Air Liquide Bulgaria has been on the domestic market since 1999 and is a countrywide recognised gas producer and supplier of technologies, services and gases for the food industry, large industries, healthcare and environment. Air Liquide Bulgaria has a team of 95 employees serving industrial customers.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Act as an in-house counsel to the company, providing comprehensive legal advice with respect to all company legal matters while strictly respecting Air Liquide's rules and principles of safety and ethics.
Comprehensive Legal Support & Advisory
- Provides overall legal support and advice to the company and its teams (including but not limited to HR, Finance, Sales, Procurement, and Logistics).
- Contributes to the good governance of Air Liquide Bulgaria in accordance with the Group's internal rules.
- Advises on a wide variety of local Bulgarian legal matters and follows up on new legislation and regulations within the scope of the role.
- Assesses and advises on liabilities, legal restrictions, and risks of proposed commercial transactions, developing practical solutions to meet business needs.
- Provides legal support with respect to potential acquisitions (due diligence, etc.), real estate matters, permitting environmental regulations, and energy supply.
- Provides legal support on insurance, GDPR, compliance, labor law, and ethics matters.
- Provides legal support to responsible project employees/managers for permit applications.
Legal Documents & Contracts
- Negotiates, drafts, analyses, and reviews various commercial agreements (Procurement, Sales, etc.).
- Provides legal support for all types of contractual activities.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Handles litigation in the ordinary course of business upon request, either directly or through external law firms.
- Follows procedures in front of local courts, directly or through external law firms.
- Handles administrative claims and disputes, directly or through external law firms.
Are you a MATCH?
Education: University Degree in Law
Languages: Fluent in English and Bulgarian
Experience: 3+ years in similar in-house legal roles
Hard skills:
- Approximately 3 years of professional experience in the legal department of an international company (preferably in the industry) and/or in a law firm providing qualified legal support to corporations.
- Previous experience in handling litigation in the ordinary course of business.
- Experience following procedures in front of local courts and handling administrative claims and disputes.
- Technical expertise in Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides) and MS Office.
Soft skills :
- Strong interpersonal skills: ability to work with people, develop trustful personal relationships, negotiate and obtain results, and interface in a diplomatic manner with a broad range of people.
- Strong intellectual skills and analytical capabilities, with long-term vision and the ability to remain focused to achieve goals.
- Personal compatibility with company values and practices, bringing initiative and potential to contribute to the efficiency of the legal department.
- An eager approach to continuous learning and the sharing of knowledge and expertise.
- Good organizational skills, with the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Assertive self-starter, able to make decisions and take responsibility within their perimeter.
- Committed to the long-term development of the company.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
Skills Required
- University degree in Law
- Fluent English and Bulgarian
- At least 3 years of experience in similar in-house legal roles
- Approximately 3 years of legal department experience at an international company or qualified corporate legal support experience at a law firm
- Experience handling litigation in the ordinary course of business
- Experience following procedures before local courts
- Experience handling administrative claims and disputes
- Technical expertise in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
Air Liquide Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Air Liquide and has not been reviewed or approved by Air Liquide.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and life coverage are broadly provided under a global common care baseline that includes inpatient and outpatient healthcare. Dental and vision coverage are present in many locations, and short-term disability provisions have been enhanced.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide at least 14 weeks of fully paid maternity leave globally and paid parental leave for non-birthing parents in the U.S. Childcare benefits are available in some countries as part of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive bonuses, performance bonuses for exceeding goals, and profit-sharing are integrated into the total rewards structure. Feedback suggests additional earning avenues like overtime can further augment pay in eligible roles.
Air Liquide Insights
What We Do
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
