Legal Counsel (Temporary Position)

H&M; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% Staff discount

HIP program

Job summary

H&M Group is seeking a Legal Counsel in the General Contracts team in Stockholm for a full‑time, temporary position. You will negotiate and draft commercial contracts, advise stakeholders, and help shape contract processes while maintaining business speed and risk mitigation.

The role focuses on cross‑functional collaboration across purchasing, production, logistics, marketing, treasury, payment services and sustainability, with a strong emphasis on practical legal guidance and commercial

Qualifications

• A university law degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience involving commercial contracts.
• Negotiation experience, with the ability to assess opportunities and risks related thereto.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (professional English required).

Responsibilities

• Negotiate commercial contracts across H&M Group key business areas, working with the team to manage a steady flow of contract matters.
• Engage with stakeholders across H&M Group to understand business needs and provide tailored legal support by reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts, offering legal advice and answering a wide range of questions.
• Contribute to knowledge development within the H&M Group, including setting processes and best practices, and conducting legal trainings and workshops.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Contract negotiation

Legal analysis

English (professional)

Education

Law degree

Job description

• Full-time temporary position with a start date as soon as possible, until June 30, 2027.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Legal Counsel in the General Contracts team, a part of H&M Group Legal, you'll be the driving force behind agreements that are commercially relevant and flexible, ensuring that projects move forward on the basis of a well-crafted contract.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You will join the General Contracts team of nine legal counsels. We provide legal support across a broad range of areas, including purchasing, production, logistics, marketing, treasury, payment services and sustainability, giving you broad exposure to a variety of commercial contract areas.

Key Responsibilities

• You will negotiate commercial contracts across H&M Group key business areas, working alongside the team to manage a steady flow of contract matters.
• You will engage with stakeholders across H&M Group to understand their business needs and provide tailored legal support by reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts, offering legal advice and answering a wide range of questions. In doing so, you will ensure that stakeholders move forward with legally sound and effective contracts that strike the right balance between speed of business and risk mitigation for the commercial context at hand.
• You will contribute to knowledge development within the H&M Group, including setting processes and best practice, as well as conducting legal trainings and workshops.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a commercially minded legal professional with a strong interest in contract law and negotiation. You enjoy working close to the business, translating legal complexity into clear and practical advice, and you are motivated by finding solutions that balance legal precision with sound business judgment. We also expect you to:

• Be productive, agile and analytical, with a pragmatic mindset.
• Adapt quickly to new contexts, contract types and shifting priorities, aligning your support with business impact and risk.
• Combine hands-on practical advice with strategic, proactive thinking.
• Handle negotiation settings in a confident, cooperative and professional manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A university law degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience involving commercial contracts.
• Negotiation experience, with the ability to assess opportunities and risks related thereto.
• Excellent written and verbal communicationskills (professional English required).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is a full-time temporary position based at our head office in Stockholm, and you will be reporting to the Manager of the General Contracts team.

WHO WE ARE

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. Read more about us here

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

An example of our benefits:

• 25% Staff discount on all our H&M Group brands, both in stores and online (H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories and ARKET).
• H&M Incentive Program - HIP. Learn more about the program here .

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things - our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.