Legal Director EMEA H / F

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

Résumé du poste

A multinational veterinary company is seeking a Legal Director for the Europe / Middle East / Africa region based in Paris. The ideal candidate will have at least 12 years of experience and proven management skills. Responsibilities include leading a team of lawyers, managing litigation cases, and providing strategic legal advice. This role requires fluency in English and strong negotiation skills, alongside an understanding of digital tools in legal operations.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience in managing legal teams.
• Familiarity with industrial property rights and litigation.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage a team of lawyers.
• Directly manage complex litigation cases.
• Provide strategic legal advice.

Connaissances

Management skills

Negotiation skills

Fluency in English

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Formation

Master’s degree in business law

Description du poste

Overview

missions : 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 (at the 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). The work mainly focuses on :

• negotiating transactions and drafting a wide variety of contracts with significant commercial law, intellectual property, and competition law implications,
• managing any related litigation,
• providing advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a legal team of 7 to 8 lawyers based in Paris and Libourne; oversee day-to-day operations and case allocation.
• Directly manage complex cases, including litigation and negotiations of licensing and business development agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice to the organization and support cross-functional initiatives.

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.
• Comfort 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.