Legal Counsel - temporary contract 6 months

Ralph Lauren; Plan-les-Ouates; Vor Ort; CHF 80’000 - 120’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking an in-house legal counsel to support its operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This role focuses on providing legal advice related to marketing, e-commerce, IT, and privacy matters. The ideal candidate will have a recognized law degree, at least 4 years of legal experience, and strong skills in contract drafting and negotiation. With a commitment to data protection and privacy laws, this position offers a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic legal environment. If you're ready to take on new challenges and grow your expertise, this role could be your next career step.

Qualifikationen

• Recognized law degree and admitted to practice in the UK or any EU Member State.
• 4+ years’ legal experience with strong commercial legal skills.

Aufgaben

• Provide legal advice on marketing, e-commerce, IT, and data protection.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements.

Kenntnisse

Commercial legal skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Data protection laws

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in German

Fluency in Italian

Fluency in Spanish

Ausbildung

Law degree

Jobbeschreibung

Ralph Lauren is seeking to appoint an in-house legal counsel (6 months contract) to support its business throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions, with a particular focus on marketing, e-commerce, IT and privacy / data protection. Reporting to the Head of Data Privacy, Commercial & Technology within the EMEA Legal Department, the role will be based in Geneva.

• Provide legal advice and support to Ralph Lauren’s business throughout the EMEA region, with a particular focus on marketing (including digital and social media), e-commerce, IT and privacy / data protection matters
• Draft, review and negotiate marketing, services and IT agreements, and any other commercial contracts, as required by the business teams and various internal departments
• Advise the Marketing & Media, E-commerce, Information Technology and Procurement teams on a day-to-day basis
• Act as subject matter expert in data protection and advise on all aspects of EU privacy laws under supervision of a senior lawyer
• Manage and liaise with external counsels
• Undertake any ad hoc legal projects and assignments as required

Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

• Recognized law degree and admitted to practice in the UK or any EU Member State
• 4+ years’ legal experience (prior private practice experience would be helpful)
• Strong general commercial legal skills (contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation)
• Legal experience in privacy / data protection (including familiarity with the GDPR) and / or digital and social media marketing would be particularly advantageous
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; fluency in an additional language (particularly French, German, Italian or Spanish) would be helpful
• Willingness to learn other practice areas and to become familiar with the laws of other jurisdictions
• Ability to work independently
• Good analytical, communication and interpersonal skills