Commercial Law Expert

Job Description:

1. Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including supplier, sales and marketing contracts.
2. Maintain scalable contracting processes and templates.
3. Provide legal advice to sales, marketing, production and logistics teams on regulatory compliance, and commercial law matters.
4. Collaborate with all internal stakeholders (including stakeholders in finance, production, sales, marketing and procurement) to support strategic initiatives and protect the company’s legal interests.
5. Advise on the legal implications of new policies, procedures, and business strategies.
6. Processes and project management in the legal department.
7. Represent the company in legal matters, including dispute resolution and negotiating settlements, and liaise with external lawyers when necessary.
8. Develop and deliver training sessions to the internal teams on legal best practices and regulatory compliance requirements.
9. Conduct research on changes to the commercial laws and the industry-specific regulations.
10. Report to the head of the legal department on regular basis.

Competencies:
1. Master’s degree in the field of commercial law, trade law, finance law or IP law
2. Solid experience (minimum 3 years) specializing in commercial law, either in-house or within a law firm. 
3. Expertise in contract law, and the related national regulatory frameworks.
4. Excellent negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills.
5. Background in intellectual property, and competition law.
6. Proven experience in managing legal projects.
7. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate legal concepts effectively to non-legal stakeholders.
8. Good understanding of commercial operations.
9. Excellent writing skills and commercial approach
10. Ability to develop strong relationships with the internal stakeholders
11. High work standards and a keenness to learn
12. Outstanding communication skills 
13. Ability to work well in both a team and individually
14. Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively