Senior Lawyer

il y a 4 jours


Brussels, Belgique Colt Technology Services Temps plein

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Lawyer (in house) - full-time (permanent)

**Role title:
Lawyer

**Reports to:
Legal Director, Europe Southern

**Department**:
Legal Function - Commercial Centre of Excellence

**Location**:
Spain or Portugal

**Role purpose
This role will be key in providing legal support to the business focusing on commercial transactions or matters, including customer contracts, supplier contracts and litigation. Also it will report into the Legal Director for Southern-Benelux area

The primary scope will consist in dealing with international matters in Belgium, Portugal and Spain but also in other jurisdictions as may be required.

**Key accountabilities**

In the position you will:

- Providing excellent quality legal support
- Providing direct transactional support to internal customers on small to large sales and supply transactions mainly in France, Belgium and Switzerland but also in other jurisdictions as may be required
- Ensuring that legal risk is minimised and Colt assets are protected;
- Adhering to best practice, both legally and commercially and complying with Colt policies;
- Establishing good working relationships with internal and external customers and colleagues to promote openness and trust

**Role specific requirements**

**Skills & Experience
- Experience in drafting and negotiating pricing and operation-related provisions and awareness of the impacts of operational and contractual issues on a deal pricing and on the risk profile of a deal
- A professional legal qualification (e.g. holds a practising certificate) or law degree in Belgium, Spain or Portugal.
- A lawyer with a strong academic background, legal knowledge and drafting skills
- Some experience in dealing with pre-litigation matters
- Strong commercial capability and awareness with a focus on delivering solutions
- Ability to manage competing priorities and a varied workload, including when working on cross-border transactions;
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly;
- Some knowledge of data protection, TUPE and IPR matters
- Ability to work and draft contracts in English as official language as well as French and Spanish.

these are some of the soft skills we look after:

- Ability to manage competing priorities and a varied workload, including when working on cross-border transactions
- Someone with excellent people skills who can deliver difficult messages in a positive way and a team player
- Capable of supporting and guiding colleagues;
- An ability to work and draft contracts in any other additional European language would be an advantage
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly
- Ability and willingness to travel when a transaction requires it,
- Willingness to be flexible to get the work done and ability to plan and manage time effectively
- Communicates with colleagues from other teams and other geographies regularly to share ideas and take input - uses input to improve team’s working methods and output, also improving inter-team working relationships.
- Identifies areas where team’s activities duplicate or conflict with other teams; working resolve conflicts or remove duplication in a way that creates maximum benefit for the business.

It would be desired:

- Prior working experience in the telecommunications sector.

**What we offer**:
Colt is a growing business that is investing in its people. We offer skill development, learning pathways and accreditation to help our people perform at their best, regardless of role and location.

In addition to offering competitive salaries and incentive plans, a range of benefits and local rewards packages are offered to staff. Colt recognises the importance of a work life balance.

Some benefit examples are:

- Flexible working and relaxed dress code
- Two days annually to spend on volunteering opportunities
- Pension and insurance options
- Access to a virtual business school for on-going learning
- Business mentoring



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