Paralegal

AB Volvo; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global transport company is seeking a Paralegal with at least 4 years of legal experience to support their Legal & Compliance team in Lyon, France. The ideal candidate will manage legal documents, provide compliance support, and work collaboratively in a dynamic environment. Strong English skills and proficiency in key software applications are essential. This is a great opportunity to grow your legal career at an innovative organization focused on sustainable transport solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a legal role.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Dynamic self-starter with strong teamwork skills.

Responsabilités

• Manage GTP Legal & Compliance functional mailbox.
• Draft, review, and edit legal documents.
• Handle corporate governance matters.
• Support evaluation and improvement of GTP L&C tools.
• Lead communication and education efforts.

Connaissances

Analytical mindset

Project management

Strong English communication

Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Formation

Qualified lawyer

Description du poste

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next‑gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Have you ever wondered how you could help provide efficient and timely legal and compliance support to the business? If so, this is your lucky day! Volvo Group Purchasing is looking for a new Paralegal (since ours has been recently promoted)!

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Legal & Compliance (L&C) Strategic Development within Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP). You will also be part of a global team located in Europe (Sweden and France), Americas (USA), and Asia Pacific (India and China). This position can be located in either Gothenburg (Sweden) or Lyon (France).

• Timely manage GTP L&C (Group Trucks Purchasing Legal & Compliance) functional mailbox, and as a result be the first point of contact / interface for standard contractual and business requests.
• Draft, review, and edit legal documents (e.g., contracts, agreements, business communications, etc.). Support with creation of new templates, updates, etc.
• Explain facts, policies, and practices, and provide analytical support on standard legal and compliance matters (e.g., NDAs, completeness of requests, sharing standard documentation). Escalate issues internally as needed.
• Handle corporate governance matters for legal entities, as directed.
• Hold responsibility for regulatory and caselaw watch.
• Support evaluation, implementation, and improvement of GTP L&C tools, processes, and systems. Develop and maintain files, databases, and systems to collect, store, and retrieve data as directed.
• Initiate and coordinate the streamlining and optimization of GTP L&C department tools and processes with relevant stakeholders, ensuring proper implementation
• Ensure access to data and knowledge through a central repository for GTP L&C internal and external benefits, including optimizing existing SharePoint sites and documentation.
• Implement metrics, and support the GTP L&C team in monitoring KPIs, recommending improvements along the way.
• Lead communication and education efforts (in collaboration with GTP L&C team members and other stakeholders), including communication of newsletters, new templates, processes, etc.
• Organize and coordinate legal and compliance trainings for the benefit of GTP stakeholders.
• Manage project activities for legal cases, litigation, transactions, and invoice reviews.
• Work closely with our L&C transformation counsel on projects as needed and drive efficiency and business processes improvements for the L&C department and GTP.
• Be a team player.

Who are you?

A qualified lawyer with a minimum of 4 years of experience, possessing an analytical mindset and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

A dynamic self-starter who is eager to spin multiple plates at the same time while fostering efficiency and teamwork in a fast-paced and complex environment. Able to work independently under general guidance.

A tech-savvy team player with strong computer skills, including proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and related applications as well as chatbots, gen AI.

An excellent communicator with strong English skills, both verbal and written.

Ready for the next move?

Ready to elevate your legal career to new heights?

Send your CV together with a cover letter highlighting your expertise as well as why you believe you are a great match.

We look forward to meeting you. Let's write the legal and compliance future of electronics assisted vehicles together!

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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

“Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast‑paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group”.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net‑zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.