Paralegal (French-Speaking)

About the Role:

We are looking for a legal professional with fluency in both French and English and significant experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements as well as assisting the legal team with other tasks and projects as needed. The ideal candidate would have great attention to detail and a general understanding of a corporate legal department and the contract life cycle.

Your responsibilities:

• Review, revise, draft and negotiate client, partner and vendor contracts and data processing agreements across multiple jurisdictions, with particular focus on cloud services and SaaS, in close collaboration with the Commercial Legal Counsel and under the oversight of the Global General Counsel.
• Assist in and manage the client contract/statement of work approval process.
• Track the status of contracts to completion, following up as needed.
• Maintain and manage contract templates and process documentation.
• Maintain databases and spreadsheets related to contracts/statements of work.
• Preparing training materials, playbooks and guidance documents for commercial teams.
• Participate in the Company’s internal and external compliance audits, including vendor due diligence documentation and questionnaires.
• Maintain country (global) business entity registrations.
• Special projects dependent upon business needs.
• Provide and assist in providing legal training and other presentations across the business.
• Other duties as assigned.

Who you are:

• Fluency and full professional proficiency in both French and English. Other European languages a plus.
• Relevant undergraduate or postgraduate law degree from a reputable university.
• Ability to prioritise and manage varied workload across multiple time zones and jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated skills in client and vendor management, contract drafting and negotiation is required, experience in software, cloud services and data licensing a plus.
• Must have knowledge of different commercial agreements, terms, and legal requirements.
• Strong planning, prioritizing, and organisational skills, including the ability to effectively manage multiple issues and projects.
• Capable of drafting and/or editing legal commercial agreements such as NDA’s, master services agreements, statements of work, settlement and release agreements, and software licensing agreements.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex documents simultaneously, and recognise legal, compliance, and litigation exposures and prioritize appropriately.
• Organise, correlate, and edit drafts of documents and contracts.
• Provide detailed client/contract information as requested.
• Proofread documents for changes to be made before the final copy is produced.
• Strong administrative, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Solid judgment and business acumen and understanding of business operations and corporate governance issues.
• Willing to independently assist in the processing of the company’s higher volume, more routine contracts/statements of work and NDA’s.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM tools a plus.
• 3+ years of contract management or specialist/commercial legal experience or a combination of both.
• Output-driven and likes to work/lead with a focus on empirical goals and results.
• High level of discretion to handle critical, highly confidential assignments.
• Self-motivated, operates with a sense of urgency and demonstrates willingness to learn
• Resilient with high energy/passion to excel
• High level of accountability.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

What we can offer:

We are a global fast growing company which offers a variety of opportunities for you to develop your skill set and career. In exchange for your contribution, we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid working in a team that is passionate about the work we deliver and supporting the development of those that we work with
• A company focus on wellbeing and work life balance including initiative’s such as flexible working and mental health support

We want the best talent available, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, disability or age.