Corporate Counsel (1 Year Contract)

Job Description

Do you seek to make a great difference and build the right legal landscape for the LEGO Group

Bring your legal experience and potential to craft the future of the LEGO Group!

Core Responsibilities:

The Americas Manufacturing Corporate Counsel is part of Legal Compliance and Risk Management (LCR) which is the global Legal Department for the LEGO Group. Much of the legal work is done either by LCR representatives interacting with Business Units across the LEGO Group in conjunction with staff in the Legal Support and Administrative Support functions.

• LCRs point of contact for all legal issues for this particular business unit globally in all areas of the law.
• Securing alignment between Americas Manufacturing needs and LCRs services and managing expectations.
• Completing all legal work requested/needed.
• Advisor to Americas Manufacturing Level 3 Organization.
• Provide frequent training to the Americas Manufacturing L3 and their reports one level below on Stewardship Compliance and Ethics.
• Knowledge sharing and co-ordination within the LCR Regional Team the LCR organization in general.

Play your part in our team succeeding

As a Corporate Counsel you will support the LCR Representative for the Americas Manufacturing (AM) Business Unit. Serve as point of contact for legal issues for Americas Manufacturing related to the operation of the Manufacturing Site located in Monterrey Mexico.

By working at the LEGO Group as a Corporate Counsel for Americas Manufacturing you contribute to Inspire The Builders of Tomorrow by ensuring that the company plays fair and observe business conduct.

Do you have what it takes:

• Law School Degree specializing in Corporate and Commercial Law or equivalent experience
• Experience in legal counseling in labor environmental administrative intellectual property and company law in general.
• Is required Experience in legal counseling in complex multinational corporate environment preferably from a corporate legal department or from a law firm.
• Knowledge of Ethics and Corporate Compliance is also required.
• Preferably experience in dealing with government Officials in the three levels of government.
• Preferably international work experience and/or International experience during studies.
• Experience in providing legal counseling to Manufacturing sites is a plus.
• Proven global experience from inhouse or private practice preferred within the IPR legal area particularly in the digital space
• Curious approach in understanding how the online consumer platforms and the internet work and discovering new trends of IPR infringements online
• Contract law (especially within procurement) Real Estate law HR/Labor/Employment law Company law and Legal Governance and Compliance knowledge.
• Nice to Have: Negotiation skills Antitrust/Competition law Intellectual Property law Environmental law for companies knowledge in Health and Safety Regulations experience with governmental entities and compliance with regulations and Construction law.
• Project management & data analytical skills
• Written and Verbal English Proficient

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time including prior to any advertised closing date. So if youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats in it for you

Here are some of what to expect:

FamilyCareLeave We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing We want you to be your best self so youll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

ColleagueDiscount We know youll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace Youll find this at the top of this advert and when you join the team well confirm this with you.

We strive to create a diverse dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group where everyone feels safe valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex gender identity or expression race/ethnicity national origin sexual orientation disability age religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Childrens Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Childrens Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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