Legal Counsel

Legal - Leuven | Just now
- As a legal specialist in contract drafting and negotiating, you support the imec group to make sure that imec’s growth is duly protected by concluding solid agreements.
- What you will do
- You provide legal advice and you draft and review a wide range of sales/R&D contracts with partners worldwide, (e.g. collaboration agreements, program partnerships, license agreements, feasibility & development agreements, technology transfers,...) while safeguarding imec’s rights and obligations.
- You negotiate the contracts, in close collaboration with other teams, which are essential in imec’s contract procedure, such as IP Business Intelligence, Business Development & Business Operations, Contract Administration and Technical Units.
- You align with the Compliance teams (a.o. in the domain of privacy, healthcare and export control) in order to ensure regulatory compliance in our agreements.
- You keep up to date with applicable laws and regulations in (a.o.) the following domains: contract law, IP law, competition law, commercial law and national and international funding regulations.
- You help to set-up appropriate and up-to-date template contracts and contract clauses, in line with imec’s policies and the applicable laws and regulations.
- You cooperate with legal colleagues and participate in initiatives to guarantee a uniform legal strategy for imec.

What we do for you

As a Legal Counsel at imec, you work on innovative legal challenges which require creative and proactive legal guidance.

You are part of the Legal Office team and you will mainly work at imec’s premises in Leuven, Belgium.

The projects and contracts you take on challenge you to think big and differently. In exchange for your talent, passion and expertise, you will join a multicultural and high-tech company. Our flexible, progressive and informal working environment offers you a range of possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of an attractive and competitive salary with many fringe benefits.

Who you are
- Master in Law, with a minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in contract law and IP law, preferably within an R&D environment.
- You advise and write in a clear, concise and focused manner in English. Knowledge of Dutch or willingness to learn Dutch is recommended.
- You are a diplomatic communicator with a solution-oriented mindset, who can make decisions autonomously.
- You can cope with a high work pace, handle deadlines and plan your work efficiently.
- You are a team player and with a pro-active and constructive attitude.

Imec is a story about how talent grows technology and technology grows talent. How people rise above themselves when working on challenges no one has ever faced before. This is imec. Come find your place in it.