Legal Counsel Emea

A multinational company with a global presence has tasked us with finding a Senior Legal Counsel EMEA to join their team, reporting directly to the General Counsel.

Manage the legal function of businesses in EMEA. Provide accurate and timely advice to management on a variety of legal topics. Safeguard reputation and ensure that its entities and personnel in EMEA comply with laws and internal policies.

Responsibilities

Individual accountabilities in EMEA:

• establish and manage Company Secretariat in each legal entity
• draft and negotiate a wide range of domestic and international commercial agreements in English
• manage post-acquisition / post-rationalisation integration
• manage litigations and claims
• communicate with regulators and public authorities
• analyse legislation and regulations, provide legal opinions - including implementation and/or impact on the business
• manage the appointment of external legal counsel

Shared accountabilities

• legal entity rationalisation
• develop, implement and enforce corporate policies and procedures
• ensure harmonized approach to common legal topics in the Group
• develop compliance function in EMEA, including training, risk reviews and internal audit investigations

Key linkages & interfaces / most important stakeholders

• General Counsel
• Directors of the EMEA entities
• Cluster, regional and national CFOs
• purchasing, sales and business operations teams

Your Profile

• Admitted to the bar in an EU country
• 10+ years post-qualification experience, half of which should have been with a law firm
• International experience in the manufacturing sector desirable
• Postgraduate degree in Business Administration would be an advantage
• Fluent in written and spoken English (min CEFR C2)
• Broad generalist with proficiency in corporate law, company secretarial matters and compliance
• Ability to provide pragmatic, commercially-focused legal advice and solutions, quickly

Location: Torino

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