Key Responsibilities
- Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders and/or clients across operational and strategic matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents (e.g., commercial agreements, supplier/customer contracts, NDAs, service agreements, licensing agreements)
- Support matters across corporate/commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, procurement, governance, privacy, or real estate (aligned to experience)
- Manage external counsel and service providers, including budgets, timelines, and matter strategy
- Assist with legal risk assessments and recommend practical mitigations aligned to business objectives
- Support dispute management, including early case assessment, correspondence, document preparation, settlement discussions, and litigation oversight where applicable
- Contribute to compliance programmes, internal controls, and policy development, including monitoring legal and regulatory updates and advising on implementation
- Maintain accurate records, contract repositories, and matter documentation, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate information handling
- Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Operations) to improve legal processes and decision-making
- Support governance processes, including board/management documentation and delegated authority frameworks where relevant
- Mentor junior colleagues and promote consistent professional standards and quality
Requirements
- Qualifications (role-dependent):
- Law degree with German state examinations (typically First and Second State Exam) for fully qualified Rechtsanwalt/Syndikusrechtsanwalt roles
- Admission as a Rechtsanwalt (or eligibility to practise in Germany) is required for roles with practising rights
- For in-house legal, contracts, compliance, or legal operations roles: strong relevant legal qualification and experience are preferred; exact requirements vary by role scope
- Experience: Typically 5–12+ years of progressive legal experience (in-house and/or private practice), aligned to mid–senior level scope
- Demonstrated capability in one or more areas such as commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy/GDPR, or legal operations
- Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk-based judgement
- Familiarity with relevant tools and systems (where applicable), including document management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, and Microsoft 365
- Language: Professional fluency in German is often required; English is typically required for international environments and cross-border work
- Ability to manage competing deadlines, work independently, and handle sensitive information with discretion
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Legal Assistenz (m/w/d) – Teilzeit in Frankfurt am Main Arbeitgeber: Tatenwerk Frankfurt GmbH
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