Jones Reynolds | Legal Recruitment South | Legal Jobs South | Recruitment Agency South

This role provides a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to be part of a dynamic European Legal team and also to shape the strategy and direction of the future of the business and its acquired businesses.

The Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing all legal advice and assistance in respect of any activity of the group companies in Europe to ensure maximum protection of rights and interests and to ensure legal compliance of the business activities under local laws.

The Legal Counsel will act as a business partner and provide strong executive and legal support to the management teams within Europe.

The position will be based in Amsterdam and will report to the Head of Legal for Europe.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, negotiate and finalise all contracts (including annexes, exhibits, etc.) and related documents (such as RFPs, tenders, and proposals, etc.) in relation to any direct or indirect sales activities and network operations activities in the country/sub-region of his/her responsibility.
• Coordinate the legal work with group departments within the business on any matters that are legal in nature (e.g. Corporate, HR, Sourcing, real estate, and facilities management, etc.).
• Implement all policies, processes, and procedures of the LRC Department set by General Counsel and/or Chief Counsel in the country/sub-region of his/her responsibility.
• Maintain proper corporate secretarial records of the group entities in the country/sub-region of his/her responsibility to ensure legal compliance with local laws and coordinate with the relevant Paralegal to ensure that the country database is kept up-to-date. Consolidate/restructure existing group legal entities in the country/sub-region.
• Provide legal support to the Regulatory & Compliance team where necessary such as setting up of any corporate vehicles which will provide solutions to address regulatory restrictions.
• Effectively manage all litigation matters and disputes, including developing and implementing appropriate risk-mitigation strategies.
• Select, liaise, and manage with outside counsel.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Lawyer or legal counsel with a minimum of five (5) years PQE.
• Professional experience in the ICT industry.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Fluency in one or more of the following languages: French, Italian, and/or Spanish.
• Experienced in commercial/transactional negotiations, particularly in cross-cultural, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional transactions is highly desirable. Those with experience in complex IT/managed service transactions will have an added advantage.
• Pragmatic and able to handle different challenges at the same time.
• "team-player" who is academically sound, yet commercially oriented.
• A Law degree from a reputable University in the European Union.