Competition Lawyer

Job Description

Are you a competition lawyer and looking for an opportunity to bring your legal skills in play together with an international team of competition lawyers ?

The LEGO Group is looking for a competition lawyer to join our in-house team of experienced competition lawyers to support the continued growth of the LEGO Group and brand.

You will get an opportunity to work with colleagues across the world in a company that cares and values play and integrity.

Note: Position open for Billund (Preferred) and Copenhagen

Core Responsibilities

• General advising on competition law to the business and legal colleagues
• Advising our CEEMEA markets on competition law related matters
• Supporting senior lawyers on IP related matters
• Contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Supporting and driving governance initiatives such as policy and guidance drafting, development of training programmes, etc.
• Deliver training globally and ensure relevance and high levels of engagement

Play your part in our team succeeding

The position is within the Competition Law team – a team of experienced competition lawyers located in Billund, London and Shanghai. The team sits within Legal, Compliance and Risk Management headed by the Global General Counsel.

Do you have what it takes?

• Strong interest for and understanding of European Competition law
• Proven experience in competition law. The experience can come from in-house legal team, national competition authority or private practice.
• Ability to deliver high quality and nuanced advice whether it be on a day-to-day basis, in project work or in training sessions.
• A compliance mindset
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to build trust and credibility with others.
• Personal drive and initiative
• Motivated by learning from experts and delivering results through collaboration with senior colleagues
• Ability to be flexible in working style and respond to different working styles
• Fluent English

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.