Senior Legal Counsel
hace 7 días
Maidenhead
A world-recognised portfolio of iconic consumer and professional brands. Billions in global sales and around 49,000 employees worldwide. And a culture built on high performance, fast decisions, and genuine investment in its people. They're growing — and they need a commercially sharp Senior Legal Counsel to be part of that growth across the EMEA region. The role Reporting to the Legal Director EMEA in Germany with a dotted line to the VP Legal Affairs EMEA in the UK, you'll be providing day-to-day legal support across multiple business entities in the region. This is a genuinely varied in-house role — you'll be close to the business, involved in real decisions, and working across a wide range of commercial matters. What you'll be doing: • Providing daily legal support to multiple companies across the EMEA region, • Reviewing, drafting and advising on commercial contracts — supply, distribution, service and more, • Reviewing and drafting legal documents for campaigns and business initiatives, • Supporting the legal roll-out of business projects, • Conducting legal research as required, • Assisting with signing and closing procedures, signature packs and document execution, • Collating billing information and supporting general legal operations What you'll need: • Fully qualified lawyer in the EEA or UK with relevant post-qualification experience, • Law firm background preferred, • Proven experience in commercial / contract law, ideally in an international environment, • Strong communication skills — written and verbal — with the confidence to engage business stakeholders at all levels, • Professional working proficiency in English (required); German language skills a genuine advantage, • Proactive, pragmatic and business-focused approach — you find solutions, not just problems, • Organised, structured and able to prioritise in a fast-moving environment, • Proficiency in Microsoft Word; Excel and PowerPoint a plus Nice to have (but not essential): • Experience in data privacy, • Knowledge of competition / cartel law Why this role? • Global business with serious brand recognition and real commercial momentum, • High-speed, high-trust culture — decisions get made, things get done, • Collaborative legal team with regional and international reach, • Varied work across multiple entities and jurisdictions — no two weeks look the same, • A business that genuinely values its legal function and gives it a seat at the table