Legal Counsel

DeepL is Germany's best-known AI company. We develop neural networks to help people work with language. With DeepL Translator, we have created the world's best machine translation system and made it available free of charge to everyone online. Over the next few years, we aim to make DeepL the world's leading language technology company. Our goal is to overcome language barriers and bring cultures closer together.

What distinguishes us from other companies? DeepL (formerly Linguee) was founded by developers and researchers. We focus on the development of new, exciting products, which is why we spend a lot of time actively researching the latest topics. We understand the challenges of developing new products and try to meet them with an agile and dynamic way of working. Our work culture is very open because we want our employees to feel comfortable. In our daily work we use modern technologies - not only to translate texts, but also to create the world's best dictionaries, and solve other language problems.

When we tell people about DeepL as an employer, reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Maybe it's because they have enjoyed our services, or maybe they just want to get on board with our quest to break down language barriers and facilitate communication.

Your responsibilities

• You will support and advise our IT procurement teams on all legal aspects.
• Review and legal evaluation of agreements with service providers and suppliers (mostly purchase of SaaS tools or other software license agreements) will be part of your daily work.
• Conducting negotiations with various counterparts, especially with service providers and suppliers, in an international environment.
• Contribute to the development and drafting of legal standards, model contracts and templates.
• Independent research and review of legal issues and questions from other areas of law, such as data protection law.

What we offer

• A friendly, international and very committed team with a lot of trust and very short decision-making processes.
• Flat hierarchies and a lot of freedom to drive projects in a creative way.
• Meaningful work at scale: We break down language barriers worldwide and bring different cultures closer together.
• Experience the excitement of a rapidly growing scale-up! Over the last year we doubled in size, hiring new colleagues across UK, Germany, Poland, NL and Japan.
• We've got your back! We are an experienced, highly committed team with transparent decision-making processes. We cherish collaboration and efficiency, but trust, empathy, inclusivity and an overall 'human-first' approach are just as important to us.
• Regular innovative team-building events- internationally!
• Benefits such as JobRad, fitness club membership, Lunchit (daily lunch allowance), travel health insurance for private and professional trips abroad and individual learning budgets.
• Flexible Work Arrangements in Germany and the United Kingdom, you choose where and how you work.
• A nice office in Cologne or Berlin with fresh fruits, snacks, drinks and good humor - the possibility to work remotely and a lot of flexibility.
• Generous annual leave allowance.

About you

• You have completed your studies in business law (Wirtschaftsrecht)* (LL.B./Diplom) with above-average success and have ideally deepened your theoretical knowledge in a Master's program (LL.M.) or you are a fully qualified lawyer (German or English law) with above-average results.
• Several years of relevant professional experience (ideally in the SaaS environment) and good knowledge of reviewing and drafting contracts.
• You have already independently negotiated contracts with service providers and are familiar with the specifics of international software companies.
• Good knowledge of data protection laws is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of business and technical contexts, strong ability to work independently and high service orientation.
• You approach your tasks with great precision and a lot of initiative.
• You enjoy solving difficult problems and feel comfortable in an environment with developers and language experts.
• Business fluent German and English completes your profile.

Please ensure to apply in English. We are looking forward to hearing from you!