International Lead Lawyer - FORTUNE best company to work for, IT

International Lead Lawyer – FORTUNE Best Company to Work For – IT, Paris

Would you like to work with the best legal minds in the industry, join a truly innovative company with deep respect for the legal function and work on cross-border deals? If your answer is yes, please read on.

The Company

You would be joining a true dream employer – a famous, innovative and ambitious global technology business consistently leading FORTUNE’s list of 100 Best companies to work for, a #1 in their industry with exciting innovative products and technology and perfect reputation.

The People

The quality of people is outstanding – the company is very selective and employees they take high pride in the company. This is a chance for you to work with some of the brightest, most intelligent legal professionals you’ll come across in your career. What is nice is that there is great camaraderie at all levels, people are friendly and helpful. The business brand is amazing – 92% of employees are proud to tell others they work there. The company has a strong focus around culture, integrity and respect for the individual – the atmosphere is trusting and empowering.

The Legal Team

Worldwide, the legal department consists of 300 lawyers and 8 of them are based in Paris. The legal team is truly innovative, having started using advanced technology over 10 years ago. The General Counsel is held in awe and admiration by all in his team - he is funny, strategic, incredibly intelligent and hard-working. His philosophy is to “hire people smarter than himself” – this is the attitude that is cascaded down to Regional Legal Directors and he acknowledges that the team members are the pillars of the success of the legal function.

As a new member of the team you would find the degree of sharing of knowledge and resources truly amazing. Every conceivable task has been automated. The tracking of contracts is brilliant; the approval process is totally automated; there is a separate group of lawyers who do the NDA agreements with very fast return times; no lawyer ever has to chase a contract signature or copy – it is all taken care of by a specialist global function. There is a constant sharing of information and experience.

In-house counsels here are business enablers and are often the people recommending a decision to their executive teams — and in some cases, they make the judgment calls themselves. The legal team is viewed and respected as business enabler, strategic agents and opportunity makers; they are encouraged to always devote their efforts to enabling the business – risk management being about 10 -20% of the overall effort, with the rest of the focus being on helping other departments in the business do their jobs.

The work would be cross-border – you would be working on international legal matters.

Your Manager

Your manager would be a Regional Legal Director who has been with the business for 10 years and previously worked for top international law firms, a very nice, honest and ethical person, keen to develop, coach and train the legal team. This person came on secondment – “It was an eye opener, what a fantastic company”- and has been there for 11 years since.

Development and Flexibility

This is a perfect company in which to really develop and push yourself. The legal team enjoys excellent regular training and huge personal development opportunities. If you are interested in moving abroad, it is easy to do so in the future.

The company puts a lot of effort into being a great employer. Consequently, they are very flexible – you can take time off work when you think it’s necessary, work-life balance is excellent, you will be able to work from home if needed, start and finish time is flexible – it’s not about how much time you spend in the office but about the great work you deliver.

Your skills and experience

They are looking for a talented legal counsel with 7-12 years of experience, particularly with strong skills in drafting technology contracts, some knowledge of IP, Data Protection and Privacy law, fluent in English and French.

Are you interested?