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Senior Legal Counsel Hays

For one of our clients, an international company, were looking for a Senior Legal Counsel Benelux.

  • Perfect knowledge of Dutch and fluent in English and French
  • Leadership, clear decision-making and communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of commercial law and practice (including asset finance law)

You have strong experience of finance law and you're able to demonstrate exceptional commercial acumen and high visibility within a business that operates across different jurisdictions.

You deliver high quality and cost-effective legal solutions to the business through internal resources and where required engagement of external counsel. You structure, draft and negotiate finance and lease transactions and you develop legal strategy to grow business with key customers. You advise the business on legal implications involved in process changes and proactively give advise on new laws, regulations and case law. You apply legal knowledge to business processes to grow the business and you train the sales, risk and other functions to give them the legal knowledge they require to perform in their role. You finally advise on general commercial contracts required throughout the business and on advertising and marketing issues.

You have a Master in Law from a Belgian university and you have minimum 5 years' legal work experience in a major commercial law firm. You have a strong business understanding and outstanding analytical skills the ability to make a significant contribution to the business. You have excellent leadership, clear decision-making and communication skills. You are a business partner and you can think out-of-the-box. You have excellent knowledge of commercial law and practice (including asset finance law). You are flexible, a strong team player and you are open to new ideas. You have excellent language skills in Dutch and you are fluent in English and French.

If you match this profile, please send your resume to caroline.hene@hays.com

For more information call Caroline Hêne
with id.091211-2E3 by phone +32 2 541 16 55
or e-mail caroline.hene@hays.com