General Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join and support the legal team of a high-growth software development business in a supportive and innovative work environment for six (6) months. As a Legal Counsel, you will work closely with the Senior Legal Counsel and Vice President of Legal to provide legal support and assistance across DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) businesses.
Responsibilities
- Analysing, summarising, advising on, drafting and negotiating all kinds of contracts between customers and vendors, including software and SaaS agreements, order forms, novation agreements and variation agreements
- Assisting with the legal requirements of RFPs / Tenders
- Ensuring compliance with relevant laws and corporate policies
- Negotiating with outside parties on contractual issues
- Assisting in managing legal risks within the business
- Providing legal advice to a wide range of internal stakeholders, including account managers, sales and service delivery personnel
- Supporting contract renewals and variations
- Supporting with customer claims, disputes and collections
Required Experience
Qualified solicitor in the Germany with at least one state exam or Austria with at least a Master’s degree in law and at least 3 - 6 years post-qualification experience (PQE) as a Commercial Solicitor, second state exam in Germany or bar admission in Austria are desirableExperience of working in a commercial or generalist in-house roleExperience in technology contracts (e.g. IT / SaaS / software), including negotiating IT / software / SaaS contracts with customersExperience in data processing agreements is desirable