Legal Counsel - Digital Law
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Frankfurt
Region:Hessen
Sector:Legal & Compliance
Client Company Type:In-House
Job ref:8829
Post Date:March 23, 2026
Meet Our Recruiter
George Higgins
Principal Consultant - Legal
About the Role
Senior Legal Counsel - Digital Law
Location: Frankfurt
As a Senior Legal Counsel within the Global Commercial Law team, you will provide worldwide legal advice across commercial law, contract law, and digitalisation topics. You will serve as a key interface between legal and specialist departments including IT, IP, Cyber Security, Data Protection, and Purchasing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Digital law advisory - IT law, cloud services, AI regulation, and digital platforms.
- Legal issues related to autonomous driving.
- Drafting and reviewing contracts with suppliers and customers (software licences, SaaS, IT projects, open source).
- Legal support for digitisation projects across the group.
- Generalist in-house legal advice on all group matters.
- Support for international projects and M&A activity in the digital space.
Your Profile:
- Qualified lawyer (Volljurist) - German legal qualification essential.
- Extensive experience in a corporate legal department or international commercial law firm.
- Solid knowledge of IT law and digital law.
- Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.
- Ability to communicate complex legal matters clearly and practically.
- Strong consulting skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.
What's on offer?
- Further training and development opportunities.
- Mobile and flexible working models.
- Support for a healthy work-life balance and additional benefits.