Senior Legal Counsel
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Stockholm • Sweden
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About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and other business contracts for the Nordics with a specific focus on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
- Advise the business on legal, compliance, and data protection matters, ensuring adherence to local laws and internal policies.
- Monitor legal developments in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and translate them into practical guidance for stakeholders.
- Support dispute management, external counsel coordination, and contribute to M&A or integration activities when needed.
- Deliver training and support to teams on contract policies, compliance topics, and general legal best practices.
Requirements
- Is qualified Swedish lawyer with 10+ years of post‑qualification experience from a reputable law firm or in‑house environment.
- Has strong background in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements (customer, supplier, procurement, etc.).
- Has solid understanding of compliance areas such as anti‑corruption, competition law and trade compliance, plus working knowledge of GDPR/data protection.
- Has experience navigating multi‑jurisdictional legal environments, ideally Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
- Has proven ability to manage disputes, and preferably support M&A processes, and provide pragmatic legal advice in a fast‑paced, commercial setting.
- This role requires someone who is proactive, self‑driven, and confident working independently across multiple markets.
- Strong communication, clarity in legal reasoning, and the ability to build trust with stakeholders are essential.
- Must be fluent in both Swedish and English.
Benefits
- Learning and career development opportunities, whether it’s online learning, management training or enhancing your skills.
- A competitive salary and incentive schemes.
- Modern infrastructure.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
drafting commercial agreementsreviewing commercial agreementsnegotiating commercial agreementscompliancedata protectionanti-corruptioncompetition lawtrade complianceGDPRdispute management
Soft Skills
proactiveself-drivenindependentstrong communicationclarity in legal reasoningbuilding truststakeholder management
Certifications
qualified Swedish lawyer