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Senior Legal Counsel  A fast-growing international company is seeking a skilled Legal Counsel to manage diverse legal matters across commercial, corporate, and intellectual property law. This role involves close collaboration with top management, providing legal expertise to support strategic decisions and market growth. Key Responsibilities: Provide guidance on commercial, corporate, and IP law, supporting management on key legal matters. Draft and negotiate complex contracts in sales, marketing, and international cooperation agreements. Ensure marketing activities comply with national and international advertising laws. Represent the company in legal proceedings, focusing on competition and civil law. Support legal aspects of product launches across Europe and international markets. Serve as the legal point of contact for various departments and manage special legal projects. Collaborate with stakeholders and present legal strategies to top management. Your Profile: Fully qualified lawyer with two above-average state exams. Several years of experience as a lawyer or in-house legal counsel. Expertise in commercial and corporate law, IP law, competition law, or medical law in national and international contexts. Strong advisory skills, acting as a trusted partner for internal teams and external consultants. High reliability, resilience, and excellent communication skills. Proactive, solution-oriented, and eager to contribute to innovative projects. Business-fluent in German and English (C1 level or higher).

Senior HR Expert Location: Frankfurt, Germany A role that inspires you As a Senior HR Expert, you will play a key role in shaping and advancing HR practices across a complex, international organisation. With a strong focus on digital transformation, you will help design a future-ready HR landscape, driving innovation, system excellence and data-driven decision-making across the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Lead the strategic development of the HR digital landscape in close partnership with Group IT. Enhance the existing and shape the future HCM architecture to ensure scalability, integration and efficiency. Drive automation and innovation across HR and HSEQ IT systems (e.g. SAP SuccessFactors, payroll and time management platforms). Ensure data integrity, system governance and cybersecurity compliance from an HR process perspective. Prepare robust business cases for strategic digital investments and cost optimisation initiatives. Contribute to the development and evolution of global HR processes and frameworks. Align HR practices with wider organisational objectives and transformation initiatives. Provide guidance on governance, compliance and best practice across HR operations. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve process efficiency, scalability and service quality. Monitor performance indicators and leverage data insights to support informed decision-making. Drive continuous improvement and support change initiatives across the organisation. Your Profile: Extensive experience in senior HR or HR transformation roles within complex, international organisations. Strong expertise in HR systems, digital HR transformation and HCM architecture. Solid understanding of HR operations, governance and compliance in an international context. Experience partnering with IT functions and managing system-related projects. Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate business needs into system and process solutions. Confident stakeholder management skills and the ability to operate effectively in environments undergoing change.

Senior Legal Counsel - Competition Law Location: Hamburg Our client is seeking a Senior Competition Lawyer to advise on a broad range of antitrust and regulatory matters. In this role, you will act as a key legal partner to the business, supporting complex projects and ensuring compliant, commercially sound decision-making across a dynamic operating environment. Key Responsibilities: Provide legal advice on German and EU competition law across business activities. Manage and support merger control processes and regulatory filings. Handle investigations, including cartel and behavioural matters, and conduct internal reviews. Advise on pricing strategies, distribution models, and dominance-related issues. Support competition litigation and related claims management. Develop and implement competition compliance programmes and training initiatives. Act as a trusted advisor to commercial, procurement, and senior leadership teams. Your Profile: Fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist). 3-5 years’ experience in competition or antitrust law, gained in private practice, in-house, or with a regulatory authority. Broad expertise across advisory, merger control, and investigations. Strong understanding of German and EU competition law frameworks. Commercially minded with the ability to translate legal risk into practical guidance. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Fluent German and English skills. What’s on Offer? A high-impact in-house role within a large-scale, market-leading organisation. Exposure to complex and varied competition law matters. Close collaboration with business stakeholders and decision-makers. Competitive remuneration and long-term development opportunities.

In-House Counsel - Litigation Houston, TX Our client is a respected engineering business looking for a commercially savvy In-House Counsel to take the wheel on litigation management. This is a role for someone who thrives on strategy - you won't be in the courtroom yourself, but you'll own every case that gets there. Working closely with senior leadership and external counsel, you'll be the internal expert who keeps disputes moving efficiently, costs controlled, and risk well managed. Key Responsibilities: Manage the full litigation portfolio across construction disputes, contract claims, subcontractor conflicts, and general commercial matters. Select, instruct, and supervise outside counsel - holding them to strategy, budget, and outcome. Drive early case assessment, settlement strategy, and dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration (AAA, DRBF), and negotiation. Partner with project teams to identify and mitigate legal risk before disputes arise - change orders, delay claims, defect notices, and lien exposure. Maintain litigation tracking and reporting systems; provide regular updates to executive leadership and the board. Coordinate document preservation, internal investigations, and regulatory responses as needed. Train project managers and operations staff on dispute avoidance, documentation best practices, and contract risk. Support contract drafting and negotiation to build dispute-resistant protections into project agreements from the outset. Requirements: J.D. and active bar membership. Litigation background in private practice or in-house, ideally with exposure to construction, real estate, or infrastructure disputes. Proven ability to manage outside counsel effectively - on strategy, cost, and results. Comfortable with construction contract forms (AIA, ConsensusDocs) and concepts such as delay claims, defect liability, and lien law. Strong commercial instincts - able to assess risk, recommend pragmatic solutions, and communicate clearly to non-lawyers. Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Contract Risk Manager Location: Frankfurt   Our client is seeking a Contract Risk Manager to join their team in Frankfurt. This role sits within a broader risk management function and covers both pre-award and contract execution phases across projects and service agreements.   Key Responsibilities:   Assessing and mitigating technical and commercial risks on projects and contracts exceeding defined thresholds, across bid and execution phases. Supporting a stage-gate governance process and reporting to relevant management levels. Defining and maintaining risk classification standards for bids in collaboration with legal and compliance. Reviewing bids independently against group standards and escalating findings as appropriate. Preparing regular reports on tender pipelines and contract execution status. Participating in due diligence reviews and producing ad-hoc risk reports for M&A activity. Monitoring contract execution across project and framework agreements, with a focus on cost, schedule, quality, and risk. Identifying deviations early and communicating proactively with stakeholders. Collaborating with controlling and audit functions to maintain data quality and address findings.   Your Profile:   Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. Several years of experience in project management, controlling, or auditing. Strong understanding of commercial and technical risk assessment in a project environment. Certifications in project management (e.g. PMI) or auditing (e.g. CIA, CISA) advantageous. SAP experience beneficial. Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving. Comfortable in cross-functional and international environments. Business-fluent German and English, written and spoken. Willingness to travel.

Global Head of Legal (International) | E-Commerce / Retail Location: Frankfurt Our client is seeking an exceptional legal leader to serve as their Global Head of Legal (International), a high-trust, high-autonomy position reporting directly to the CEO and CFO, with full international remit across all markets outside Asia. This is not a support function role. You will operate as the brand's chief legal architect internationally, leading one direct report and acting as a genuine strategic partner at the highest level of the business. Key Responsibilities: Lead and define the international legal strategy across all markets outside Asia. Oversee commercial legal matters including franchise, wholesale, distribution, and retail expansion. Support omnichannel business models and advise on new market entry strategies. Drive intellectual property protection and anti-counterfeiting initiatives globally. Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (e.g. GDPR) and consumer law requirements. Take ownership of ESG and supply chain compliance, including relevant EU regulatory frameworks. Act as the key legal interface between international and Asian business units. Provide strategic legal advice to executive leadership and senior stakeholders. Lead and develop a lean international legal function. Your Profile: Fully qualified lawyer (German Volljurist) or equivalent international qualification. Extensive post-qualification experience, including significant time in senior legal leadership roles. Strong background in international commercial law within retail, consumer, or lifestyle sectors. Proven experience working across both Civil Law and Common Law jurisdictions. Ability to translate complex legal frameworks into pragmatic, business-oriented solutions. Strong stakeholder management skills with executive-level presence. Fluent German and English; familiarity with Asian markets or business culture is advantageous. What’s on Offer? A high-impact leadership role with direct access to executive management. Opportunity to shape global legal strategy in a premium, international brand environment. Broad scope across commercial, regulatory, and strategic legal matters.