Junior In-House Counsel—GDPR, Contracts & Compliance

Fastned UK Limited; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Pension plan fully covered by Fastned

Company bonus plan

29 holidays

Mission Days

Fully electric company car

Yearly training budget €3000

Nilo Health mental health platform

Urban Sports Club

Parental benefits

Flouria women’s health platform

Daily lunches, snacks & drinks

Job summary

Fastned seeks a Junior Legal Counsel to support GDPR/privacy and corporate housekeeping in the Netherlands. You will work on compliance, data protection, contracts, and policy updates while gaining exposure to a fast-growing European scale-up.

You will join a European legal team based in Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne, Ghent and London, reporting to the Lead Legal NL. The role offers hands-on experience and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Dutch law (commercial, corporate or privacy) or equivalent experience.
• 1+ year of relevant legal counsel experience (in-house or law firm).
• Affinity with compliance topics and corporate housekeeping.
• Fluency in English and Dutch (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Own key compliance topics, GDPR/privacy matters, DPIAs/DPAs and data subject requests.
• Maintain and roll out internal policies; support awareness and training.
• Handle corporate housekeeping: board/shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, KvK filings, UBO registrations.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of contracts (NDAs, services, procurement, T&Cs).
• Drive standardisation of legal processes with templates and DocuSign workflows.
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise on internal processes.

Skills

GDPR

Privacy law

Contract review

Data protection

Education

LLM in Dutch law (commercial/corporate/privacy)

Tools

DocuSign

KvK filings

Job description

Fastned seeks a Junior Legal Counsel to support GDPR/privacy and corporate housekeeping in the Netherlands. You will work on compliance, data protection, contracts, and policy updates while gaining exposure to a fast-growing European scale-up.

You will join a European legal team based in Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne, Ghent and London, reporting to the Lead Legal NL. The role offers hands-on experience and growth opportunities.