Transparency International

Legal Associate, Parental Leave Cover

Transparency International

part-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Berlin • Germany

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Salary

💰 €35,175 per year

About the role

  • Contribute to the daily work of the Governance, Legal & Event Team providing legal support required across the organization to ensure full legal and administrative compliance with the requirements of German and international law
  • Support the coordination of work and information flow between the legal function and other internal teams, ensuring process integrity
  • Assist in the gathering of information and preparation of documents and other work outputs of the legal function
  • Support the draft, review, and negotiate of contracts and agreements to safeguard the organization's interests and ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
  • Proactively support day-to-day legal operations ensuring consistency with TI-S processes and procedures
  • Ensure legal processes are up to date and meet the needs of the team and organisation and suggest improvements where necessary
  • Undertake in-depth legal research on diverse legal topics to ensure that requested information and data is available to relevant stakeholders
  • Contribute to team-related projects and provide input into the development and implementation of legal policies, guidelines and procedures in line with best practice . A data protection focus is an advantage
  • Contribute to legal training activities to raise effective use of legal capacity and capability across TI-S and the TI Movement and assist in the organization and running of other internal and/or external meetings and events
  • Support in managing the work of pro bono lawyers
  • Support information management for the legal function, including maintaining up to date, organized and accurate filing systems
  • Respond to requests for information by conducting targeted research and providing comprehensive responses or escalating where needed
  • Contribute to the overall functioning of the Governance, Legal & Events Team by providing proactive and ad hoc support where necessary

Requirements

  • University degree in law or professional qualification in law, following the German legal curriculum, required
  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a legal environment, preferably within a law firm and/or an in-house legal function
  • Expertise in current German law (incl. labour law and contract law) required
  • Ability to undertake legal research with a high attention to detail and keen awareness of the need for legal accuracy
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to effectively manage priorities and deliver to tight deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the organization demonstrating client and service orientation
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently with limited supervision
  • Professional language proficiency in English (working language of the organisation) essential; additional languages, in particular German, French, Spanish and/or Arabic, an asset
  • Ability to deal with confidential information
  • Good knowledge of MS Office and various internal communication tools
  • Intercultural awareness, diplomacy and political sensitivity
  • Interest in anti-corruption work and commitment to the values and principles of Transparency International
Benefits
  • a relocation package incl. sponsorship of work permit if needed and eligible
  • financial contribution to German language classes
  • generous time off with 30 days of annual leave per year
  • flexible working times around core hours
  • remote-hybrid working model from within Germany
  • the possibility of Work from Abroad for periods of time
  • Pluxee Restaurant Checks with plenty of options nearby the office for reduced prices for meals
  • Reduced membership fees with Urban Sports Club
  • Mental wellbeing and counselling support by OpenUp
  • a centrally located office in a vibrant metropolitan city with excellent public transportation connectivity at the river Spree
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
German lawlabour lawcontract lawlegal researchlegal compliancecontract negotiationdocument preparationlegal documentationpro bono managementdata protection
Soft Skills
organizational skillsinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsattention to detailclient orientationservice orientationteamworkindependencediplomacypolitical sensitivity
Certifications
university degree in lawprofessional qualification in law