Our client is a well-established, international company active in the transport industry. They are currently recruiting a diligent Legal Counsel to join their team (6 staff). Their offices are located in the centre of Brussels (easy to reach with public transport) and they employ +/- 170 people.
Purpose of the role
To enforce the contractual policy of the company through the handling of various contractual documents; to manage the database of the Legal department; to provide legal support to the various services; to provide support to the Head of Legal in the managing of the brands portfolio and domain names; to provide support to the legal department in regards to legal watch; to provide support to the Customer Service department regarding the handling of customer complaints; to provide support regarding the budget management of the legal department.
Job description
- To assist in the protection of the company’s interests, including initiating legal procedures
- To assist on litigation
- To assist in the validation of the legal strategy as put forward by external consulting partners
- To daily manage the brands portfolio and domain names of the company
- To participate in the implementation of a sales strategy together with the Sales and/or IT departments
- To follow up the new regulations, which have an impact on the legal work
- To ensure the legal watch in the field of transport
- To handle the legal files sent by the Customer Service department
- To assist in the writing of replies to customer complaints
- To follow up the budget of the legal department together with the finance and/or accounting departments
- To provide in-depth legal advice to the various departments of the company
- To create advisory notes on various topics for the departments of the company and, when needed, to organise training sessions for the staff
- To upload data into Navision
- To follow up the development of the in-house software together with the other departments
- To manage the software as Administrator
- To contact the external helpdesk and the IT department for the correction of bugs
Profile
- You hold a Masters degree in Belgian or French Law
- You already possess 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role
- You possess an excellent knowledge of French and have an advanced level of English
- You are analytical
- You are structured and rigorous
- You are organised and know how to manage priorities
- You are autonomous, yet you enjoy being part of a team
- You possess very good communication skills
- You are committed, positive and enthusiastic
Offer
- Starting date: A.S.A.P.!
- A full time, permanent contract
- A competitive salary and complete benefits package including luncheon vouchers (€8,00), Eco cheques (€250,00), health and group insurances, benefits in kind (free travel vouchers), 37 holiday days
- Working schedule: 38 hours/day
- A truly international and multicultural working environment in a fast developing company!