Attorney – Sales Law, Foreign Trade Law

Rödl & Partner

Legal Consultant specializing in Sales Law & Foreign Trade in Hamburg. Provides strategic consulting and contract negotiation support for supply chain management.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeHamburg • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ongoing legal advice on sales/distribution law and guidance on the strategic alignment of supply chains, including analysis of regulatory requirements and implementation of compliance and risk management systems
Drafting and negotiating distribution and sales contracts—tailored to business models and market requirements
Out-of-court and judicial enforcement of civil and commercial claims
Advice on customs and foreign trade law, with a particular focus on export control and sanctions law in a practical, international context
Assisting our clients with reporting obligations in payment and capital transactions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent legal qualifications with several years of professional experience in an advisory environment
Solid specialist expertise in sales law and foreign trade law
Strong commercial understanding
Enjoyment of advising clients and involvement in client acquisition
Business-fluent English, both written and spoken
Professional demeanor and a reliable, structured working style

Benefits

Comp & perks

Structured onboarding, rapid team integration and early assumption of responsibility
Clear career model, entrepreneurial opportunities and training for professional and personal development in our in-house academy
Attractive compensation, mobile working — including from selected European countries — flexible working hours and a good work–life balance with 30 days of vacation for a five-day week
Ski trips, team days and corporate events
Employer contribution to EGYM Wellpass, broad health promotion measures, bike leasing and a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket (Germany-wide public transport pass)

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal advicesales lawdistribution lawforeign trade lawexport controlsanctions lawcontract draftingrisk managementcompliance systemsregulatory analysis

Soft Skills

client advisingclient acquisitioncommercial understandingstructured working styleprofessional demeanor

Certifications

legal qualifications