Legal Counsel

**Position Snapshot**

Location: La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland

Company: Nestlé Enterprises S.A., Business Growth Solutions Divisions ('NESA BGS’)

Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %

Type of contract: 6 month Temporary Contract

**What we offer at Nestlé**

Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development

Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces

Dynamic international working environment

Attractive additional benefits

**Position Summary**

As a
**Legal Counsel for NESA BGS**, you will be responsible for ensuring legal guidance & comprehensive legal support, contract management, corporate legal support and other legal administrative supporting activities to the Senior Legal Counsel and to all NESA BGS business departments, to contribute as an integral part of the business process to the long-term, sustainable value creation of NESA BGS, and legal risk mitigation.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

**A Day in the Life of a Legal Counsel for BGS**
- Provide legal advice & input on various legal matters, as they may occur in the context of NESA BGS' business activities: including, but not limited to drafting, reviewing, negotiating & analysing various types of contracts (Distribution, Purchasing, Supply, Confidentiality, Services, Manufacturing Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding, Letters of Intent, General Commercial Terms, etc.)
- Provide corporate legal support by:

- Conducting legal studies on various legal matters, incl. to ensure legal compliance of NESA BGS' business activities
- Reviewing and analysing Nestlé policies and/or applicable laws and prepare written briefs, as needed
- Preparing training sessions and other presentations, based on instructions
- Support the accurate management of NESA BGS’ authorized signatories
- Updating the standard legal templates for BGS and manage an appropriate database in this regard
- Provide legal administrative support by:

- Accurate management of all contracts signed by NESA BGS in the relevant contracts' database during their life cycle
- Assisting in handling various legal documents of NESA BGS and manage the procedures for their signing, notarization, legalization and/or certification, as needed
- Management and updating of the legal efficiency tools, incl. DocuSign accounts, Legal SharePoint, etc.

**What will make you successful**
- Legal degree
- 2-5-year experience as a (junior) lawyer within a legal environment, in a multicultural or multinational environment context
- Highly organized with ability to work with little or no supervision, self-motivation and discipline
- Precise and detailed-oriented, dynamic and analytical
- Ability to perform well under pressure with good sense of urgency, to prioritize& meet deadlines
- Results-oriented, open to innovation and diversity
- Ability to quickly identify issues and address them
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion in dissemination of information
- Fluent in English (written and oral); knowledge of the French language an asset

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.