama
Contact email: Akiko.Kusama@jac-recruitment.com
Job published: October 18, 2023 10:15
As a Legal Counsel, you are going to inform, give advice and support our management and other departments regarding company relevant, legal questions of all kind.

Your tasks:
  • Drawing up and checking German and mostly English contracts
  • Discussion regarding contracts (also in direct contact with the client on site), as well as the legal support of projects
  • Legal consultation and support to the management and the specific departments, with special attention to following matters:
    • General Contract and Business Law
    • Sales and Commercial Law
    • Competition Law
    • Antitrust law
    • Data protection
    • Internal compliance measures
    • EU law and partly also international contract law
    • Anglo-American law
  • Leading and Coordination of communication with external lawyers
  • Binding element to authorities and courts
  • Conducting internal trainings regarding compliance topics
  • Noticing complex and demanding tasks

Qualifications:
  • Degree in law with at least two satisfactory state exams
  • Two years of professional experience in the legal department of an international or an economically oriented company Law firm is preferred
  • Extensive expertise and practical experience in contract law
  • Understanding of economic and technical contexts as well as practical solutions
  • Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as a fast apprehension
  • Problem-solving skills, strong communication skills and a high degree of initiative
  • Very structured and independent way of working with a pronounced business expertise
  • You feel comfortable in a multicultural environment and actively contribute to a team-oriented way of working
  • Experience abroad in English-speaking countries would be an advantage
  • Language skills
    • German native
    • Fluent in English, spoken, as well as written
    • Further language skills are a plus
    • MS Office