Location: Hybrid – Office 1-2 days per week, Flexible
Travel: 10%
Meet The Team
The EMEA Sales Legal team supports the business by facilitating commercial transactions across various regions. We operate as a unit that applies legal knowledge to drive growth and innovation. You will work with colleagues who prioritize integrity and operational efficiency. We are committed to a culture of continuous learning, where team members share insights to navigate the landscape of global technology services!
Your Impact
As a legal advisor for Sales in France, you will provide support on day-to-day operations and commercial engagements while partnering with management to interpret contractual provisions, offer risk assessments, and deliver solutions that support business objectives. You will draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements to ensure all terms align with corporate strategy and protect the interests of the organization. By integrating AI tools into your workflow, you will conduct legal research, streamline document reviews, and perform contract analysis with precision and speed. Additionally, you will coordinate the implementation of corporate legal policies to uphold standards of governance and compliance across regions. Finally, you will serve as a bridge between the legal department and internal team members, ensuring that legal processes remain scalable and adaptable to the evolving needs of the sales environment!
Minimum Qualifications
Admitted to practice law, preferably in France, (Bar admission) and native-level proficiency in French
5+ years of post-qualification experience in commercial and corporate law, obtained at a top law firm or a multinational corporate legal department.
Track record of drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts independently in both French and English
Fluency in French and English (additional European languages are a plus).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience negotiating technology or telecommunications service agreements.
Knowledge of EU data protection laws, GDPR, and relevant security compliance frameworks.
Experience maintaining comprehensive contract documentation and audit trails to ensure regulatory readiness.
Deep knowledge of applicable law, particularly laws applicable to the IT sector.
Strong organizational skills with a proactive, independent, and detail-oriented approach.
Proven experience and proficiency in using AI-powered legal technology tools for day-to-day tasks and legal operations.
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Admission to practice law (Bar admission), preferably in France; native-level proficiency in French
- 5+ years post-qualification experience in commercial and corporate law at a top law firm or multinational corporate legal department
- Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts independently in French and English
- Fluency in French and English (additional European languages are a plus)
- Experience negotiating technology or telecommunications service agreements
- Knowledge of EU data protection laws, GDPR, and relevant security compliance frameworks
- Experience maintaining comprehensive contract documentation and audit trails for regulatory readiness
- Deep knowledge of applicable law, particularly laws applicable to the IT sector
- Strong organizational skills; proactive, independent, and detail-oriented approach
- Proven experience and proficiency using AI-powered legal technology tools for day-to-day legal operations
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
