Head of Legal

BearingPoint; Les Ulis; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BearingPoint seeks a Senior Legal Advisor to manage legal operations in a prominent region. You will lead a regional team in providing expert legal support on contracts, compliance, and governance, requiring a strong background in law and a proactive, business-oriented mindset. Suitable candidates should have over ten years of legal experience and excellent leadership abilities, with fluency in English. Join a global consulting leader committed to professional development, integrity, and a diverse work culture.

Prestations

Competitive salary and bonus package

Comprehensive and flexible benefits package

Opportunities for professional development and career growth

Dynamic and diverse work environment

Collaborative and supportive culture

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in law, preferably with a specialization in business law or international law.
• At least 10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Previous experience in a law firm as a qualified lawyer is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Provide senior legal advice and support to the business units and functions on a wide range of legal matters.
• Manage and coordinate the legal team in the region.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor and anticipate legal developments and advise the business on their implications.

Connaissances

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Drafting Skills

Cultural Acumen

Project Management

Formation

Master’s degree in law

Description du poste

BearingPoint is a leading international management and technology consultancy firm with European roots and global reach. We are globally recognized for our comprehensive portfolio of services, our deep industry expertise, and our commitment to sustainability and innovation. Our primary goal is to transform business processes and technology strategies into tangible value.

Our clients include many of the world's leading companies and organizations. BearingPoint's global network of more than 10,000 employees supports clients in over 78 countries and is committed to working with them to achieve measurable, long-term business success. With our deep industry knowledge and technical expertise, we understand and address our clients' unique needs and help them achieve their goals.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities

• Provide senior legal advice and support to the business units and functions in our Region on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, disputes, compliance, corporate governance, intellectual property, data protection, and litigation.
• Manage and coordinate the legal team in the region (3 resources), ensuring high quality, business oriented and timely delivery of legal services and alignment with the global legal strategy and policies.
• Develop and implement legal risk management strategies and policies, as well as training and awareness programs, to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to protect the company's interests and reputation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships, internal and external stakeholders, including our Partners in the Region, the French Management Committee, senior peers from other infrastructure departments, clients, auditors, external counsel and industry associations.
• Monitor and anticipate legal developments and trends in the region and advise the business on their implications and opportunities.
• Actively contribute to the firmwide legal team strategy, initiatives and projects.
• Lead the legal team FBLA.
• Define the objectives, roles, and responsibilities of the legal team FBLA in line with the firm wide legal team strategy.
• Provides information and ensures proper flow of communication to the General Counsel, local Leadership and within the legal team.

Positioning of the Role

You will independently lead the second biggest Region of the firm with more than 50 Partners; important and big client accounts and a software products business unit.

• You directly report to the Group General Counsel and the President of the FBLA region as a business unit.
• You will be a member of the firmwide Legal Leadership Team

Qualifications

Background and Sector Experiences

• Master’s degree in law, preferably with a specialization in business law or international law.
• At least 10 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in the consulting and technology or software industry; a previous experience in a law firm as a qualified lawyer is a plus.

General Experience

• Excellent communication, negotiation and drafting skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a clear and concise manner to different audiences and levels of seniority. Cultural acumen is a prerequisite.
• Team player who actively contributes to the legal strategy, leads legal projects and drives change.
• Ideally project management experience

International Experience and Language Skills

• International exposure; ability to handle cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters.
• Fluent in English (spoken and in writing incl. legal technical language). Knowledge of other languages is a plus.

Management and Leadership Skills

• Previous leadership role and line management responsibility
• Demonstrate ability to make decisions regarding complex legal and business problems.
• Effectively communicating firm and team values and acting as role model

Personal Characteristics

• Business-oriented, agile and proactive and solution-driven mindset, with the ability to balance legal risks and business objectives and to provide pragmatic and strategic legal advice.
• High level of integrity, professionalism and ethical standards, with the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Inspiring, result oriented and culturally aware.
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally within the region and globally.
• A competitive salary and bonus package, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• A comprehensive and flexible benefits package
• A dynamic and diverse work environment, with opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• A collaborative and supportive culture, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, innovation and excellence.
• An opportunity to work for a global leader in consulting and technology, with a strong reputation and a positive impact on society.

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