Senior Legal Counsel Nederland & Duitsland

Robert Walters, is currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to strengthen their legal team for the Netherlands and Germany. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the legal department. Your focus will be on advising the business in the Netherlands and Germany and you will be managing the Legal Counsel based in Germany.

Robert Walters, is currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to strengthen their growing Benelux legal team for the Netherlands and Germany. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the centralization of legal and contractual knowledge and the optimization of the legal department. You will be part of the legal team responsible for the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland. Your focus will be on advising the business in the Netherlands and Germany.

• Part of a listed international company
• Opportunity to contribute to the optimization of the legal department
• Responsible for advising the business in the Netherlands and Germany
• Managing the Legal Counsel based in Germany

What you will do:

As Senior Legal Counsel at Robert Walters, you will play a crucial role in supporting and facilitating the organization and its employees regarding contracts and (changing) laws and regulations. You will be part of RW’s Global Legal Team, working closely with colleagues across Europe as well as with those based in the UK. You will manage the Legal Counsel based in Germany.

Your daily tasks include drafting various standard contracts, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, contributing to international RFIs and RFPs, managing the contract management system, GDPR/Privacy, employment law and maintaining legal records and documentation (including archiving and document management), keeping the legal intranet up to date, and providing in-house legal training.

Responsibilities include:

• Drafting various standard contracts (contract templates, general terms and conditions)
• Reviewing and negotiating various commercial contracts (client contracts, supplier agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, etc.)
• Privacy law/ GDPR
• Employment law
• Contributing to international RFIs and RFPs
• Managing the contract management system
• Maintaining legal records and documentation, including archiving and document management
• Keeping the legal intranet up to date
• Providing in-house legal training

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Senior Legal Counsel role at Robert Walters has at least 5 years of relevant work experience as a lawyer, Rechtsanwalte, legal counsel, legal advisor, or contract manager. You have experience with a wide range of commercial contracts and have experience in or an affinity for the recruitment industry. You possess excellent advisory skills and persuasiveness, a good sense of humour, perseverance, a business mindset, and a proactive attitude. You are fluent in Dutch, German and English, spoken and written.

Requirements:

• Qualified in Dutch law, and ideally also in German law or have studied it. Alternatively, relevant experience in practicing both Dutch and German law would be desirable
• At least 5 years of relevant experience within the Legal field
• Experience with a wide range of commercial contracts, privacy and employment law
• Experience in or affinity with the recruitment industry
• Excellent advisory skills and persuasiveness
• A good sense of humour and perseverance
• Business mindset
• Proactive attitude
• Fluent in Dutch. German and English, both spoken and written

What sets Robert Walters apart:

Robert Walters is a globally operating company that values the well-being and development of its employees. They offer an open, informal, and entrepreneurial working environment where your contribution is visible. Additionally, they offer excellent secondary benefits and opportunities to follow specialization courses or training to further develop yourself.

What’s next:

Ready for this challenging role? Apply now!

Robert Walters Netherlands is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.