Legal Assistant/Contract Administrator

We are looking for a highly motivated, committed, and organized Legal Assistant/Contract Administrator to join our Legal team to work predominantly with our EU and US sales teams and provide administrative support to our lawyers.

Whilst a supportive and structured approach will be taken to supervision, knowledge management, and personal development, all team members are expected to possess a "can do" approach, a commitment to delivering excellent client service and a desire to play their part in growing our business.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Team player;
• Highly motivated;
• Internationally oriented;
• Target driven;
• Excellent quality maintained even at times of high workload;
• Ability to manage own priorities and deliver to targets;
• Flexibility to support with other similar work in the department if required;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision;
• Handle a large and varied caseload;
• Adaptable and flexible to meet business/team demands;
• Manage a demanding and varying workload;
• Commitment to team goals and personal development;
• Capable of establishing good working relations with colleagues and clients;
• Lateral thinker with an ability to seek improvements to existing practices for the good of the business.

Key Responsibilities and Opportunities:

• Assist in the drafting of contracts (licenses, services, etc.);
• Support contract processes: management, archiving, reporting etc.;
• Serve as a communication liaison between legal and internal customers;
• Track document approval and execution to ensure that agreements are in place when required and are properly executed and stored in compliance with company policies;
• Support in implementation and maintenance of global contract management system.

Mandatory Skill Set:

• Law degree or at least two years of experience in a contract manager's role;
• Experience in drafting, negotiating and managing the contracts/agreements process;
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken);
• Fluency in German or French will be considered as an advantage;
• At least a one year of experience working for an international company or abroad;
• Experience of using Contract Management systems.