Legal Counsel

Location: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Company Description

Hi there, potential colleague! Join us in our mission to become a driver of positive change in the eyewear industry.

About the Role

We are looking for a pragmatic and business minded Legal Counsel to join our team. As Legal Counsel you will be part of the Legal Team, reporting to Ace & Tate's Head of Legal and supporting all Ace & Tate stakeholders in their legal matters.

Typical Day

• Legal support for Ace & Tate's Head of Legal and all stakeholders, including providing strategic guidance and advise on a variety of legal issues, analyzing business and legal risk.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating documents and commercial agreements;
• Monitoring deadlines, managing litigation and disputes, as well as overseeing corporate houskeeping and solving day-to-day legal issues
• Coordinating and managing relationships when working with globally based lawyers
• Contribute to the development of internal legal processes and training, policies, templates and frameworks to support business efficiency and risk management

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant multi-disciplinary working experience (preferably at a commercially operating law firm or as in-house legal counsel)
• Masters in (Dutch) Law (from a Dutch university)
• A commercial sense of relevant legal issues with an ability to get things done
• Highly organized, structured, proactive and a strong communicator who can keep many moving parts aligned
• Ability to work independently within an international team and an intention to achieve resolutions to business goals
• Fluent Dutch and English is a must, as this role requires direct communication with authorities and regulators. Experience with commercial contracts is a pre

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• A flexible hybrid work environment
• The chance to be involved in all kind of legal matters in an international company
• 25 holidays per year (based on full time) plus additional tenure based days (2 extra days after 1 year of work, and 3 days extra after 2 years of employment)
• Company pension plan
• Travel reimbursement if you live more than 10kms from our HQ
• Wellbeing: a collab with ClassPass and free access to unlimited mental health support via our partner OpenUp
• Continuous free updates of your eyewear collection plus great discounts!
• Daily nutritious lunch and healthy snacks
• Participation in events planned by our CultureClub (e.g. Borrel XXL, &talks, holiday gifting, )

We'd love to hear from you! If you are, and you're thinking that you might fit this profile, please apply via the form below. We are more than happy to welcome you here at our office (or somewhere else) for an introductory coffee.

Ace & Tate is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment for all current and potential employees.