CMA CGM

Fixed-term Contract – Contracts Legal Counsel, Legal Operations

CMA CGM

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Location: Marseille • France

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About the role

  • Act as an International Contracts Lawyer on strategic Group projects.
  • Contribute to the deployment of a CLM solution.
  • Populate and maintain the CLM database.
  • Structure, maintain, and enhance templates and clause libraries.
  • Define and monitor KPIs related to CLM usage.
  • Support change management for internal teams on CLM and AI usage.
  • Draft, review, and adapt commercial agreements and service contracts.
  • Participate in contract negotiations and advise business teams.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree (Bac+5) in Business Law / Contract Law / International Business Law.
  • An LL.M (US/UK) or dual degree (business school / engineering) is a plus.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience within:
  • o The legal department of a large international group (legal or legal ops team),
  • o A business law firm or consulting firm.
  • Strong understanding of Legal Operations and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM).
  • Ability to functionally configure a CLM tool (workflows, users, metadata, templates).
  • Experience in structuring and governing contract data.
  • Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools; knowledge of Power BI is a plus.
  • Strong interest in AI tools applied to legal work (contract review, clause generation, risk analysis) and contribution to prompt engineering.
  • Solid expertise in international contract law and contract negotiation.
  • Professional proficiency in legal English.
Benefits
  • Temporary contract based in Marseille
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Hard Skills & Tools
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)Legal OperationsContract negotiationCommercial agreementsService contractsData structuringExcelReporting toolsPower BIPrompt engineering
Soft Skills
Change managementAdvisory skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills
Certifications
Master’s degree in Business LawMaster’s degree in Contract LawMaster’s degree in International Business LawLL.M (US/UK)