
Qualified Lawyer / Corporate Counsel, Contract & Claim Manager
PLATH Corporation GmbH
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hamburg • Germany
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About the role
- Independently provide legal advice on contract matters and develop negotiation strategies for the business units
- Coordinate and handle contract drafting and structuring with customers, suppliers and other contracting parties
- Coordinate the legal team during contract negotiation phases and serve as a member of the negotiation team
- Perform early analysis and assessment of tenders and awards for legal risks
- Enforce contractual rights in key projects
- Develop policy guidelines and directives for contract execution
- Actively ensure division-internal approval processes
- Take responsibility for all contractual aspects of change order management and claim strategies
- Coordinate the timely preparation of claims as required
Requirements
- Completed degree in business law or a law degree
- Professional experience in a commercial company or in a law firm focused on business law with a specialization in contract law; international experience is ideal
- Several years of negotiation experience with international B2B and B2G bodies
- Experience with international law in the defence and security sector is desirable
- Strong team orientation, openness and excellent communication skills
- Informal leadership experience of interdisciplinary teams, in particular coordinating substantive work and training of negotiation teams
- High willingness to travel domestically and internationally
- Independent, pragmatic and goal-oriented working style
- Business-fluent English and very good IT skills (MS Office); French language skills would be an advantage
Benefits
- Central location
- Flexible working hours
- 30 days annual leave
- Job ticket & fuel vouchers
- Campus@PLATH
- Sabbatical
- Variety of events
- Health and wellness programs
- Corporate benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Mobile working
- Career development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract lawcontract draftingnegotiation strategieslegal risk assessmentchange order managementclaim strategiespolicy developmenttender analysisinternational law
Soft Skills
team orientationcommunication skillsleadership experienceindependent workingpragmatic approachgoal-oriented mindsetopenness
Certifications
degree in business lawlaw degree