Senior Legal Counsel
Meet Our Recruiter
Alyssa Langhoyer
About the Role
Senior Legal Counsel
The Opportunity
If your in-house role has narrowed to one specialism, or you're in private practice and tired of advising from the sidelines, this is worth reading.
This is a broad, senior mandate at the centre of a financial services group's legal function. Corporate, regulatory, commercial and real estate work all sit with you, across several group entities.
You'll work directly with management and the business units. That means you're involved while decisions are being made, not reviewing them afterwards. One week you're closing a property deal, the next you're structuring a cross-border agreement or leading on an antitrust question.
The Role
- Structure and negotiate commercial agreements with external partners and between group companies, many with a cross-border element.
- Act as the first point of contact for group entities on company law and financial regulation.
- Run the legal side of real estate transactions, taking each one through to closing.
- Lead the legal workstream on projects covering brand protection, fair trading and antitrust.
- Track legal and regulatory change and turn it into clear, practical next steps for management and the business.
You won't simply hand over advice and step away. You'll own matters through to the outcome.
The Company
Our client is an established financial services group operating through multiple entities, supported by a central in-house legal team that sits close to management.
The group is strengthening that team, which gives you room to shape how legal works across the business. The breadth of the mandate also builds the kind of all-round experience that the most senior in-house roles demand.
What You'll Need
- Both German state law examinations.
- Several years' post-qualification experience, in private practice or in-house.
- Strong expertise in company law and financial services regulation.
- Experience leading complex negotiations, including with international counterparties.
- Business-fluent German and English.
How to Apply
Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation about this role.
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