Onsite Fixed-term Contract – Contracts Legal Counsel, Legal Operations

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About the role

  • International Contracts Lawyer supporting CMA CGM Group on contract lifecycle management. Focusing on legal operations and drafting within a global shipping and logistics leader.

Responsibilities

  • Act as an International Contracts Lawyer on strategic Group projects.
  • Contribute to the deployment of a CLM solution.
  • Populate and maintain the CLM database.
  • Structure, maintain, and enhance templates and clause libraries.
  • Define and monitor KPIs related to CLM usage.
  • Support change management for internal teams on CLM and AI usage.
  • Draft, review, and adapt commercial agreements and service contracts.
  • Participate in contract negotiations and advise business teams.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree (Bac+5) in Business Law / Contract Law / International Business Law.
  • An LL.M (US/UK) or dual degree (business school / engineering) is a plus.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience within:
  • o The legal department of a large international group (legal or legal ops team),
  • o A business law firm or consulting firm.
  • Strong understanding of Legal Operations and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM).
  • Ability to functionally configure a CLM tool (workflows, users, metadata, templates).
  • Experience in structuring and governing contract data.
  • Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools; knowledge of Power BI is a plus.
  • Strong interest in AI tools applied to legal work (contract review, clause generation, risk analysis) and contribution to prompt engineering.
  • Solid expertise in international contract law and contract negotiation.
  • Professional proficiency in legal English.

Benefits

  • Temporary contract based in Marseille

Job title

Fixed-term Contract – Contracts Legal Counsel, Legal Operations

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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