Legal Counsel

vor 2 Wochen


Geneve, Schweiz L'Occitane Vollzeit

The L’OCCITANE Group is a leading international manufacturer and retailer of premium and sustainable beauty and wellness products. The Group operates in 90 countries worldwide and has 3,000 retail outlets, including over 1,300 of its own stores. Within its portfolio of premium beauty brands that champion organic and natural ingredients are: L’OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L’OCCITANE au Brésil, LimeLife by Alcone, ELEMIS, Sol de Janeiro and Dr. Vranjes Firenze.
Innovative venture studio OBRATORI is also part of the Group. With its nature-positive vision and entrepreneurial ethos, L’OCCITANE Group is committed to investing in communities, biodiversity, reducing waste and to finding sustainable solutions to create a better and healthier planet. The mission statement of the Group is: With empowerment we positively impact people and regenerate nature.

**CONTEXT & MISSION**:
In order to strengthen our legal team, we are looking for a **Legal Counsel** who will provide legal advice and support to the L’Occitane Group business and entities. The Legal Counsel will be part of our Group Legal team, hence dealing with a variety of topics including manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, sponsorship, lease, corporate, litigation, IP matters, data protection.

This position reports to the Senior Legal Counsel and is based in Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva, Headquarters).

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Negotiate, review, and draft distribution agreements
- Negotiate, review, comment on and draft a wide range of legal and commercial documents including manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, partnership, etc.
- Follow -up on lease agreements in France
- Provide timely and result-oriented legal advice and support on a wide variety of matters across all lines of businesses to teams of L’Occitane Group
- Respond to ad hoc queries including identification, analysis and evaluation of risks in order to provide appropriate legal solutions
- Work in close cooperation with several L’Occitane Group entities and with the support functions of L’Occitane Group and liaise with/manage external counsels

**HOW YOU CAN FIT**:

- Master’s degree in law
- + 5 years’ experience in a similar role in a Corporate environment ideally within the B2C industry
- Very good knowledge of contract drafting, consumer and commercial law at an international level with a focus on Europe
- Very good knowledge of French law
- Fluent in English and French with solid writing skills in both languages
- Ability to anticipate, efficiently manage multiple queries and issues, meet deadlines
- Ability to take instructions and work independently
- Hands-on approach, flexible, very business-oriented, attention to details
- At ease in an international, fast-paced environment with remote teams and able to deal with ambiguity
- Team player, very good communication & interpersonal skills

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Working for a unique company, strongly committed towards the planet and the people (B Corp certification)
- Working with passionate colleagues coming from all over the world
- A unique culture built around entrepreneurship, where everyone is expected to collaborate, experiment & move fast
- Internal mobility opportunities
- Monthly allocation & discount for store products
- Attractive Social Insurances coverage
- 5 weeks annual leaves & 3 extra-days offered as public holidays
- Flexible and hybrid work arrangement
- Attractive Parental Leave Policy
- Public transportation allowance

**PERMANENT CONTRACT, full-time basis (100%)**

**Starting Date : asap**

L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunities employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles. One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued. We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values - entrepreneurship, team spirit, leading by example and authenticity - and our commitment to sustainability.
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