Interim Senior Legal Counsel (French Speaking)

We are looking for a French Legal Counsel for an interim assignment!Are you ready to hit the ground running in a can-do team with big bold plans for the futureDo you work as a lawyer or legal counsel andreadyfor a new challenge Do you speak French and do you have experience with French law Then we mustbe lookingfor you!

Assignment details: Starting as soon as possible for an estimated period of3months.

This Is What Your Role Looks Like

Yourmain focuswill be on consumer and marketing law and contracting matters for the French market. You will support both local and international stakeholders on day-to-day legal topics linked to marketing campaigns customer journeys consumer and supplier contracts and regulatory compliance.

You will work closely with our marketing teams at the international HQ and in France local managers the French headquarters and certain corporate departments of the international headquarter. Besides your work on the French market you will also contribute to international projects.

Our legal department currently consists of 20 legal counsels under the supervision of the ExecutiveDirectorLegal Risk and Compliance. You will report to the Team Manager Legal France.

At our legal department we support the highly centralized international headquarter and the operations of all our markets: the Netherlands Belgium LuxembourgFranceand Spain. We have an entrepreneurialdynamicand informal business culture with proud and highly motivated colleagues.

Your Responsibilities

Consumer & Marketing

• Provide practical legal support and advice to our marketing and consumer departments both at international and local level

• Review and ensure compliance of consumer contractual documentation and our customer journey with business standards and consumer laws

• Support marketing campaigns promotionspartnershipsand commercial communications

• Manage member disputes and coordinate with external counsel where applicable

• Handle requests and investigations from French authorities and administrations (SignalConso DGCCRF SDJES etc.)

• Deliver trainings and promote legal awareness to the business

Contracting

• Draftreviewand negotiate consumer and supplier contracts

• Ensure compliance of contractual documentation with applicable laws and internal standards

• Support and advise local and international teams on contract-related matters

Other Responsibilities

You may also be involved in other operational and legal matters for the French market including:

• Pre-litigation support and coordination with external counsel; assessing legal risks and providing strategic recommendations

• Lease agreement reviewsrenewalsand negotiations acting primarily as tenant

• Advisingproperty management chief of operations and operational teams on real estate matters

• Maintaining legal databases and reporting tools

Who Are You

We seek a dynamic and solution-oriented legal professional who can combine legalexpertisewith a pragmatic business-friendly approach and who is ready to make an impact from day one.

Qualifications & Skills

• Law degree from a French university

• Fluent French (native level) and fluent Englishproficiency

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a B2C environment gained in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel

• Significant experiencein marketing and consumer law

• Analytical mindset negotiation skills and meticulous attention to detail

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Proactive adaptable and motivated by challenges

What We Offer You

• A dynamic international working environment with an informal culture

• 4 days in the office at our HQ in Hoofddorp 1 day from home

• Access to our gym at HQ

About Basic-Fit

Basic-Fit is Europes leader in the value-for-money fitness market with more than 4.7 million members across 1650 clubs in 6 countries. We are continuously growing and improving. Ifyourelooking for a place where you can make an impact while having fun at workyouvecome to the right place!

InterestedReady for your next adventureClick the Apply button and well get in touch with you as soon as possible.

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