Legal Counsel

Position Title: Legal Counsel
Position Type: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Dusseldorf (onsite), Germany
Contact: Minghui Han | +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 34

Qualifications

• LL.B. or LL.M. degree (having the Bar would be a big asset)
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a multinational company or law firm (can be appropriately relaxed).
• Familiar with handling company legal affairs and procedures.
• Results and customer oriented and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Language requirement: English fluent, other EU language is a plus
• Practical business judgment and ability to qualify actual practical risk.
• Occasional travel to consult with internal or external customers.
• Team player, ability work under stress
• Never give-up mentality

Responsibilities

• Responsible for counseling the business operations in Germany and the UK, by giving pro-active, professional, competent, cost effective and creative legal support.
• Bring negotiation and drafting skills and business sense to deal with multiple teams of client's West EU region in a rapidly scaling business.
• Collaborate with clients in the West EU and local (Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, France, etc.) business leaders as well as with supporting areas (Finance, Admin & HR) advising on legal risks, business strategies, compliance, and regulatory issues.
• You will be required to work independently as well as part of various teams and take on projects in addition to the daily day job.