Junior Legal Counsel (m/f/d) IT Law in Hamburg

It's more than a job

At Kuehne+Nagel, a career on our legal team is about ensuring compliance and mitigating risks associated with complex supply chains and global operations. But it's also about making ordinary and special moments in people's lives possible. Because your legal expertise empowers your colleagues around the world to do their work ethically and with confidence: such as delivering sports equipment to people who aim for their personal best in the next marathon. At Kuehne+Nagel, our legal work helps make more dreams come true than we imagine.

As a Junior Legal Counsel IT Law, you will help shape the future of Kuehne+Nagel's digital landscape. By providing practical legal advice on technology, software, cloud services, AI solutions and digital innovation initiatives, you will contribute to strategic transformation projects across a global organization. Working alongside experts from IT, Procurement, Information Security, Data Privacy and Digital Products, you will help balance innovation and legal risk while supporting the technologies that drive our business forward.

How you create impact

• Draft, review and negotiate technology-related agreements, including software licensing, SaaS, Provide practical legal advice on IT law, digital transformation initiatives, software solutions, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
• Support global technology procurement and digital projects by identifying legal risks and enabling business-focused solutions.
• Advise stakeholders on data protection, information security, intellectual property and technology governance matters.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of contract templates, negotiation playbooks and legal guidance materials.
• Support compliance with applicable technology, cybersecurity, AI and data protection regulations.
• Contribute to legal operations initiatives, including contract lifecycle management, legal automation and AI-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, IT, Procurement, Information Security and Digital Product teams in an international environment.

What we would like you to bring

• Law degree (JD, LLB, LL.M., Wirtschaftsjurist) or equivalent
• Up to 3 years of professional experience in IT law, technology law, commercial law, data protection or technology transactions.
• First experience drafting and negotiating commercial or technology-related agreements is desirable
• Knowledge of software licensing, cloud services, AI, data protection or technology procurement is a strong advantage.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong analytical skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Ability to translate legal risks into practical business recommendations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Business fluent English required; German is a strong advantage.

What's in it for you

Join our modern Hamburg HafenCity office and benefit from a highly flexible, trust-based working environment where results matter more than presence. Enjoy 30 days of vacation, hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package including Wellpass, JobRad, capital-forming benefits (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen), health vouchers, employee discounts and retirement-related benefits. Work on exciting topics such as AI, cloud technologies, cybersecurity and digital transformation while collaborating with international teams across Legal, IT and Procurement. Gain hands-on experience, grow your expertise and help shape the legal framework for tomorrow's technology landscape.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit sind bei Kühne+Nagel fest in unserer Unternehmenskultur verankert. Unser Miteinander wird getragen von Respekt vor der Einzigartigkeit jedes einzelnen - unabhängig von Geschlecht und Geschlechtsidentität, der körperlichen und geistigen Eigenschaften, der Religion und Weltanschauung, der sexuellen Orientierung, der sozialen oder ethnischen Herkunft, Nationalität und Alter. Wir glauben an die Innovationskraft der Vielfalt in unseren Teams. Inspired by people - inspired by you? Wir freuen uns auf Sie!