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CORPORATE LEGAL OFFICER
The Corporate Legal Officer is accountable for taking the day-to-day legal responsibilities and providing legal advice that includes all aspects of the analysis, investigation and drafting process relating to business transactions and transactions of the company. He/she manages the business legal risks of the company.Function
The Corporate Legal Officer is accountable for taking the day-to-day legal responsibilities and providing legal advice that includes all aspects of the analysis, investigation and drafting process relating to business transactions and transactions of the company. He/she manages the business legal risks of the company.
Responsibilities
- Monitor investment and disinvestment files: be actively involved in analysing, preparing and drafting of the various legal documents of the transaction and follow up on legal risk issues due diligence, structure: legal aspects, drafting of legal documents and closing
- Conduct legal analysis and research on various legal maters
- Review all contracts/documents submitted for legal opinion of the department
- Manage and monitor the legal aspects of town planning and environmental files
- Deal with the management of pre-litigation and litigation files
- In general, manage the legal risk of the company
- Provide the interface with external advisors
- Provide support/advice/implement the decisions of the Executive Committee (on request)
- Provide and disseminate legal information on general matters or ad hoc
- Provide legal support concerning treasury and finance activities, accounting and financial law
- Manage insurance contracts : negotiation of and applications for coverage
Profile
Hard skills
- Good knowledge of the languages German/English, any additional languages is a plus
- Office automation knowledge MS OFFICE: Word / Excel /PowerPoint
- Experience 10 years in a similar position Specific skills
- Law (good knowledge of civil law governing property, leases, town planning, environment) including:
- The ability to draw up/supply clear, ad hoc legal opinions for other departments
- Ability to draw up contracts in German/
- Ability to negotiate contractual clauses (defend a legal point of view in relation to outsiders) in German/English and any additional language.
- Willing to travel (Germany/Belgium)
- Experience M&A & Real Estate
Soft skills
- Is recognised as an expert in own area within the organization
- Requires specialized expertise
- Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends solutions/best practices
- Solves complex problems, takes a broad perspective to identify solutions
- Works independently, secure and under stress
- Assertiveness, Control of emotions, Planning and organisation,
- Respect of others (empathy and ability to listen), Respect of procedures
Behavioural skills
- Analysis and problem-solving : Analytical skills ability to synthesise, Decision-making, Problem solving
- Personal effectiveness : Results orientated, Intellectual curiosity
- Human relations : Communication, Negotiation, Customer-orientated