Associate General Counsel

5 maanden geleden

Amsterdam, Nederland Spencer Stuart Voltijd

Position Summary

The Associate General Counsel is responsible for advising on client and/or third-party arrangements, supporting clients and internal stakeholders on a wide variety of contract and engagement related issues and advising on legal matters ranging from Commercial Contracts, Employment, Privacy, Corporate, and Tax. The Associate General Counsel works under the direction of the EMEA General Counsel and in close collaboration with other Associate General Counsels and Assistant General Counsels. This position will be located in Dublin or Amsterdam, but the successful candidate will provide advice on a regional level.

Ideal candidate:

We are looking for an individual who has 7-9 years’ experience as in-house counsel or is keen to make the move into an in-house legal role. The individual will have a solid grounding in commercial and privacy matters and specialized knowledge of employment legislation in the EU. This individual will also be enthusiastic in expanding their experience into other legal areas affecting today’s global firms such as corporate and compliance matters. This is a role working within a fast-paced, collaborative and supportive legal team.

The team is spread internationally and consists of Law Clerks, Assistant General Counsels, Associate General Counsels, Regional General Counsels and a Chief Legal Officer.

Relationships and scope

Reports Directly to: EMEA General Counsel

Key Working Relationships: Associate General Counsels and Assistant General Counsels

Advises on complex legal issues, firm policies, and issues involving potential legal, professional or reputational risks with an enterprise-wide mindset.

Operates independently, with excellent and nuanced judgement and ability to problem solve across multiple contexts and stakeholders, including senior leaders.

Helps to shape policies and develops approaches that can be deployed across the firm, advises senior leaders on complex issues and matters with potentially broad implications across the firm.

Reviews, negotiates and advises on complex contractual arrangements with clients, vendors and/or third-party arrangements.

Takes the lead on responses to current or pending legal matters, including potential disputes with clients.

Has established a strong outside counsel network and is able to instruct outside counsel effectively.

Develops expertise relevant to a core area and disseminates to rest of the Department; is known and sought out for deep expertise and guidance on core areas (e.g., employment, contracting, client disputes, private equity, intellectual property, privacy, corporate matters).

Drives substantial projects and initiatives for the Firm and for practices/regions, leveraging their own areas of expertise, demonstrating significant impact.

Provides oversight and guidance to less tenured/experienced colleagues, including Law Clerks, Contracts Specialists and Assistant General Counsels.

Provides training across the organization on legal matters and compliance.

Ideal Candidate:

5 -8 years’ experience as an advocate/solicitor/barrister or in-house equivalent.

Qualified to practice law in EU.

If qualified on continental EU – Master’s degree in law

Exceptional writing and communication skills in English. Knowledge of other languages (German/Italian/French) is a bonus.

Good & detailed understanding of employment legislation.

Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Hybrid working environment with an expectation of at least 2-day attendance on location. 

  • General Counsel

    3 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland Poki Deeltijd

    Do you want to spearhead our legal team? At Poki, our vision is to let the world play by creating the ultimate online playground. Currently, more than 60 million monthly players around the world come to us for easy access to the best games on web. These games are created by our thriving worldwide game developer community of over 400 game developer teams, and...

  • General Counsel

    4 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Creative Fabrica Voltijd

    Job Title: General CounselJoin Creative Fabrica as our General Counsel and lead our legal team in navigating the complexities of EU law. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring our company's compliance with EU regulations and laws, while also driving strategic growth and innovation.Responsibilities:Develop and implement...

  • Legal Counsel

    2 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland Beam Voltijd

    We are seeking an eager and proactive Legal Counsel to join our team in a rapidly growing web3 organization. In this role, you will support the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel with a wide range of responsibilities at the intersection of corporate, intellectual property, gaming, financial, compliance, and crypto law. You will work on general...

  • General Counsel

    1 maand geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Creative Fabrica Voltijd

    Job Title: General CounselJob Summary:We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced General Counsel to join our team at Creative Fabrica. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice and guidance to support the company's growth and success.Responsibilities:Develop and implement legal strategies that...

  • General Counsel

    3 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland Poki Voltijd

    **Do you want to spearhead our legal team?** At Poki, our vision is to let the world play by creating the ultimate online playground. Currently, more than 60 million monthly players around the world come to us for easy access to the best games on web. These games are created by our thriving worldwide game developer community of over 400 game developer...

  • Associate Legal Counsel

    4 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland PSI Voltijd

    Job Title: Associate Legal CounselThis role supports PSI's legal needs in the Benelux region with a focus on contracts related to clinical research. As an Associate Legal Counsel, you will work closely with PSI's global legal team and local/international project teams to determine contract terms and conditions, provide legal advice, and support.Key...

  • Associate Legal Counsel

    1 maand geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland PSI Voltijd

    Job Title: Associate Legal CounselJob Summary:We are seeking an experienced Associate Legal Counsel to join our team at PSI. As a key member of our legal department, you will play a crucial role in supporting our clinical research activities in the Benelux region.Key Responsibilities:Review, draft, and negotiate contracts and other legal documents related to...

  • Associate Legal Counsel

    4 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland PSI Voltijd

    Job Title: Associate Legal CounselJob Summary:PSI is seeking an experienced Associate Legal Counsel to support its legal needs in the Benelux region. The successful candidate will work closely with PSI's global legal team and local project teams to review, draft, and negotiate contracts related to clinical research.Key Responsibilities:Review and draft...

  • General Counsel

    2 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland Scaler Voltijd

    **About Us**: Scaler helps pave the way for a net-zero carbon future in the real estate market. Our innovative ESG software tools empower investors and fund managers with the insights needed to enhance asset performance and reduce environmental impact. **Role Overview**:We are looking for an exceptional lawyer who specializes in advising growing,...

  • Legal Counsel Europe

    2 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Nederland ICL Group Voltijd

    **Legal Counsel Europe** We are looking for a highly skilled Legal Counsel to join our European corporate and commercial legal team in Amsterdam, currently consisting of an Associate General Counsel, and 4 legal counsels. This position will work with various functions and departments on a broad range of corporate and commercial legal matters, dispute...

  • General Counsel

    5 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland HelloFresh Voltijd

    At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries...

  • Senior Associate/Counsel

    1 maand geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Squire Patton Boggs Voltijd

    About Squire Patton BoggsSquire Patton Boggs is a leading international law firm with a renowned global Labour & Employment practice. Our team has a truly extensive reach, acting for a range of employers from small start-ups to listed multinationals, across a broad spread of sectors and encompassing a wide spectrum of businesses.Job OpportunityWe are seeking...

  • Senior Associate/Counsel

    2 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Squire Patton Boggs Voltijd

    About Squire Patton BoggsSquire Patton Boggs is a leading international law firm with a renowned global Labour & Employment practice. We offer a high level of responsibility with genuine progression and development opportunities.Our OfferDEI & Pro Bono Opportunities - our Associates are encouraged to get involved with our global DEI and pro bono initiatives...

  • Senior Associate

    4 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Taylor Wessing N.V. Voltijd

    Wij zoeken een Senior Associate / CounselTaylor Wessing N.V. is op zoek naar een ervaren Senior Associate / Counsel voor ons Disputes & Investigations team in Amsterdam. Als Senior Associate / Counsel zul je een belangrijke rol spelen in het voorbereiden en voeren van complexe en internationale procedures.Over ons teamOns Disputes & Investigations team is...

  • Senior Associate

    1 maand geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Taylor Wessing N.V. Voltijd

    Wij zoeken een Senior Associate / CounselTaylor Wessing N.V. is op zoek naar een ervaren Senior Associate / Counsel voor ons Disputes & Investigations team in Amsterdam. Als Senior Associate / Counsel zul je een belangrijke rol spelen in het voorbereiden en voeren van complexe en internationale procedures.Over ons teamOns Disputes & Investigations team is...

  • Senior Legal Advisor

    2 weken geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Beam Voltijd

    Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join our team at Beam. As a key member of our legal department, you will play a crucial role in supporting the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel with a wide range of responsibilities.Key ResponsibilitiesReporting to the General Counsel and Associate General...

  • General Counsel

    5 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland Creative Fabrica Voltijd

    We're Creative Fabrica, a fast scaling tech start-up from Amsterdam. **Our mission**: Enable creativity by giving access to everything related to the creative process: inspiration, learning, creating and sharing. The 'Creative Inspiration Flywheel' This creates a self-sustaining community that lives within the Creative Fabrica ecosystem. **About the...

  • Legal Counsel Benelux

    2 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland The Kraft Heinz Company Voltijd

    About the PositionWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join our team in Amsterdam. Due to parental leave, we have an exciting opportunity available for an interim Head of Legal Benelux. This role will support the various Dutch and Belgian business teams and will report to the General Counsel of Continental Europe.Purpose of the...

  • Legal Counsel Associate

    1 week geleden

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland PSI Voltijd

    Job Role:This role supports PSI's legal needs in the Benelux region (The Netherlands and Belgium) with a primary focus on contracts related to clinical research. As an Associate Legal Counsel, you will work closely with PSI's global legal team as well as with local and international project teams to determine appropriate terms and conditions of contracts and...

  • Associate Legal Counsel.

    5 maanden geleden

    Amsterdam, Nederland PSI Voltijd

    Job Description This role supports PSI’s legal needs in the Benelux region (The Netherlands and Belgium) with a primary focus on contracts related to clinical research. As an  Associate Legal Counsel  you will work closely with PSI’s global legal team as well as with local and international project teams to determine appropriate terms and...