Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Full Time
Barcelona, Spain
10 months ago
JOIN OUR TEAM

Are you passionate about providing legal advice and support? Do you enjoy collaborating on contracts with the sales team and clients? Do you work best in a value-driven organization? If you answered yes to all these questions – keep on reading as   EQS Group is a leading international cloud software provider in the fields of corporate compliance, investor relations, and ESG. By working with EQS Group, thousands of companies worldwide inspire trust by fulfilling complex national and international disclosure obligations, minimizing risks, and communicating transparently with stakeholders.   As you might have already guessed from all this trust & compliance talk, transparency is especially important to us. That is why we communicate all our commitments to sustainability, diversity, equality, and well-being on our homepage and our social media platforms. We do this for you, for us, for everyone – fairly and publicly.   The key to our success is hiring talented people who bring passion to the table every day, take responsibility and support each other in the best possible way to create a trustworthy environment.  

OUR CULTURE DRIVES OUR BENEFITS

  • You're important. A trusting environment and lifelong learning for your individual development. Set personal development goals, receive support and regular feedback. We support you in equipping yourself for success. 
  • Living our values. Take responsibility for a variety of tasks, find out what you like to work on, and find your way to make your own personal impact with us!   
  • Great atmosphere. Regular team events, parties, BarCamps, and a talented international team with a common goal that unites us all. Look at #EQSlife on Instagram! 
  • Be part of an exciting journey. Contribute to our success story of becoming the leading European cloud provider for corporate compliance, investor relations solutions, and sustainability reporting (ESG Tech). 
  • Work-life balance is a must. You will work from an office in Barcelona city center with the opportunity to work remotely, flexibly arrange your working hours, and work from other European countries. 
  • Health is a priority.  We offer private health insurance, meal vouchers for your healthy breaks and you can also benefit from our corporate mental health counseling! 

YOUR IMPACT

  • Advise and support management on all legal-related issues.
  • Provide extensive legal counsel, negotiate and review software license and service agreements from partners, suppliers, and our customers worldwide.
  • Ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including but not limited to the further development of EQS Group’s internal compliance structure.
  • Participation in the further development of standard contracts and general terms and conditions.
  • Various project work, e.g., review and consistent updating of contract forms in the respective national language, as well as the follow-up of contract translations.
  • Supporting sales in structuring transactions and accelerating the sales contracting process.

THIS IS YOU

  • University degree in law.
  • Proven experience, practicing independently or in the legal department of a technology company, ideally with a focus on software license and service agreements and an international environment. 
  • Proficient communication skills in English and either Italian and/or French (another European language is a plus).
  • Understanding of economic contexts.
  • Enjoys a highly collaborative environment and interdisciplinary work.  
  • High service orientation as well as an independent and result-oriented way of working.
  • Negotiating skills and the ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure.
  • Ability to efficiently handle changing tasks under time pressure and to set the required priorities.