# Legal Professionals (Mid-Senior Level)

> Hire Resolve.com · Germany (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-23

**Salary:** EUR 80,000–140,000

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Finance & Legal

## Description

**Hire Resolve is assisting legal organisations in hiring experienced legal professionals** for multiple mid–senior level opportunities across a range of practice areas and in-house functions in Germany. This is a multi-role hiring campaign suited to candidates from corporate and advisory environments, with progression pathways toward senior specialist and leadership roles such as **Senior Legal Counsel, Syndikusrechtsanwalt (In-house Counsel), Senior Associate, Legal Manager, Head of Legal, Compliance Lead, or Legal Operations Manager**.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders and/or clients across operational and strategic matters
-   Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents (e.g., commercial agreements, supplier/customer contracts, NDAs, service agreements, licensing agreements)
-   Support matters across corporate/commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, procurement, governance, privacy, or real estate (aligned to experience)
-   Manage external counsel and service providers, including budgets, timelines, and matter strategy
-   Assist with legal risk assessments and recommend practical mitigations aligned to business objectives
-   Support dispute management, including early case assessment, correspondence, document preparation, settlement discussions, and litigation oversight where applicable
-   Contribute to compliance programmes, internal controls, and policy development, including monitoring legal and regulatory updates and advising on implementation
-   Maintain accurate records, contract repositories, and matter documentation, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate information handling
-   Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Operations) to improve legal processes and decision-making
-   Support governance processes, including board/management documentation and delegated authority frameworks where relevant
-   Mentor junior colleagues and promote consistent professional standards and quality

## Requirements

-   **Qualifications (role-dependent):**

-   Law degree with German state examinations (typically First and Second State Exam) for fully qualified Rechtsanwalt/Syndikusrechtsanwalt roles
-   Admission as a Rechtsanwalt (or eligibility to practise in Germany) is required for roles with practising rights
-   For in-house legal, contracts, compliance, or legal operations roles: strong relevant legal qualification and experience are preferred; exact requirements vary by role scope

-   **Experience:** Typically **5–12+ years** of progressive legal experience (in-house and/or private practice), aligned to mid–senior level scope
-   Demonstrated capability in one or more areas such as commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy/GDPR, or legal operations
-   Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk-based judgement
-   Familiarity with relevant tools and systems (where applicable), including **document management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, and Microsoft 365**
-   **Language:** Professional fluency in **German** is often required; **English** is typically required for international environments and cross-border work
-   Ability to manage competing deadlines, work independently, and handle sensitive information with discretion

## Benefits

-   Private Health Insurance
-   Pension Plan
-   Paid Time Off
-   Training & Development

## Apply

[Apply at Hire Resolve.com](https://apply.workable.com/hire-resolve-the-top-recruitment-agency/j/A27F8A0693/apply)

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