Transactional Lawyer - Duesseldorf, Deutschland - DXC Technology

DXC Technology

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Duesseldorf, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Transactional Support Services works in relative independence, to perform legal and contract work of medium to high complex level for the company's global clients across Europe pre dominantly in Germany.

This will cover services such as New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) and commercial transactions, intellectual property, software licensing, outsourcing, data privacy and pre-litigation.

This role can be remote.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor or Masters degree in Law in Germany.
Up to 35 years of relevant PQE Lawyer in a global corporation's legal department or Law firm.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German.
Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals in the legal department and business teams
Detail oriented with excellent judgment and analytical skills
Strong understanding of core legal knowledge and ability to advise in the technical areas relevant to our client and their industry sectors (NICT, consulting, outsourcing)
Personal time management to adhering to deadlines and proactively manage conflicting priorities
Ability to work highly collaboratively within a onsite and virtual global team and also to work independently
Proficient in Microsoft Word, MS Outlook, Excel, Teams and related software programs
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required

COMPETENCIES:

Good knowledge in NICT and outsourcing sectors
Ability to learn new skills and knowledge quickly
Openminded / ability to think out of the box
Strong clientservice and customer orientation
Action oriented and practices attentive and active listening
Ability to demonstrate sound legal and business judgment in complex situations
Effective in a variety of formal presentations both inside and outside the company
Ability to work independently and contribute successfully to crossfunctional teams
Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple assignments at once, and meet deadlines
Proficient in technology and tools used by the company and with the client

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Drafts, reviews and negotiates legal documents and commercial agreements (including nondisclosure agreements, outsourcing agreements, master service agreements, teaming agreements, statement of work, amendment etc.) with customers, teaming partners, and outside counsel as requested by the client or the business
Understands and gathers all the necessary approvals aligned with client's governance and policies
Completes research into relevant laws and regulations, interpret contracts and legal documents, in order to assist in the resolution of problems and providing answers to questions as requested and oversee compliance to these documents
Responsible for keeping stakeholders abreast of the progress of a case by creating reports and communicating verbally
Under supervision, serve as a trusted advisor to members of the business team and company stakeholders
Determines organizational risk, surfaces/escalates risks in accordance with market practices and client's guidelines, and proposes potential alternative courses of action.
Works closely with multifunctional teams
As needed and according to required qualifications provides legal assistance and/or representation on behalf of the company