About the role

  • Corporate lawyer shaping legal frameworks and supporting management at HÖRMANN Kommunikation & Netze. Engaging in contracts, compliance, and legal representation with strategic insight.

Responsibilities

  • Legal support: You advise and support executive management and specialist departments on all legal matters.
  • Contract management: You review, negotiate and draft, among others, construction contracts, service agreements and supply contracts.
  • Compliance & legal: You ensure compliance with statutory requirements and regulations.
  • Legal representation: You represent the interests of HÖRMANN Kommunikation & Netze in arbitration proceedings and, where necessary, in court.
  • Stakeholder management: You communicate with internal and external partners, contractual counterparties and authorities.
  • Specialized areas: You work in construction law as well as individual and collective labor/employment law.
  • Project work: You independently take on special projects and drive them forward.

Requirements

  • Educational background: Degree in law — Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), Diplom-Jurist (Dipl.-Jur.), state examination (Staatsexamen) or equivalent legal qualifications (Second state examination not strictly required).
  • Professional experience: Practical experience in a law firm or in-house at a company is desirable.
  • Professional skills: Analytical ability to clarify complex issues and problem-solving skills to develop legally sound approaches.
  • Attention to detail: Precise handling of complex legal documents and contracts.
  • Specialized knowledge: Ideally expertise in construction and architects' law.
  • Communication: Assertiveness, negotiation skills and goal-oriented communication abilities.
  • Language skills: German at C2 level, English B1–B2.
  • Continuing education: Willingness to engage in regular professional development to stay up to date with legal developments and legislation.

Benefits

  • Trust: Direct reporting to executive management as a staff function initially without managerial responsibilities — with the prospect to grow into management roles long term.
  • Family-owned company: Over 70 years of experience, an open feedback culture and collaboration at eye level in a stable, growing environment.
  • Recognition: Attractive compensation package depending on experience, 28 days of vacation and flexible working hours/trust-based working time.
  • Mobility: Company car for private use and a company bike for sustainable mobility.
  • Growth: Comprehensive training and development opportunities as well as the HÖRMANN pension plan for retirement provision.

Job title

Corporate Counsel – HÖRMANN Kommunikation & Netze

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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