Senior Legal Counsel France

Et si vous vous engagiez dans un travail porteur de sens, au sein d'une entreprise dotée d'une forte notoriété, et reconnue pour son expertise technique et l'attention portée à ses salarié(e)s.

En rejoignant le Groupe Apave, vous agirez au quotidien pour aider nos clients à prévenir et maîtriser leurs risques qu'ils soient humains, techniques, environnementaux ou numériques.

En rejoignant Apave, vous contribuez à faire vivre la Raison d'Être du groupe : “Agir en acteur de confiance, pour un monde plus sûr, durable et porteur de progrès partagé.”

Mieux encore : au sein d'Apave, vos talents et vos compétences s'expriment dans un collectif fort, où chaque jour est dédié à l'action à travers des missions toujours plus techniques et passionnantes.

Nous vous attendons pour écrire, avec vous, la suite de notre histoire.

Nous vous réservons un accueil de qualité et un parcours évolutif pour qu'ensemble, nous révélions votre potentiel.

Référence AI-HQ-JUR-20230102-15457

Date de parution 26/07/2023

Description du poste

Intitulé de l'offre

International Legal Counsel
Europe / US H/F

Métier / Spécialité

Métiers fonctionnels
Juridique
Qualité

Type de contrat

Emploi

Précision du contrat

CDI

Mission proposée

Reporting to the Head of International Legal Affairs of the Group, the holder is responsible for assisting the European and US subsidiaries of Apave International on all legal issues.

The International Legal Counsel will perform the following tasks:

General :

Monitoring the implementation of Group legal procedures within the subsidiaries based in Europe and North America;

Managing the physical archiving of legal documentation within the subsidiaries and ensure the archiving of the electronic copies of the legal documentation in dedicated platforms;

Commercial :

Reviewing commercial contracts (customer/supplier/partnership contracts) in accordance with Group procedures;

Ensuring the use of standard contract models approved by the Group;

Updating the general terms and conditions in collaboration with the Head of International Legal Affairs;

Reviewing the guarantee requests to be signed by the subsidiaries;

Pre-litigation, litigation and insurance:

Managing pre-litigation and litigation;

Managing the external legal advisors;

Managing the insurance portfolio in collaboration with the Group Litigation & Insurance Manager;

Corporate:

Managing the day-to-day corporate affairs of the subsidiaries : organization of annual general meetings (drafting and review of legal documents approving the annual financial statements, preparation of notices of meeting, ensuring that minutes are signed and registered, etc.), organizing meetings of the board of directors (or equivalent), organization of capital increase decisions and formalities, organization/preparation of intra-group share transfer documents, nomination/ modification of corporate officers, reappointment of auditors, etc;

Managing legal formalities and maintaining company registers;

Preparing/renewing powers of attorney and delegations of authority and archiving electronic copies on the dedicated platform;

Support the M&A team and assist in the integration of new companies;

Real estate:

Drafting and revision of real estate leases;

Managing real estate acquisition/sale files;

Selecting external advisors and service providers (lawyers, notaries):

Benchmarking and pre-selection of law firms/external advisors/notaries in accordance with the subject matter, with final validation from the Head of International Legal Affairs;

Maintaining a list of external advisors and service providers supporting each subsidiary.

Profil souhaité

Postgraduate Law Degree, ideally in business law, contract law, corporate law or international law

5 to 7 years minimum in a legal position within a law firm or legal department, ideally in an international group. Experience (studies or work) abroad would be a plus.

Fluent in English. Italian would be a plus

Strong communication and negotiation skills

Great capacity to organize work with method and autonomy

Ability to manage several cross-functional issues in a multicultural, international environment

Localisation du poste

Localisation du poste à pourvoir

National, France Métropolitaine, Ile-de-France, Paris

Critères candidat

Langues

Anglais (Courant)