Corporate Counsel

Job Description

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Are you an experienced Corporate Counsel with a high level of interest and curiosity of working in the IT Procurement and Digital space, evolving technology and business needs?

Come and join a team of highly motivated legal professionals, who share a passion for providing the optimal legal support for continued commercial success of the LEGO Group!

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities

Besides providing legal sparring/advice and coordinate legal work in relation to our digital technology and digitalisation plans, you will also be responsible for:

• Structuring, drafting, negotiating and/or approving commercial contracts and procurement contracts, letters of agreement, policies and other documents within digital and general commercial legal areas

• Representing/advocating or coordinating such representation/advocacy in litigation, arbitration, mediation or other disputes with courts, government agencies, or other legal authorities

• Leading resources, prioritization and spend in the responsibility area together with the team leader

• Assessing and handling legal risk of IT projects with a view to intellectual property rights and their regulatory environment

• Providing relevant advice with AI and metaverse, GDPR/privacy laws/E-privacy as well as Consumer protection to the business

Play your part in our team succeeding

You will join “Digital, eCommerce and Marketplaces” legal team in Billund. We are supporting our global Digital Technology organisation, our online retail business and conducting our IP enforcement online. We are specifically focused on legal issues relating to key digital areas, working very closely with other colleagues internally.

Do you have what it takes?

To be successful in this position we imagine that you are great teammate, who thrive in a dynamic environment. You have a pro-active “can-do” attitude and strong business partner mentality and have the ability to make quick decisions and quick assessments. Furthermore you have:

• Law school/university degree in law (LL.M or a corresponding degree)

• Qualification as an Attorney-At-Law (bar exam) (if applicable/required in your location)

• 4 years of post-graduate international legal experience from inhouse or private practice within relevant legal fields

• Preferably specialisation within, and proven experience working with legal issues related to the IT space, emerging technologies, digitalisation, consumer protection, privacy and e-privacy areas as well as the ecommerce business

• Direction setting, making strategic prioritisations, and thinking strategically

• Good general understanding of commercial laws, intellectual property laws, competition law and commercial contracts

• Proven experience drafting and reviewing complex technology, IT and/or digital commercial contracts as well as solid experience drafting private consumer terms and conditions

• Legal curiosity as well as appetite and ability to learn new skills quickly as well as the willingness to follow through on tasks to completion

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

• Family Care Leave – 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.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

• Colleague Discount – We know you'll 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, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s 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 Children’s Rights.

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