This Is What Your Role Looks Like
Basic-Fit is growing fast in Germany and Austria and keeps adding new clubs to its portfolio. As Legal Counsel, you'll be part of an experienced and enthusiastic legal team and a trusted advisor to our (international) business colleagues. With 1,650+ clubs across Europe, we're aiming to grow to 3,000 clubs by 2030 (through new club openings, acquisitions, and franchise) and you'll play a key role in this for our German and Austrian activities. Our Legal department consists of 18 team members under the General Counsel, and you'll report to one of the three legal team managers.
Your Responsibilities
Advise the international German and Austrian expansion team, the real estate team, and operations on their questions.
Draft and review commercial contracts, advising international support departments.
Identify risk and work with the business to set up and maintain legal processes.
Work on claims, liabilities, consumer law, and other issues relevant to Germany and Austria, in close cooperation with your legal colleagues for other regions.
Support our second brand Clever Fit in Germany with franchise matters, such as contracting, claims, and litigation.
Get involved in acquisitions and real estate matters (lease agreements), and pick up operational, consumer, or franchise questions as they come up.
Who Are You?
You're an action-oriented lawyer with a drive for results: hands-on, pragmatic, and experienced. You're curious, open, friendly, and highly structured, and you feel at home in a dynamic, international environment.
Additionally, we're looking for someone with:
A completed law degree, ideally from a university in Germany or Austria.
Native German and fluent English.
Approximately 6+ years of work experience, gained as a lawyer or in-house legal counsel.
Experience with acquisitions, real estate law, and/or contract law.
Experience with consumer law and/or franchise is a plus.
What We Offer You
At Basic-Fit, it's not just about work, it's about your growth. As a Legal Counsel Germany, you'll have the freedom to make an impact and develop yourself in a dynamic environment.
What you can expect from us:
Learning & Development: Unlimited access to GoodHabitz and LinkedIn Learning.
Career Growth: Plenty of opportunities for professional and personal development.
Work Culture: An informal, international, and down-to-earth environment. We value working together, so we work 4 days in the office, 1 day from home.
Innovation: Your ideas contribute to strategic projects.
Salary: A monthly gross salary between €5000 and €6500 based on 40 hours, depending on your experience and background.
Perks & Benefits: Travel allowance, bike plan, health insurance discounts, remote work allowance, and a pension plan (52% contribution by Basic-Fit).
Fitness: Access to our gym at HQ.
About Basic-Fit
Basic-Fit is Europe's leader in the value-for-money fitness market, with more than 4.7 million members across 1,650+ clubs in 6 countries. We are continuously growing and improving. If you're looking for a place where you can make an impact while having fun at work, you've come to the right place!
What Makes Us Unique?
Work with Impact: What you do makes a difference. We don't just work for our members, partners, and teams—we work with them.
Collaboration: Everyone works together to achieve goals and celebrate success.
Diversity & Inclusion: We welcome everyone into our workplace.
🎯 Apply Now!
Ready for your next adventure? Click the Apply button, and we'll get in touch with you as soon as possible.
Questions? Feel free to contact Kerensa van der Lans at [email protected].
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Skills Required
- Completed law degree (ideally from Germany or Austria)
- Native German language proficiency
- Fluent English
- Approximately 6+ years of work experience as a lawyer or in-house counsel
- Experience with acquisitions, real estate law, and/or contract law
- Experience with consumer law and/or franchise
What We Do
Founded in 2013, Basic-Fit is proud to have more than 3,75 million members in more than 1,400 clubs across the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany. Thanks to our fast growth we can call ourselves Europe’s value-for-money fitness leader. Our mission is to make fitness accessible. We believe that everyone who wants to get fit should be able to have access to fitness. With around 8,000 employees, we operate a simple membership model that provides a fitness experience that is both affordable and accessible. Our values are already represented in our name - B(Be), A(Accessible), S(Smart), I(Inclusive), and C(Committed). Our European HQ is located in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, right outside of Amsterdam. We’re always looking for enthusiastic employees in both our clubs and HQs who share our passion for fitness and want to contribute to our fast-growing international company. Besides transparency, innovation is one of our top priorities. Are you proactive, have an open-minded personality, and are down to earth? Then you'll fit right in with us. GO FOR IT!
