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Legal Counsel (Paris) 3 to 5 years experience Jobs in Paris, Île-de-France, France at SM2 Consulting
Title: Legal Counsel (Paris) 3 to 5 years experience
Company: SM2 Consulting
Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France
1. Legal Support for Purchasing Contracts
Provide legal advice on complex business transactions and on cross jurisdictional purchasing agreements, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including anti-bribery regulations, competition laws, and import/export restrictions, international sanctions.
Draft, review and negotiate robust contracts related to the purchasing of goods and services; develop and maintain templates, clause books, negotiation playbooks.
2. Compliance and Regulatory Monitoring
Implement Responsible Purchasing initiatives and adherence to corporate compliance policies, including anti-corruption policies.
Follow up legal developments in the EMEA region that are relevant to purchasing matters.
Contribute to company’s commitment to ethical and sustainable practices.
3. Dispute Resolution and Risk Management
Manage and resolve disputes with suppliers, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation when necessary.
Mitigate risks related to contract performance, payment terms, and the delivery of goods and services.
Work proactively with internal and external stakeholders to prevent legal disputes and mitigate legal exposure.
Provide guidance to purchasing teams on managing contractual obligations and risks.
4. Collaboration and reporting
Report on legal risks and compliance issues within your scope and adhere to Legal Department and Group reporting processes.
Collaborate with the other legal teams within the Legal Function and within other functions (purchasing, logistics/supply chain, operations, finance) to ensure a good level of cross-teams information and of efficient legal support; provide expert support on local purchases requiring specialist knowledge.
Contribute creatively to the development of processes, ways of working and tools to continuously improve the ability of the legal department to provide consistent, high-quality support on purchasing matters.
5. External Counsel Management
Cooperate with external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions for complex purchasing issues, seeking synergies with the other EMEA Business Legal teams.
Ensure value for money and quality control of external legal services.
Qualifications and competencies:
French M2 in law, Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) or equivalent in a European country; an advanced degree (LL.M) in procurement law, international trade law or international affairs is advantageous.
At least 3 years of legal experience in a corporation and/or law firm with a focus on EMEA international work related to commercial contracts and/or dispute resolution. Experience in reviewing purchase contracts in the fields of energy, sea and road transportation services, raw materials, industrial purchases (opex and capex) will be advantageous.
Superior communication skills.
Team-oriented and collaborative.
Hands on mindset and sense of ownership.
Pragmatic, solution-oriented business partner mindset.
Creative problem-solving ability for handling complex legal situations.
Capacity to work effectively, efficiently and autonomously.
Ability to manage interactions with multiple stakeholders in a multicultural environment.
Strong commitment and passion for delivering tangible results.
Fluency in French and in English is required
