Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics North America

Senior Legal Advisor

Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics North America

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Paris • France

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Salary

💰 €70,000 - €80,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Deliver expert legal advice and guidance on all French HR-related matters (employment law, labour relations, contracts, disciplinary issues, litigation).
  • Serve as a key legal point of contact for external legal counsel in France and work to reduce external legal fees.
  • Counsel operational teams and senior leadership on French business law issues (compliance, commercial contracts, consumer law, IP).
  • Manage the full contract lifecycle: drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and adapting commercial agreements and Terms and Conditions for France.
  • Proactively monitor French legal and regulatory changes, anticipate impacts, and ensure compliance.
  • Provide expert legal advice and support to the HR Manager during interactions and consultations with French staff representative bodies (e.g., CSE).
  • Contribute to the drafting, review, and validation of company legal documents and internal policies applicable in France.
  • Lead or support complex contract negotiations alongside internal stakeholders to achieve compliant, commercially sound outcomes.
  • Support Retail Managers when needed.

Requirements

  • Education: Master’s degree (Master 1 or Master 2) in French Law required; specialisation in Labour Law or Business/Commercial Law highly preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum 5–7 years of proven legal experience (preferably gained in an international company).
  • Core legal knowledge: Deep, practical knowledge of French Employment & Labour Law; strong experience in French Commercial & Contract Law; solid understanding of French business compliance requirements.
  • Languages: Essential: Fluent French (native/near-native). Required: Professional working proficiency in English.
  • Highly advantageous: GDPR knowledge; retail/cosmetics sector experience; knowledge of BE/LUX labour law; admission to the French Bar.
  • Excellent legal analysis skills; adept at explaining complex legal issues clearly to non-legal colleagues.
  • Strong legal drafting, negotiation, and strategic advisory capabilities.
  • Effective project management skills: organised, able to prioritise, manage competing demands, and meet deadlines.
  • Rigorous, proactive, independent, and solutions-oriented work ethic.
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills (comfortable advising senior leadership).
  • Experience supporting HR with staff representative body relations.
  • Collaborative team player comfortable working within an international structure.
  • High ethical standards and professional integrity.
Benefits
  • A strategic, high-impact role within a successful international retail group.
  • The opportunity to lead the legal function for established, significant French operations.
  • Competitive salary: €70,000–€80,000 (depending on skills and experience).
  • Quarterly bonus potential.
  • Health insurance.
  • And more…
  • Hybrid working.
  • Paid day off for your birthday.
  • 30% discount on Lush products and spa treatments.
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Hard Skills & Tools
French Employment LawFrench Labour LawFrench Commercial LawContract NegotiationLegal DraftingGDPR KnowledgeComplianceLegal AnalysisStrategic AdvisoryBusiness Law
Soft Skills
CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsStakeholder ManagementProject ManagementOrganizational SkillsProblem SolvingCollaborationIndependenceProactivityEthical Standards
Certifications
Master’s Degree in French LawAdmission to the French Bar