Job Description:
Airbus Defence & Space is looking for a Legal Counsel Business Law (f/m) to join the Legal Department of Airbus Public Safety and Security (PSS) based in Elancourt, France.
You will be part of an international legal team of around ten people. As part of this team, you will promote, secure and defend the legal interests of the PSS business by giving independent professional legal advice and assistance to the business team.
Your challenges:
- Proactively contribute to the risk mitigation by alerting on potential major risks and elaborating alternative proposals
- Provide legal support on drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, analysing legal validity of claims from and against partners, customers or suppliers, advising on regulatory aspects like public procurement laws, anti-trust regulations, etc… .
- Prepare legal and compliance parts of proposal approval in the frame of the bid process
- Manage and coordinate the use of external law firms
- Manage and protect Intellectual Property Rights (patents, design, branding …)
- Manage pre-litigation and litigation files
- Organize legal trainings
- Contribute to the development/transformation of the Legal Department, legal processes
- Prepare and updates legal documentations, contacts templates
- Ensure that all legal and compliance processes/procedures are adhered to
Your Profile:
- French legal Counsel / qualified lawyer
- Minimum of 5 years past qualification experience in Business law, gained either from an international law firm or a multinational company
- Prior successfull experience handling contract matters
- A background in telecommunications, mobile phone services and software would be strongly appreciated (MNO/SMVNO, SaaS and license management)
- Language: fluency in French and negotiation level in English
This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.
Your working environment:
A stone’s throw away from The Palace of Versailles and located near Paris, Elancourt is a dynamic city, part of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines agglomeration. The city offers various cultural and outdoor activities through a rich network of associations. Several options are available to get to Airbus site by public transport.
How we care for you:
- Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit-sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
- Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
- Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
- Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
AIRBUS DS SLC SASContract Type:
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14Experience Level:
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
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Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.
