German qualified Senior Legal Counsel - fully remote/flexible working possible - Tech
- Recruiter
- J Matthews Legal
- Location
- Remote/flexible working, with German and UK offices also available
- Salary
- Top of the range market-leading lucrative remuneration package
- Posted
- 02 Nov 2020
- Closes
- 30 Nov 2020
- Ref
- JML/100797
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Information Technology, Telecommunications
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Do you want to work for a rapidly expanding tech focused global organisation?
German qualified Senior Legal Counsel - fully remote/flexible working possible
Client
You will be joining a hugely successful and cutting-edge market-leading global player in the tech sector, currently enjoying sustained growth and expansion both in 2020 and in 2021.
The organisation has multiple international offices, including an ever-increasing footprint across the UK, mainland Europe and the USA.
Role
This is a brand newly created position due to continued and sustained business growth.
You will be German qualified so as to be able to take full responsibility for the German needs and arms of the business and deal with local German senior European management and internal commercial teams. You will also be able to undertake significant amounts of flexible working/WFH to suit your own needs and personal situation. This could include working totally from home/remotely, some working in the organisation's UK office and/or some working in the organisation's German offices.
You will undertake an extremely diverse in-house role, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and advising on various day to day legal issues. You will also be able to get involved in further territories in addition to Germany as the organisation continues to expand and grow.
You will report directly into the Global General Counsel and you will enjoy direct and immediate exposure to various internal stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
You will be rewarded with a highly lucrative market-leading remuneration package.
You
You will be a qualified German lawyer with approximately 6-12 years' PQE/working legal experience. You will be fluent in English and German.
You will have significant prior tech/I.T./software related experiences and will have spent some time working in-house.