Legal Counsel

Arrow Electronics; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time position

Competitive pay

Home office opportunities

International work environment

Supportive and friendly legal team

Job summary

Arrow Electronics is seeking a Legal Counsel to lead contract negotiations and resolve complex legal issues in a fast-paced multinational setting in Germany. The role supports management, sales and finance while collaborating with external counsel as needed.

Requirements include a full law degree with state exams in a European jurisdiction, attorney licensure, and at least 3 years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal team. Fluency in English is essential, with a second language valued.

Qualifications

• Completed a full legal degree in your European country/jurisdiction and passed all state exams.
• Licensed to practise law as an attorney (or local equivalent term).
• Minimum 3 years at a law firm or company where you were practising as an attorney.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, leading negotiations with external parties.
• Review and resolve all aspects of legal-related issues in a multinational company.
• Counsel management, sales and finance on legal/business matters.
• Work on corporate-related transactions and matters.
• Research statutes, judicial decisions, EU treaties and legal codes.

Skills

English proficiency

Independent work

Team player

European legal environment

Education

Law degree

State exams passed

Job description

# Position:
Legal Counsel

Job Description:

Principal Accountabilities

- Draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts. Being the leader at the negotiation table with external parties to represent the company.
- Review and resolve all aspects of legal-related issues that can occur in a multinational company.
- Thrive in the role of a counsellor when interacting with management, sales and finance on legal/business related matters.
- Work on corporate-related transactions and matters.
- Review complex documents, standard and non-standard, and letters/general communications received from external clients or customers.
- Research and analyse statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, EU treaties and legal codes. Draft legal memoranda and other applicable documents and communications.
- Interface with sales teams and maintain working relationships with other departments and stakeholders with the company.
- Assist in development of legal-related training materials and conduct seminars and training of sales organisations and other business organisations of the company.
- Work with external counsel for litigation matters.
- Work is fast paced.

Minimum requirements

- Completed a full legal degree in your European country/jurisdiction and passed all state exams.
- You are licensed to practise law as an attorney (or local equivalent term, e.g. solicitor, Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin, abogado/abogada, etc.)
- Minimum 3 years at a law firm or company where you were practising as an attorney (internships or non-attorney jobs, for example, are not applicable).

Other requirements/plusses

- Requires working knowledge and experience of EU law.
- Having worked in B2B distribution or IT a plus.
- Must be absolutely proficient in the English language (written and spoken).
- A second fluent language other than English is highly valued.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must thrive working with a diverse, international team with colleagues and cultures all over the world.
- You are a team player in the European legal team, supporting other team members who also support you.
- Fluency in technology, willing and eager to use and adapt to new technologies and AI. You have no issue working in digital spaces with modern legal programs.

Benefits

- Full-time position
- Competitive pay
- Good work-life balance
- Home office opportunities
- Other benefits depending of the location
- International work environment with colleagues and business partners from all over the world.
- Supportive and friendly legal colleagues

Arrowis an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creatinga diverse working environment by providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons.

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# Location:
DE-Neu Isenburg, Germany (Frankfurter St)

# Time Type:
Full time
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# Job Category:
Legal