Global Corporate & M&A Legal Counsel

Jobtailor; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jobtailor seeks a senior corporate lawyer to manage the Group’s corporate affairs across jurisdictions, overseeing board matters and statutory filings, and coordinating with Finance, auditors and external counsel.

The role covers complex transactions including incorporations, restructurings, capital actions, mergers and intra-group disposals, while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance. Fluency in French and English is essential for drafting and negotiations.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree from a French university in business law, corporate law or financial law.
• At least 3 years of Corporate/M&A experience.
• Experience ideally gained at an international law firm.
• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.

Responsabilités

• Manage the corporate legal affairs of the Group’s companies across all relevant jurisdictions.
• Prepare board meetings, general meetings, shareholder resolutions, annual accounts approvals, amendments to articles of association, changes to corporate officers, delegations of authority and statutory filings.
• Assist with the preparation and monitoring of exceptional corporate transactions, including incorporations, dissolutions, internal restructurings, capital transactions, contributions, mergers, and intra-group disposals.
• Prepare, review and coordinate corporate documentation with Finance teams, statutory auditors, corporate formalities providers and external counsel.
• Maintain legal organization charts, corporate registers, tracking reports, statutory compliance calendars, corporate mandates, shareholders’ equity records and the corporate data room.
• Contribute to monitoring governance rules, delegations of authority and internal approval processes.
• Ensure the filing, traceability and retention of corporate legal documentation.
• Participate in implementing and monitoring intra-group financing documentation, guarantees and security interests.
• Support external financing transactions, including bank financings, acquisition financings and LBO transactions.
• Contribute to KYC processes and financing-related post-closing matters.
• Support business development and M&A transactions, including drafting documents, due diligence, Q&A, briefing notes and coordination with external counsel.
• Participate in drafting, reviewing and monitoring pre-contractual and transactional documents.
• Contribute to the post-closing integration of acquired companies or assets.
• Participate in cross-functional projects within the Legal department, drafting internal procedures, conducting legal monitoring and formalizing best practices.
• Comply with and promote policies relating to certification, hygiene, health and safety, the environment, information security and energy.

Connaissances

Corporate governance

M&A experience

Cross-functional leadership

French/English drafting

Formation

Advanced degree in Business Law

Corporate/Financial Law

Outils

KYC systems

Due diligence databases

Regulatory tools

Description du poste

Jobtailor seeks a senior corporate lawyer to manage the Group’s corporate affairs across jurisdictions, overseeing board matters and statutory filings, and coordinating with Finance, auditors and external counsel.

The role covers complex transactions including incorporations, restructurings, capital actions, mergers and intra-group disposals, while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance. Fluency in French and English is essential for drafting and negotiations.