Senior Legal Counsel
PAIR Finance
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Berlin • Germany
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About the role
- Provide independent legal advice, analyze and summarize complex matters, including commercial (risk) assessments and decision papers for the C-level and senior management of the PAIR Finance Group as well as other departments
- Take responsibility for handling complex litigation and escalation cases (including regulatory complaints, industry association complaints, and lawsuits against the Group) and coordinate external litigation counsel
- Draft, review and negotiate service, cooperation and IT agreements, taking into account intercompany structures
- Support the expansion and internationalization of the PAIR Finance Group, including legal guidance on country-specific matters and advice on international contract structuring
- Provide close legal support and act as a sparring partner for Corporate Development, Market and other internal stakeholders
- Contribute to the further development and digitization of legal processes and projects, with a particular focus on the use and advancement of AI solutions
- Plan and deliver training and provide legal support for the product development of our technology
Requirements
- Fully qualified lawyer with strong academic results, preferably with an additional qualification (LL.M.) in another jurisdiction and a background in commercial law
- Broad legal expertise as a generalist, ideally with experience in IT law / intercompany law within a corporate environment or a large law firm
- 3+ years of professional experience in civil law, civil procedure, competition law, IT law, data protection and consumer law
- Business-fluent German and English, both written and spoken
- Ability to explain complex legal issues clearly and in a practical manner
- Additional language skills, especially French, Swedish, Dutch and/or Italian (nice-to-haves)
- Motivation to actively shape and further develop legal-tech and AI solutions in the legal field
- Experience delivering training in the legal domain
Benefits
- Challenging, varied tasks that support a steep learning curve in a growing company
- International team: professional colleagues and experts from 30+ nationalities
- Flat hierarchies & open communication: transparent feedback culture, monthly all-hands meetings, regular 1:1s and an annual development cycle
- Well-structured onboarding: colleagues will support you from day one and ensure a warm welcome
- Security and flexibility: permanent employment contract, flexible working hours and 28 days of vacation to support your work–life balance
- Competitive salary reflecting your strong performance
- Company pension scheme, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket and access to the Corporate Benefits platform
- Individual learning budget and language courses to keep your skills up to date
- Summer and winter parties in Berlin and regular team events — we celebrate successes and our strong teams together
- Hybrid working model: modern office on Knesebeckstraße (Charlottenburg) with fresh fruit, muesli and drinks for a pleasant working environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal advicelitigationcontract negotiationcommercial lawIT lawdata protectioncivil lawcompetition lawconsumer lawlegal training
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsability to explain complex issuesmotivationcollaborationadaptabilityleadership
Certifications
fully qualified lawyerLL.M.