Legal Counsel

Flying Tiger Copenhagen; København; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Hybrid/work-from-home options

Central Copenhagen location

Dynamic, international culture

Job summary

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is seeking a senior in-house corporate lawyer to join the HQ legal team in Copenhagen. You will report to the General Counsel and partner with stakeholders worldwide on corporate governance, M&A, and cross-border contracts.

We value a commercial mindset, strong English communication, and at least 3 years’ experience in a law firm or international in-house setting. Flexible work options and a dynamic culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law with knowledge of Danish corporate law.
• Commercial mindset and ability to understand business needs.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience from a law firm or internationally oriented in-house function.
• Strong generalist skillset and ability to build relationships across cultures.
• Independent, structured and service-minded, owning legal projects.
• Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Advise the organisation from top management to local subsidiaries across HQ functions.
• Execute legal aspects of the global joint venture strategy.
• Oversee corporate governance and legal entity structure, including subsidiaries.
• Coordinate board and general meeting matters, resolutions, minutes and filings.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts (distribution, logistics, supplier, service, consulting).
• Manage contractual claims and disputes.
• Drive M&A, restructuring and other corporate projects.
• Provide general legal support to global subsidiaries.
• Engage with and manage external counsel.
• Train the business on legal topics and establish processes.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Strong communication skills

Relationship building

English proficiency

Education

Master of Law (cand.jur.) or cand.merc.jur.

Job description

Would you like to join a global retailer and help us reach our strategic objectives in relation to global expansion through franchise, acquisitions of joint ventures, corporate restructuring and general corporate law and commercial matters?

You will be based at our HQ office in Strandgade, in the heart of Copenhagen and report directly to the General Counsel, as part of the HQ legal team that has the overall responsibility for all legal issues worldwide and works as a legal business partner when advising the organisation.

The pace is high, but so is the flexibility. The work is varied and you will always have several projects running at once. You will join a dynamic and commercially oriented environment with colleagues who are passionate about what they do. If you have a license to practise law, it will be possible to retain this.

This is the job

In collaboration with relevant business stakeholders, you will….

• Advise the organisation independently, from top management to local management of subsidiaries and stakeholders across the different departments and HQ functions.
• Execute legal aspects of our global joint venture strategy.
• Be responsible for Flying Tiger Copenhagen’s corporate governance and legal entity structure, incl. processes related to establishment of and changes to subsidiaries.
• Coordinate board and general meeting matters, including resolutions, minutes and statutory filings, across the group.
• Draft, review and negotiate various types of commercial contracts, e.g. distribution, logistics, supplier, service, consulting agreements etc.
• Manage contractual claims and disputes.
• Drive M&A, restructuring and other corporate projects.
• Provide general legal support to our global subsidiaries.
• Engage with and manage external counsel.
• Train and engage with the business on legal topics, and establish and strengthen solid ways of working.

This is you

• You hold a master's degree in law (cand.jur.) or business law (cand.merc.jur.) or equivalent, with solid knowledge of Danish corporate law, and perhaps a license to practise law.
• You have a well-developed commercial mindset and are eager to understand the business to provide commercially oriented legal advice.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience from a law firm, or from an internationally oriented in-house legal function.
• You have a solid generalist skillset and enjoy building relationships and trust with stakeholders across the business and across cultures, all while having fun.
• You work independently and in a structured, service-minded way, taking ownership of legal projects and tasks from the outset.
• You thrive in an informal, non-corporate culture.
• You are proficient in English and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

This is us

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a company with strong values founded in Scandinavian culture. We want to be fun and relevant, and we put our heart into everything we do.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen offers

• Probably the best location - in the heart of Copenhagen.
• Private health insurance - also including children.
• Flexibility with the possibility of working from home.
• Fun and dynamic culture.
• Social workplace with parties, Friday bars, staff club etc.
• International work environment founded in Scandinavian culture.
• And much more…

We take climate change very seriously and work very hard to minimize our carbon footprint. We do this by buying less plastic and more renewable materials (everything which grows) – and we also want to make sure that all stores are run on renewable energy. We walk the talk – and make sure that what we do is validated by external experts, in the Science Based Targets initiative. You can read more about our work with climate action here https://flyingtiger.com/en-dk/pages/sustainability