Your New CompanyOur client is a leading multinational company in the beverage sector.
Your New RoleReporting directly to the Head of Legal, the selected candidate will:
- Provide legal and commercial advice to local and international stakeholders, including drafting necessary documentation.
- Prepare and negotiate commercial contracts, define negotiation strategies, and draft legal documents, including Data Protection Agreements.
- Negotiate Data Protection Agreements, manage the Register of Processing Activities (ROPA), and conduct Privacy Assessments with business owners.
- Prevent and resolve disputes, assess the company's legal position, propose settlements, and manage litigation as needed.
- Represent the company in commercial litigation, initially with external law firms and eventually independently.
- Conduct legal audits within the organisation, advise on deficiencies or improvements, and support legal risk management.
- Ensure compliance with laws and regulations in daily business operations.
- Represent the company in national and international dealings with external parties, collaborating with external lawyers as necessary.
- Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies within the assigned area of expertise, ensuring compliance with overall legal strategy and conducting audits.
- Initiate, lead, or participate in multi-functional projects within the defined framework.
- Participate in projects impacting parts of the organisation as designed by the Head of Legal.
- Ensure proper administration, archiving, and registration of legal documents, including contract management and supervision of trademarks, models, and patents.
- Monitor legislative trends and translate them into necessary changes in company procedures and systems.
What You'll Need to Succeed - Degree and/or Master’s in Law.
- 4 years of experience as an attorney-at-law or legal counsel (at least 1–2 years enroled in the BAR association with a top-tier law firm).
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management abilities.
- Proactive in identifying and solving problems.
- Solid organisational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking.
- Discipline, impact, influence, energy, ambition, and proactivity.
- Fluency in Portuguese.
- Proficiency in English (minimum B2 level).
- Resilience.
What You'll Get in Return
You will have the privilege of working in a dynamic and international environment within a prestigious multinational company.
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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