Junior Legal Counsel

Roundtable; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paris office

Remote-friendly

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Roundtable is seeking a Junior Legal Counsel to join the growing Operations team and support dynamic co-investment deals across Europe. You will balance corporate, tax and regulatory matters on a day-to-day basis, partnering with product, sales and operations to streamline legal processes.

You should have a Master’s degree in Law and up to 2 years of experience; fluent in English and French; you will grow into a versatile in-house counsel across multiple jurisdictions and gain exposure to Tier-1

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law from a European university or equivalent.
• Up to 2 years of legal experience (law firm or in-house).
• Fluent in English and French.
• Strong legal research skills with rigorous and proactive approach.
• Willingness to dive into areas beyond current field; tax affinity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with corporate, tax and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions (France, Luxembourg, etc.).
• Maintain continuous legal watch to identify opportunities for legal innovation.
• Collaborate with product, sales and operations teams to define, automate and improve legal processes.
• Assist on day-to-day legal matters (Compliance, Corporate, IP, Tax).
• Coordinate with external partners and lead stakeholders across Europe.
• Grow with Roundtable’s legal team.

Education

Master’s degree in Law

Job description

Our legal team has 6 people today and will grow significantly over the coming months. It is led by Nicolas, who joined Roundtable in 2022 as employee #3 after working as a litigator at Linklaters LLP. The team combines experience from Tier-1 law firms (Linklaters LLP, A&O Shearman, White & Case, etc), universities (Oxford, College of Europe, Cornell, Sciences-Po, etc) and public institutions (European Commission, French embassies, etc).

As Junior Legal Counsel, you will work closely with our growing Operations team on everything that affects our ongoing operations. Roundtable is lean and flat, so you will work with people across the whole company every day.

About the role

We are looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to work on some of the most dynamic co-investment deals across venture ecosystems worldwide, and help make them happen from a legal standpoint.

Given the broad variety of responsibilities and the emphasis Roundtable places on the legal dimensions, you will become a legal professional blending the versatility of an in-house counsel with the expertise of a lawyer!

Your responsibilities as Junior Legal Counsel:

• On a daily basis, work with various fields of law and will become an expert at managing the balance between corporate, tax and regulatory implications, always keeping an holistic view:

  • Corporate: You will be faced, on a daily basis, with a wide array of corporate questions relating to the structuring and management of the co-investment vehicles, both in France and in Luxembourg. You will be exposed to several legal systems (France, Germany, US, UK, Luxembourg, Spain, etc) and will need to understand their corporate intricacies.

  • Tax: With several types of investment vehicles and investors coming from all places, you will become an expert at managing the ever-changing tax rules (in Luxembourg and France mainly).

  • Regulatory : As Roundtable operates in a regulated environment, you will be confronted with questions arising out of MIFID, AIFMD, the Prospectus Regulation and so on.

    Of course, we don’t expect you to know all of this when you join!

• Ensure a continuous legal watch to identify opportunities for legal innovation and ensure we are always at the edge of what is feasible.

• Work closely with product, sales and operations teams to define, automate and improve our legal processes.

• Assist on day-to-day legal matters of the company (e.g., Compliance, Corporate, IP, Tax).

• Manage, interact with and coordinate high-caliber stakeholders - you will interact with top European Venture capital Partners, investors and lawyers working at reputable law firms

• Grow with Roundtable’s legal team.

Why joining us

• You will develop a strong ability to balance legal rigour with pragmatic, business-oriented decision-making.

• You will gain hands-on experience navigating complex and multidimensional legal challenges across corporate, tax and regulatory topics.

• You will build expertise in multi-jurisdictional environments, working across non-harmonised legal frameworks throughout Europe.

• You will join a highly ambitious and quality-driven team, working on a challenging product with strong ownership and top-tier colleagues.

• You will benefit from a flexible and attractive setup, with offices in the heart of Paris, remote-friendly policies, and competitive compensation including equity.

You hold a Master’s degree in Law from a European university and have up to 2 years of experience (law firm or in-house). Your specialisation does not matter, but your willingness to deep dive into areas beyond your field of expertise is crucial for your success at Roundtable. An affinity with (or a strong desire to learn about) tax law is a plus! You are fluent in English and French. You are rigorous, proactive and solution-oriented , with strong legal research skills and a high level of integrity. You have a strong interest in the business and enjoy working closely with non-legal teams. You don’t need to tick every box above to apply. We value exceptional people with strong fundamentals, intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn quickly.