Legal Counsel (All genders welcome!)

Job Description

Location : München, DE

München, DE

ABOUT CONDE NAST LEGAL

The Conde Nast Legal & Policy team is led by the General Counsel and is led from our International HQs in London and New York.

Our team also comprises our Legal teams based in our various markets around the world. We are also supported by a network of outside counsel where necessary.

Our Purpose is to help our business, shareholder and colleagues :

• Make more informed decisions;
• Solve and prevent legal and business problems;
• Conduct business in the right way (and prove that they have done so);

Protect their assets, brands and people

For the next possible date we are looking for a Legal Counsel (All genders welcome!) based in Munich. This role reports into the Head of Legal Europe.

CONTEXT

Our markets are changing rapidly and so are the needs of our Clients. As we evolve from being a predominantly print based publisher into a truly global, brand focused digital media and entertainment company, our routes to market are becoming more diverse and more complex.

This is leading to an increase in the number of different sales models we must maintain and a growth in the complexity of deals we are making.

At the same time, this is taking place against a backdrop of rapid change in the regulatory context for digital advertising, marketing, copyright and data laws.

In order to respond to these changes, and because we cannot realise the opportunities of the digital marketplace without also managing the risks that are inherent within it, we have created a new and globally integrated approach to legal advice combining skills across all legal disciplines, with a particular focus on :

1. Content and Media Law

2. Digital, Revenue and Consumer

3. Employment and Compliance

4. Corporate and Regulatory

Key Duties & Responsibilities :

You will play a strategic role in developing and delivering our advice to Conde Nast Germany, with a particular focus on our Revenue, Digital and Consumer teams in Germany.

This is a new role where you will be asked to work with sales, revenue and consumer leaders based in Germany, advising them on the implementation of their strategies and transactions whilst at the same time ensuring alignment with our global policies and frameworks.

More specifically, the purpose of your role is to help our :

• a) Sales Teams : deliver their deals in a timely way, handle negotiations, protect revenue, remain compliant with relevant laws and CN policies and guidelines, enhance their understanding of key legal issues and ensure they are supported by efficient legal services in line with the global L&P team;
• b) Talent and Event Teams : Acquire the rights and contractual flexibility necessary to successfully partner with talent in the creative and sales process and also ensure we can stage first class and impactful events;

c) Consumer Teams : maximize the potential that social media and other digital marketing techniques offer to ourselves and our Clients in a way that protects our and their assets, brands and reputations whilst at all times remaining legally compliant.

Essential Skills & Requirements :

Legally qualified in Germany with ideally 1-2 years experience

Expertise in sales and marketing law

Expertise in commercial law, including an awareness of emerging trends, regulation and best practice in offline and online advertising, social media and influencers

Fluent English skills and experience delivering legal services in a multinational corporation

Positive can do attitude and willingness to work flexibly and as a partner to the global Legal & Policy team

Confident, self starter who welcomes the opportunity presented by being the first holder of this role

Benefits at Condé Nast Germany :

An attractive workplace in the heart of Munich with good public transport infrastructure

An interesting range of tasks in a creative environment

A permanent position in a future-oriented company

Individual development and training opportunities

The possibility to work partly from home (hybrid model; place of work : Munich)

Would you like to become part of our team? Then we look forward to receiving your online application in English!

Please note : We can only accept applications that we receive via our applicant tool.