Legal Counsel

PLG; Courbevoie; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ProductLife Group is seeking a Legal Counsel – Legal Business Partner to provide strategic legal support across France and Europe, with international scope. You will handle commercial, IT/data, compliance, and corporate matters, drafting MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and navigating GDPR and cloud issues.

Reporting to the Regional Legal Director, you will partner with commercial, operations, HR, procurement, and IT teams, shaping policy, training, and improving legal tools as PLG expands globally.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 4–10 years in commercial contracting (services, tech, life sciences).
• Fluent in French and English; international experience a plus.
• Strong drafting/negotiation skills for high-stakes agreements.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial, IT/data, and partnership agreements.
• Maintain templates, clause libraries, and playbooks; support CLM and risk matrices.
• Advise on GDPR, cybersecurity, cloud, and data protection matters (EU AI Act).
• Support governance and compliance programs; partner with cross-functional teams.
• Handle disputes in coordination with external counsel and internal teams.

Skills

Fluent French & English

Drafting & negotiating

Cross-border / international

Education

Qualified lawyer (France or EU jurisdiction)

Job description

## Legal CounselApply: Hybrid: Courbevoie Office: Full time: Posted 11 Days Ago: JR000019Make 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**As Legal Business Partner, you provide strategic legal support to PLG and its affiliates — primarily across France and Europe, with international scope. This generalist role offers broad exposure to commercial, IT/data, compliance, and corporate matters. **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. Ready to take the next step? Apply today and join a global, innovative team that’s shaping the future of life sciences and empowering people to make a real impact in healthcare.