Senior International Legal Counsel (m/f)

A Adecco Recruitment is recruiting a Senior International Legal Counsel for a international client based in Porto.

Responsibilities:

• Act as lead lawyer for strategic projects focusing on the negotiation of international and/or country strategic client contracts (from RFP to drafting, negotiation and support of the local implementation)
• Support the Group Contract Management team and local legal counsels regarding international client contracts
• Contribute to compliance efforts (competition law, anti-corruption, data privacy…)
• Assist the network of lawyers supporting strategic accounts across the world, share legal tools and best practices
• Develop legal awareness and support initiatives to adapt our vast organization to the changing legal landscape and client needs.

Profile:

• 10+ years of relevant legal experience, extensive commercial contracting experience required;
• Bar admission with good standing and LLM from a leading university, with knowledge of common and civil law systems;
• International profile, able to work in multi-cultural environment;
• Hard-working, hands-on attitude, ability to drive processes and work under pressure with short turnarounds;
• Capacity to anticipate legal issues, handle and resolve sensitive situations with diplomacy;
• Business-oriented, creative and with initiative to find practical solutions to business problems;
• Operational and commercial knowledge a must;
• Able to manage autonomously complex processes while maintaining fluid communication with manager;
• Service driven, flexible, welcomes feedback and opportunity for growth, intellectually curious and able to work collaboratively;
• Sense of humor, ability to operate in a changing environment;
• Strong communication and legal drafting skills (English);
• Fluent in English and a second language;
• Flexible for last-minute travel including international.