Corporate Paralegal
Landis+Gyr
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cham • Switzerland
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About the role
- Provide full executive support to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, including various approvals, travel, presentations, and scheduling.
- Support other Legal Team members with administrative tasks and document filings/housekeeping.
- Support on transformational strategic projects of Landis+Gyr group, e.g. due diligence preparation, documents drafting and project coordination; ensure progress tracking; legal project office.
- Draft and revise group policies.
- Coordinate Legal Team projects and initiatives, ensuring progress tracking and documentation.
- Support on board and committee meetings preparation – logistic and documents drafting, uploading etc.
- Manage all vendor relationships, subscriptions, onboarding, invoice processing, and procurement escalations.
- Support Legal Tech tools (matter management, e-billing).
- Optimize and maintain electronic files, records, and contract repositories for accessibility and organization.
- Coordinate team meetings, agendas, offsites, workshops, and internal events.
- Handle internal stakeholder requests and coordinate with legal team members.
- Coordinate authentications and notarizations (incl. apostilles) and organize signatures.
- Follow up on working items with external law firms and service providers.
- Support legal budget management, including spend tracking, accruals, and reporting.
- Support the introduction of a contract management system.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of experience working in corporate legal matters, either in a legal department or a law firm.
- Law degree or paralegal training.
- Strong attention to detail with a high level of diligence, legal precision, and care.
- Fluent oral and written in English.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- A proactive team player with a hands-on approach and the ability to work independently.
- Natural problem-solving ability, with commercial curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability in advancing projects.
- Ability to work in a high-energy, multi-jurisdictional, and cross-cultural environment with cultural sensitivity.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
document draftingproject coordinationlegal project managementvendor managementbudget managementcontract managementdue diligence preparationpolicy draftinginvoice processinglegal research
Soft Skills
attention to detailcommunication skillspresentation skillsproblem-solvingteam playerindependenceownershipaccountabilitycultural sensitivitycontinuous improvement mindset
Certifications
law degreeparalegal training