Senior Legal Counsel (Germany)

A Senior Corporate Counsel is required by CareerWise Recruitment for our German based client. The candidate will be reporting directly to the General Counsel EMEA & ANZ (based in Munich or Berlin or Oberhausen areas) and will be an integral part of the EMEA & ANZ Legal Department. Hybrid/Remote option available.

Role of this position

• Provide legal support and expertise in several areas, including German and International contract law, German commercial law, German corporate law, and German construction law.
• Draft, review, and negotiate various legal documents in German and English (such as supply contracts, sales contracts, distribution agreements, OEM agreements, General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Purchases, confidentiality agreements, etc.).
• Advise our teams at AL-KO factories (Purchasing, Engineering, HSE, Human Resources, Finance, etc.), but also our sales offices involved in the commercialization of products in Germany and Austria and support the organization outside of Germany.
• Provide practical support and solutions for legal issues related to our operations in Germany in a rapidly changing environment.
• Analyse and manage commercial and/or technical claims as well as the portfolio of pending legal cases.
• Coordinate the activity of external lawyers.
• Collaborate with other members of the EMEA & ANZ legal department on European strategic initiatives and other M&A projects.
• Identify current and/or future legal risks and help determine how to respond to them operationally.
• Organize training sessions for employees on various legal topics.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Skills and knowledge of German law.
• Understanding of business activities and legal processes.
• Negotiation, writing, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as an In-house Lawyer.
• IT proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Fluency in German and English. Any additional language will be seen as a plus.

Personal Skills

• Ability to work with an international and multicultural audience.
• Agility, adaptability, rigor.
• Organizational skills and priority management.
• Autonomy and ability to work as a solo in-house lawyer interacting virtually with its European peers located in the region.

Please call Tom Devaney (in Ireland) today for further information on +353 91 758 771 or email: tdevaney@careerwise.ie

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