Legal Consultant

Zoomlion Europe GmbH; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoomlion Europe GmbH is seeking an experienced in-house counsel to draft and review contracts, assess legal risks, and provide actionable guidance across Europe. The role supports pre-tendering, project management, and risk controls aligned with business targets.

The candidate should hold a law degree with at least five years of in-house experience, and be fluent in German and English; Chinese is a plus. License to represent in court preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in law.
• At least 5 years of working experience as an in-house legal counsel or lawyer in local context; knowledge of construction equipment and financial leasing laws is a plus.
• Possessing a legal license to represent the company in courts (certificate/license is required) is a plus.
• Proficient in written and spoken German + English; knowledge of Chinese is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft contracts and agreements and review legal documents and contracts.
• Prepare contractual and commercial risk assessments for requests for proposal and provide support during the pre-tendering stage.
• Know German contract and relevant economy laws with an eye to combine with business targets and propose risk control scenarios.
• Participate in project management and provide practical scenarios for avoiding risks and help business promotion.
• Optimize company business internal procedures legally, with suggestions, assess and supervise risks.
• Conduct legal research and provide legal opinions related to countries the company operates in as well as new jurisdictions and growth markets.
• Identify areas for improvement in existing contracting processes, revise existing procedures and/or templates or draft new ones.
• Provide other legal advice

Skills

Contract drafting

Legal risk assessment

Legal research

German law

English proficiency

Education

Law degree

Job description

• Capable of drafting contracts and agreements and review legal documents and contracts.


• Prepare contractual and commercial risk assessment for requests for proposal and provide support during the pre-tendering stage


• Knows German contract and relevant economy Laws with an eye to combine with business target and propose risk control scenario.


• Participate in Project management and provide practical scenario for avoiding risks and help business promotion.


• Optimize company business internal procedure legalized, and suggestions, assess and supervise risks.


• Conduct legal research and provide legal opinions related to countries the company already operates in as well as new jurisdictions and growth markets.


• Identify areas for improvement in existing contracting processes, revise existing procedures and/or templates or draft new ones.


• Provide other legal advice

Job Requirement

• Bachelor's degree or above in law；


• At least 5 years of working experience as an in-house legal counsel or lawyer in local; knowledge of areas of laws of construction equipment and financial leasing is a plus;


• Possessing a legal license to represent the company in courts (the Certificate/License is required) is a plus;


• Proficient in written and spoken German + English; knowledge of Chinese is a plus.