Legal Counsel (gn)

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ManpowerGroup Solutions is a partner to business and industry when it comes to increasing efficiency, optimising process chains and sustainably reducing costs. ManpowerGroup Solutions´ service portfolio includes Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), a sustainable solution for the client in the area of recruitment and selection.

For our client, one of the most successful joint ventures in the European aerospace industry, we are looking for a Legal Counsel (gn) to support the team in Lampoldshausen (district Heilbronn).

What we offer you:

A varied and challenging job in an internationally operating aerospace company
A cooperative, modern working atmosphere in a dynamic team
Individual and professional training & development opportunities
Collectively agreed benefits, such as holiday/ Christmas bonuses and more, as well as a company pension scheme

Your main tasks:

The position of Legal Counsel (gn) carries a significant degree of autonomy, and you must be able to demonstrate the appropriate level of initiative, credibility and confidence, whilst maintaining an effective and constructive close cooperation within the Legal Department as well as with other stakeholders and partners of the Group. You will as well work in close collaboration with specialists in various locations (such as representatives of finance, accounting, tax, M&A, antitrust, HR, etc. based in Germany and France) as well as with external advisors.

Drafting and analysing all types of contracts with national and international space industrialists and agencies, incl. prime and subcontracts, cooperation/teaming/consortium agreements, memoranda of understanding and letters of intent, license and technology transfer agreements and others;
Advising the technical and commercial teams throughout the whole project lifecycle, from proposal elaboration to negotiation and, in case of disputes, implementation of the contract;
Proactively contributing to the assessment and mitigation of ArianeGroups risks by alerting on potential exposures to the management and elaborating alternative courses of action;
Assessing and reducing litigation risks by providing legal advice on potential or on-going litigation, if need be in cooperation with outside legal counsel selected in close coordination with the General Counsel;
Contributing to developing the legal awareness (including training) of ArianeGroups operational teams in charge in particular of orbital propulsion systems and components business.

You have the following qualifications:

is a fully qualified Attorney at Law in Germany ((Syndikus-)Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin or ass. jur.) or holds an equivalent law degree obtained in another European country (incl. UK);
is a business international lawyer with extensive expertise in contracts law;
has a minimum of 8 years of experience practicing either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with preferably at least 5 years of demonstrable practice in international contracts law;
is result- and team-oriented, and is motivated to work in an international, multi-cultural and technically and politically complex environment;
masters English at negotiation level and can draft legal/contract documents in English,
has a good understanding of economic context and provides timely, concise and business-focused legal advice to ArianeGroups management and stakeholders to facilitate efficient decision-making
has strong interpersonal and organizational skills and will take ownership of projects and tasks
thinks creatively with strong problem solving skills.
This also characterizes you:
academic qualification: at least "Befriedigend" in both state exams
Working experince: at least 5 years or more
Focus of expertise: International B2B contracts and commercial law
Languages: Fluent German and English
Softskills: Multi-tasking, proactive, decisive

Interested?

We live diversity and equal opportunity and therefore naturally welcome applications from people with disabilities. Person-related formulations in the job advertisement are to be considered gender-neutral.

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