Legal Counsel specializing in contract management and public procurement law. Supporting internal teams with legal advice and contract negotiations in both German and English.
Responsibilities
Contract drafting: You prepare and review contracts for work and services, service agreements, general terms and conditions (GTC) and other contract types, particularly in the context of procurement and tendering, in German and English.
Contract negotiations: You coordinate and conduct contract negotiations with internal and external partners in German and English.
Legal advice: You advise our procurement staff on all legal questions related to public procurement law and prepare expert opinions as needed.
Legal enforcement: You review and support the enforcement of claims and post-contractual legal rights, e.g. warranty claims, delays in performance, non-performance or defective performance.
Coordination: You closely coordinate on contract- and procurement-law issues with the legal units of the Fraunhofer Central Administration.
Quality & innovation: You take responsibility for monitoring and quality control of AI-based legal review processes.
Requirements
Completed degree in law (ideally with the Second State Examination) or a degree as a business lawyer with relevant professional experience.
Strong knowledge of contract law.
Ideally, professional experience in public procurement law and/or IT law.
Interest in a wide range of legal issues as well as economic and technical-scientific contexts.
Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.
The position is also suitable for recent graduates with relevant prior knowledge and experience from internships, study projects or theses.
Benefits
Exciting role: Attractive working environment at a world market leader in a highly innovative key industry.
Committed teams that encourage creativity and personal responsibility: You will have the freedom to develop your ideas and help shape them actively.
We take your needs seriously: We support the best possible compatibility of work and private life through flexible working hours and hybrid work models.
Appreciative culture: Our employees enjoy an open, helpful and trusting working atmosphere.
Top workplace equipment: With state-of-the-art technologies, we develop solutions for current and future challenges.
Support for your goals and interests: We regularly support you through professional and personal seminars, coaching and language courses.
In addition, where applicable, there is the possibility to qualify for admission as an in-house counsel (Syndikus).
Job title
Qualified Lawyer – Legal Counsel – Public Procurement Law
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