Legal and Compliance Assistant
Xanadu
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide timely legal advice and general legal support internationally, focusing on EMEA
- Identify and arrange appropriate local legal support, internally or externally
- Manage regional GGS-employed or external attorneys and legal professionals on commercial, governance and compliance matters
- Support the General Counsel EMEA in reviewing and advising on strategic and business initiatives to ensure legal compliance
- Manage drafting, evaluation, negotiation through to execution of commercial agreements including NDAs, Sales/Purchasing Agreements, Sub-contracts and review of customer proposed terms
- Serve as the legal point of contact for internal and external customers on contractual matters and act as contractual liaison
- Maintain contractual records and documentation, including contract correspondence and status reports
- Train managers and employees in contracting practices, group policies and legal compliance
- Ensure legal compliance in areas including anti-corruption and competition laws and monitor employee compliance with procedures
- Work with Finance on revenue recognition, pricing and discounting policies, export controls and broader finance/risk requirements
- Support Regional Management/Marketing to ensure products and services are offered with appropriate terms
- Ensure signed contracts are communicated to relevant parties to provide contract visibility and support implementation
- Manage legal, governance and compliance matters relating to change management
- Monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing) and ensure contract close-out, extension or renewal
- Report to General Counsel Europe
Requirements
- License to practice law in France
- Previous experience as an in-house lawyer preferable but not required
- 4+ years previous qualified experience
- Strong relevant experience from major firms and / or relevant company experience
- Broad understanding of all aspects of commercial law with international experience
- Fluency in English and French required
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills
- Strong character able to defend contractual positioning
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Good attention to detail and proven drafting ability
- Confident and articulate
- Strong commercial instincts and the ability to work within a competitively challenging environment
- Able to develop simple solutions to complex legal questions
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver results
- Highly self motivated and directed
- Collaborative and pro-active in style
