Pennylane

Legal Counsel – Contracts

Pennylane

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇫🇷 France

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • We are looking for our future Legal Counsel – Contracts to strengthen the contracts team within the Legal Department.
  • Drafting and negotiating contracts with leading accounting players in France and across Europe.
  • Automating the contracting lifecycle, notably using AI tools.
  • Collaborating with other teams within the Legal Department, in particular the Compliance team.
  • Keeping purchase order templates up to date with regulatory and Pennylane product changes, and updating standard terms and conditions for accounting firms.

Requirements

  • You are a qualified lawyer or legal counsel (e.g., SaaS, FinTech) with at least 3 years of experience in a law firm (IP/IT, tech, SaaS) or in a fast-growing company in a relevant sector.
  • You have a solid understanding of legal issues related to SaaS contracts (data management, intellectual property, SLAs, etc.).
  • You can navigate the complexity of B2B SaaS contracts and translate legal risks into pragmatic business solutions.
  • You want to contribute to organizing the contract practice of a fast-growing company.
  • You have an appetite for tech tools that automate low-value legal tasks.
  • You have strong communication and drafting skills in French and English to lead contract negotiations.
  • German would be an appreciated plus.
  • You have business acumen and position yourself as a business partner within the company.
  • You are pragmatic, rigorous, and enjoy solving problems with practical solutions.
Benefits
  • One of the best health insurance plans on the market (Alan Blue and Alan Mind)
  • Meal vouchers (Swile card)
  • Between 6 and 12 additional RTT days on top of 5 weeks of paid vacation
  • Opportunity to improve your English via Busuu
  • A dedicated monthly allowance for all Pennylaners to support working from home or from a coworking space
  • Easy access to our offices, located a few minutes from Saint-Lazare in the heart of Paris
  • Equity package (BSPCE)
  • Access to 8,000 gyms across France and over 300 wellness activities via our partner Gymlib
  • A Mac
  • We practice many sports together and make it a point to get together regularly for company events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
contract draftingcontract negotiationSaaS contractsdata managementintellectual propertyservice level agreementslegal risk assessmentcontract automationcomplianceB2B contracts
Soft skills
communication skillsdrafting skillsbusiness acumenproblem-solvingpragmatismrigorcollaborationorganizational skillsleadershipadaptability
Certifications
qualified lawyerlegal counsel