LEGAL COUNSEL – Permanent contract

The Corporate Legal Officer is accountable for taking the day-to-day legal responsibilities and providing legal advice that includes all aspects of the analysis, investigation and drafting process relating to business transactions and transactions of the company.  He/she manages the business legal risks of the company.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor investment and disinvestment files : be actively involved in analysing, preparing and drafting of the various legal documents of the transaction and follow up on legal risk issues, due diligence, structure : legal aspects, drafting of legal documents and closing.
• Conduct legal analysis and research on various legal matters.
• Review all contracts/documents submitted for legal opinion of the department.
• Manage and monitor the legal aspects of town planning and environmental files.
• Deal with the management of pre-litigation and litigation files.
• In general, manage the legal risk of the company.
• Provide the interface with external advisors.
• Provide support/advice/implement the decisions of the Executive Committee (on request).
• Provide and disseminate legal information on general matters or ad hoc.
• Provide legal support concerning treasury and finance activities, accounting and financial law
• Manage insurance contracts : negociation of and applications for coverage.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Trilingual NL, FR, English (oral and written)
• Office automation knowledge : MS Office : Word/Excel
• Good knowledge of civil law governing property, leases, town planning, environment, including :
  • the ability to draw up/supply clear, ad hoc legal opinions for other departments.
• Ability to draw up contracts in FR, NL.
• Ability to negociate contractual clauses (defend a legal point of view in relation to outsiders) in FR, NL.