Senior Regulatory Lawyer

Senior Regulatory Lawyer – FORTUNE best company to work for

Are you a strong Regulatory lawyer and are you fully fluent in French? Let me introduce you to a true dream employer. It is a famous, innovative and ambitious global technology business consistently leading Fortune’s list of 100 Best companies to work for, a #1 leader in their industry with exciting innovative products and technology and perfect reputation.

You can expect the best legal team and systems (no admin, pure legal), flexible schedule, cross-border work, excellent salary, 25% bonus always paid, company car €40,000, stock option €7,000, professional development and other great benefits.

The People

The quality of people is outstanding – the company is very selective. You would be working with some of the brightest and most intelligent legal professionals in technology. 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.

Your Manager

The manager for this position is based in the UK, is a caring and ethical person keen to look after and to develop their legal team. A very modern and contemporary individual with over 20 years of experience with top employers – great boss to work with and keep learning from.

Flexibility

The manager and the business care about results and not about how many hours you put In. They understand that you may need flexibility. So you can work from home if needed, you can take time off work when you think it’s necessary, start and finish time is flexible – generally they will adapt the schedule to the needs of person in this role.

Development

This is a perfect company in which to really develop and push yourself. The legal team enjoys excellent regular training, coaching and mentoring from the managers and huge personal development opportunities. If you are interested in moving abroad or to try yourself in another legal area, it is easy to do so. Your manager will be keen to make sure you are using your true talents and that you are happy in your role.

The Legal Team

Worldwide, the legal department consists of 300 lawyers. They are a truly innovative bunch, having started using advanced technology for legal processes 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 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.

The work would be cross-border – you would be working on both French and international legal matters as part of the EMEA team. You will be mentoring and training more junior team members.

Salary

Base salary is excellent (we can discuss on the phone). Also there is: bonus based on personal and company performance of at least 25% (a good year might bring 35%), company car (BMW, Mercedes etc) worth €40-45,000 or €10,000 car compensation, €7,000 profit share, medical, pension and other benefits. This is a generous employer.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for a strong REGULATORY lawyer with at least 5 years of experience. You should understand technology (IT) or telecoms and have experience in EITHER government / public procurement OR telecoms / privacy / IT regulatory experience, in France or wider Europe. Fluent French and ability to draft in French is also required.

Would you like to discuss this role confidentially?

Please get in touch with Mila Read, EMEAR In-House Legal Recruiter at McKenzie Douglas.

Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.