Associate Legal Counsel/Specialist

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The opportunity:

From the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night consider the media you consume the adverts you see the apps you use the websites you browse and almost all of the shopping you do online throughout the day. Chances are that every single one of those interactions every single one of those experiences was touched by an Adobe product.

We have an exciting new role for a commercial/IT/IP lawyer to mainly support Adobe business in Southwest Region (Italy France Spain and Portugal). The successful candidates primary objective will be to act as advisor to and interface and collaborate with all levels of our sales community in all countries of Southwest Region and functions within the organization (including the marketing and finance groups) and working with other members of the Legal team. As Adobe is growing fast there is also ample opportunity to help shape some of the new systems (AI CLM knowledge sharing automation) and working processes with other teams to help the legal team scale for the future.

As you can see lots of variety and opportunities for growth at Adobe. The position is currently hybrid (minimum of 3 days a week in the office) with our offices located in Paris France.

What youll do

• Supporting Adobe business in Southwest Region (role based in Paris).
• Drafting reviewing and negotiating a variety of cloud services and software professional services and other commercial agreements and documents including sales and licensing agreements as well as DPAs statements of work resale distribution and consulting agreements.
• Implementing and supporting adoption of new technologies (including AI) to improve and replace process and workflows.
• Providing general commercial legal support to the various business units of Southwest region and preparing training in-house when appropriate on key legal areas of interest.
• Supporting the other team members and cooperating and working closely with other legal teams across EMEA and Latin America.
• Monitoring and advising on regulations and legislation that will impact our business including AI FSI and consumer regulations and legislation.
• Participation in knowledge management and process improvement activities within EMEA.
• Providing legal support to working groups as projects and new work practices are being developed within the business.
• Providing ongoing support to the business on key risks.

What youll need to succeed

• This role is for a Paris-based lawyer with a strong interest in technology and with proven academic background who has trained and qualified with a reputable law firm or in-house department of a comparable company (2-4 years of experience).
• Proficient English and French. Ability to speak another EU language (mainly Spanish and Italian) being a distinct advantage.
• Experience in Commercial/IT/IP as well as data protection and artificial intelligence issues good business sense essential (mandatory).
• Experience working effectively across business units and internal functions to efficiently resolve business issues.
• The candidate must be a technology early adopter with a mindset to improve and accelerate process and workflows with the use of technology including AI.
• The candidate must be a great teammate able to self-start and collaborate with other team members as well as having a positive problem solving and business focused attitude with confidence to prioritize workload appropriately in a fast-paced environment.
• Desire to be a business partner and practical yet creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting Adobes interests.
• Good communication drafting and technical skills are essential.
• Ability to multi-task and manage different internal stakeholders as well as identify and manage risks.
• International mindset and approach.
• High degree of flexibility and ability to adapt quickly.
• Desire to make an impact and build an exciting career with our Legal team
• Positive attitude and good sense of humor.

You dont have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

As our many awards will tell you at Adobe youll be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. Youll be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If youre looking to make an impact Adobes the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the fantastic benefits we offer at .

Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented individuals regardless of gender race or colour ethnicity or national origin age disability religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression or veteran status. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included they can be more creative innovative and successful. This is what it means to be Adobe For All.

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