Associate General Counsel

Numa; Berlin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team events and retreats

Remote options & flexible hours

Agile work environment with flat hierarchies

Work from home equipment

Job summary

Numa, based in Berlin, is seeking a sharp, business-minded lawyer to join its in-house legal team. The role involves managing a lease portfolio across multiple European jurisdictions, providing legal support to operations, finance, and asset management teams.

Key qualifications include fluency in English and German, a background in commercial real estate law, and at least 2 years of relevant experience. The position offers flexible working hours and an agile work environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in private practice or in-house.
• Solid experience working with commercial leases in core jurisdictions.
• Structured and able to manage high-volume workflows.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a lease portfolio across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all contractual obligations.
• Lead negotiations and drafting of lease-related agreements.
• Provide business-oriented advice on real estate matters.
• Manage disputes and litigation across the portfolio.

Skills

Fluent in English

Fluent in German or another European language

Interest in process improvement

Experience in commercial real estate law

Strong communication skills

Education

Fully qualified German lawyer, Wirtschaftsjurist, or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for a sharp, business-minded lawyer to join our in-house legal team.

• You will take ownership of a lease portfolio across multiple European jurisdictions, acting as a trusted legal partner to our operations, finance, and asset management teams.
• This is a hands‑on role that combines deep legal expertise with a genuine appetite for process improvement and legal tech.
• Own the end‑to‑end post‑signing management of lease agreements across your portfolio.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all contractual obligations, deadlines, and rights (e.g. rent adjustments, options, guarantees).
• Lead the negotiation and drafting of lease‑related agreements (e.g. amendments, subleases, side agreements).
• Translate contractual provisions into practical operational guidance and ensure proper implementation.
• Oversee key commercial aspects such as deposits, guarantees, and landlord/tenant obligations.
• Act as the primary legal contact for General Managers, Operations, Asset Management, and Finance.
• Provide pragmatic, business‑oriented advice on real estate and lease‑related matters.
• Support day‑to‑day legal requests (tickets, ad‑hoc issues).
• Ensure regulatory compliance of properties and operations, including:
• Local regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Monitor compliance and coordinate with internal teams and external advisors.
• Manage disputes and litigation across your portfolio.
• Instruct and coordinate external counsel and ensure efficient, business‑oriented handling.
• Process Optimization, Legal Tech & AI.
• Develop and implement guidelines, playbooks, and standardised processes to ensure consistent and scalable handling of legal matters.
• Contribute to building a centralised legal knowledge base and documentation standards.
• Drive efficiency and scalability across high‑volume legal workflows.
• Support and implement legal tech and AI solutions, in particular:
• Automation of contract and obligation tracking across the portfolio.
• Streamlining internal workflows and ticket handling.
• Contributing to the development of a data‑driven legal infrastructure, including a centralised lease and asset management layer.

Benefits

• We want you to understand our product so upon your start, you’ll get to spend a night at your nearest numa stay!
• Team events and retreats.
• Remote options & flexible hours.
• Agile work environment with flat hierarchies.
• Geographic flexibility.
• Work from home equipment.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and German or another European language; additional European languages are a plus.
• Interest in process improvement, legal tech, and AI.
• Experience in commercial real estate law, in particular lease agreements (ideally in a hospitality context).
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience, gained in private practice or in‑house.
• Solid experience working with commercial leases in at least one core jurisdiction (preferably Germany, the UK, or Spain).
• Structured, hands‑on, and able to manage high‑volume workflows in a fast‑paced environment.
• Fully qualified German lawyer, Wirtschaftsjurist, or equivalent legal qualification from another European or UK jurisdiction, or an LL.M.
• Strong communication skills and a business‑oriented mindset.