Legal Counsel

ProductLife France; Courbevoie; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Hybrid & flexible working

International by design

Continuous learning

Inclusive culture

Job summary

ProductLife Group seeks a Legal Counsel – Legal Business Partner to support commercial contracting, data protection, and corporate governance across regions.

You will draft and negotiate complex agreements, advise on GDPR and EU AI Act implications, and partner with commercial, operations, HR, procurement, IT and data teams while maintaining high standards of integrity.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer (France or other EU jurisdiction) or equivalent international law background.
• Fluent in French and English; Italian or Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial, service, partnership, and distribution agreements; lead client-facing negotiations.
• Maintain and harmonize templates, clause libraries, and playbooks; contribute to CLM, risk matrices, and process improvements.
• Advise on GDPR, IT/SaaS, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital/AI initiatives (EU AI Act).
• Support governance for group entities and compliance programs; contribute to group policy implementation.
• Provide daily legal support to cross-functional teams; identify risks and propose pragmatic solutions.

Skills

French & English fluent

Contract drafting

Negotiation

International law exposure

Education

Law degree

Job description

Make a meaningful impact on global healthcare — and grow your career while doing it. At ProductLife Group, you’ll join an innovative, forward‑thinking team operating across the world to shape the future of life sciences through expertise, collaboration, and purpose‑driven work.

Job Description : Legal Counsel – Legal Business Partner

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial & Partnership Contracting — Draft, review, and negotiate commercial, service, partnership, and distribution agreements (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, T&Cs); lead client‑facing negotiations.
• Legal Operations — Maintain and harmonize templates, clause libraries, and playbooks; contribute to CLM, risk matrices, process improvement, and affiliate integration.
• Technology & Data — Negotiate IT/SaaS agreements, software licenses, and DPAs; advise on GDPR, cybersecurity, cloud, and digital/AI initiatives (EU AI Act).
• Corporate & Compliance — Support governance for group entities; contribute to compliance programs (ethics, ESG/CSR) and group policy implementation.
• Business Partnering — Provide daily legal support to commercial, operations, HR, procurement, IT, and data teams; identify risks, propose pragmatic solutions, deliver internal training.
• Dispute Management — Manage litigation and pre‑litigation matters in coordination with external counsel.
• Support additional projects across legal ops, IP, real estate, insurance, and contract optimization.

Profile

Qualified lawyer (France or other EU jurisdiction) or equivalent international law background. Knowledge of French legal systems as well as UK/US legal systems 4–10 years' experience in commercial contracting (services, tech, consulting, or life sciences), ideally international. Fluent working in French and English; Italian or Spanish a plus. Strong drafting/negotiation skills for complex, high‑stakes agreements, with the ability to manage a high volume of matters under tight deadlines. Solid understanding of corporate governance, cross‑border operations, GDPR/IT/SaaS/cloud, and matrix or PE environments. Organized, autonomous, pragmatic; integrates smoothly into existing teams and reporting lines. Curious and proactive, comfortable in fast‑moving, innovation‑driven settings; solution‑oriented and self‑sufficient in resolving day‑to‑day issues.

Role Evolution

Reporting to the Regional Legal Director, this role will grow with PLG's global expansion. Depending on your expertise (IT/data, compliance, regulatory, corporate law), you may take ownership of specific domains and lead improvements in legal tools and processes.

PLG partners with Life Sciences innovators to bring new medicines and technologies to patients, faster. Join a fast-growing, entrepreneurial company where your expertise makes a difference from day one.

Benefits

• A path for every career stage, from graduate to senior expert
• Exciting, high‑impact projects with leading life sciences clients
• International by design
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Continuous learning
• An inclusive & diverse culture