Legal Director EMEA H / F

Ceva Santé Animale; Boulogne-Billancourt; Sur place; EUR 100 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading animal health company in Boulogne-Billancourt is searching for a Legal Director. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in negotiating contracts in a legal context. Responsibilities include leading a team of lawyers, managing litigation, and providing legal advice. The position requires fluency in English and familiarity with digital tools relevant to legal processes.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of experience in a similar role in an international environment or law firm.
• Proven management experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsabilités

• Negotiate transactions and draft a variety of contracts.
• Manage related litigation.
• Provide legal advice to the organization.

Connaissances

Management

Contracts negotiation

Litigation management

Cultural sensitivity

Digital tools proficiency

Formation

Master's degree in business law / competition law

Description du poste

Overview

Our Legal Department based in Paris is looking for a Legal Director for the Europe / Middle East / Africa region with at least 12 years of experience and strong management skills. The Legal Director will lead a team of 7 to 8 lawyers based in Paris and Libourne (head office in Gironde) and will also be called upon to directly manage complex cases such as litigation and the negotiation of licensing and business development agreements. The team is supported by 2-3 interns on a permanent basis (law student profiles).

Responsibilities

• Negotiate transactions and draft a wide variety of contracts with significant commercial law, intellectual property, and competition law implications.
• Manage related litigation.
• Provide legal advice to the organization.

Qualifications

• Master\'s degree in business law / competition law and distribution and/or intellectual property law.
• At least 12 years of experience in a similar role in an international environment or law firm.
• Proven management experience.
• Experience in negotiating and drafting industrial property rights licenses (patents, technologies, know-how), and in managing litigation, which you will handle directly.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; good at managing cultural differences.
• Comfortable with new technologies and digital tools in the context of the digital transformation of Ceva\'s Legal Department (CLM & Artificial Intelligence).
• Dynamic by nature with strong precision, organizational skills, responsiveness, initiative, and excellent interpersonal skills.