Senior Paralegal

Mondelez International Inc.; Hannover; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelez International Inc. in Hannover, Germany is seeking a Senior Paralegal to provide high-level legal support for marketing, advertising, and brand matters in a fast-paced, global environment.

You will partner with the Senior Counsel and the broader Legal team to manage complex workflows, ensure compliance across campaigns and materials, and support cost-management and regulatory inquiries. The role requires 7+ years in marketing law, strong communication, and experience with NDAs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 7+ years of paralegal experience focused on marketing law and advertising compliance.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Experience with advertising-clearance processes and brand protection.
• Familiarity with FTC, NAD, CARU guidelines and CCPA marketing data rules.
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills.
• Notary Public commission or willingness to obtain.
• Experience with matter-management and legal-billing systems.
• Experience in multinational consumer-goods company.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level legal support across marketing, advertising, and brand matters.
• Partner with Senior Counsel and the Legal team to manage marketing-law workflows.
• Review clearance of marketing materials and digital content for compliance.
• Track advertising regulations across markets.
• Maintain substantiation files and guidance for marketing.
• Administer advertising copy review system and training.
• Manage marketing-related agreements including influencer deals.
• Liaise with external agencies and outside counsel.
• Oversee invoicing against billing guidelines and cost control.
• Maintain matter-management data and prepare dashboards for leadership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Marketing, Brand, Digital, and Regulatory.
• Support regulatory inquiries from advertising standards bodies.
• Assist with consumer-data privacy reviews related to marketing.

Skills

Communication skills

Paralegal experience (7+ years)

Advertising clearance

NDAs & contracts workflows

Brand protection

Trademark management

Legal-billing systems

Multinational consumer goods exp

Notary Public eligibility

Data privacy awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Legal Tracker Serengeti

CompuMark

SAP

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Senior Paralegal provides high-level legal support across a broad range of marketing, advertising, and brand-related matters arising from the day-to-day operations of a large, fast-paced, and globally driven organization
• Acting as a key partner to the Senior Counsel, Commercial and the wider Legal team, this role manages complex marketing-law workflows, supports brand protection initiatives, and drives operational efficiency within the marketing legal function
• Review and support the clearance of marketing materials, advertising campaigns, packaging copy, promotional programs and digital/social-media content for legal compliance
• Track and ensure adherence to advertising regulations, industry self-regulatory codes (e.g., CARU, NAD, FTC), and internal marketing policies across multiple markets
• Maintain a library of substantiation files, claim-support documentation, and regulatory guidance for marketing teams
• Administer advertising copy review system including onboarding and training marketers on the system
• Assists with the review of marketing materials for compliance with brand trademark guidelines
• Revise, review, and manage marketing-related agreements including influencer and talent agreements, sponsorship deals, licensing agreements and Non-Disclosure agreements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external agencies and outside counsel on day-to-day marketing-legal matters
• Review and process outside counsel and vendor invoices against billing guidelines; flag discrepancies and support cost-management initiatives
• Maintain and update the matter-management system with accurate data on marketing-legal matters, regulatory filings, and brand-protection actions
• Prepare regular reports, dashboards, and metrics on marketing-legal activity for senior leadership
• Identify opportunities to streamline marketing-review workflows, improve processes, and leverage technology within the function
• Partner with internal stakeholders — including Marketing, Brand, Digital, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Licensing, Trademarks and regional business units — to provide timely legal support on campaigns and product launches
• Support responses to regulatory inquiries from advertising standards bodies and the FTC
• Assist with consumer-data privacy reviews related to marketing activities and other ad-hoc legal projects as assigned

Qualifications

Strong written and verbal communication skills; meticulous attention to detailBachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved programAbility to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretionProficiency in Microsoft Office SuiteDemonstrated expertise in advertising-clearance processes, NDAs, and marketing-related contract workflowsExcellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple matters and competing deadlines simultaneously7+ years of paralegal experience, with a strong focus on marketing law, advertising compliance, brand protection in a corporate legal department or law firmExperience in a multinational consumer-goods or food-and-beverage companyExperience with matter-management, trademark-management, and legal-billing systems (e.g., Legal Tracker / Serengeti, CompuMark, SAP)Familiarity with FTC advertising guidelines, NAD/CARU procedures, CCPA marketing-data requirementsNotary Public commission (or willingness to obtain)Paralegal certification (e.g., CP, ACP through NALA; RP through NFPA)