Hybrid Legal Associate, Parental Leave Cover

at Transparency International

• Job title: Legal Associate, Parental Leave Cover
• Job type: Part Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: €35,175 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Legal Associate providing legal support ensuring compliance with German law at Transparency International. Joining the Governance, Legal & Events Team to assist various legal functions and projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the daily work of the Governance, Legal & Event Team providing legal support required across the organization to ensure full legal and administrative compliance with the requirements of German and international law
• Support the coordination of work and information flow between the legal function and other internal teams, ensuring process integrity
• Assist in the gathering of information and preparation of documents and other work outputs of the legal function
• Support the draft, review, and negotiate of contracts and agreements to safeguard the organization's interests and ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
• Proactively support day-to-day legal operations ensuring consistency with TI-S processes and procedures
• Ensure legal processes are up to date and meet the needs of the team and organisation and suggest improvements where necessary
• Undertake in-depth legal research on diverse legal topics to ensure that requested information and data is available to relevant stakeholders
• Contribute to team-related projects and provide input into the development and implementation of legal policies, guidelines and procedures in line with best practice . A data protection focus is an advantage
• Contribute to legal training activities to raise effective use of legal capacity and capability across TI-S and the TI Movement and assist in the organization and running of other internal and/or external meetings and events
• Support in managing the work of pro bono lawyers
• Support information management for the legal function, including maintaining up to date, organized and accurate filing systems
• Respond to requests for information by conducting targeted research and providing comprehensive responses or escalating where needed
• Contribute to the overall functioning of the Governance, Legal & Events Team by providing proactive and ad hoc support where necessary

Requirements

• University degree in law or professional qualification in law, following the German legal curriculum, required
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a legal environment, preferably within a law firm and/or an in-house legal function
• Expertise in current German law (incl. labour law and contract law) required
• Ability to undertake legal research with a high attention to detail and keen awareness of the need for legal accuracy
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to effectively manage priorities and deliver to tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the organization demonstrating client and service orientation
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently with limited supervision
• Professional language proficiency in English (working language of the organisation) essential; additional languages, in particular German, French, Spanish and/or Arabic, an asset
• Ability to deal with confidential information
• Good knowledge of MS Office and various internal communication tools
• Intercultural awareness, diplomacy and political sensitivity
• Interest in anti-corruption work and commitment to the values and principles of Transparency International

Benefits

• a relocation package incl. sponsorship of work permit if needed and eligible
• financial contribution to German language classes
• generous time off with 30 days of annual leave per year
• flexible working times around core hours
• remote-hybrid working model from within Germany
• the possibility of Work from Abroad for periods of time
• Pluxee Restaurant Checks with plenty of options nearby the office for reduced prices for meals
• Reduced membership fees with Urban Sports Club
• Mental wellbeing and counselling support by OpenUp
• a centrally located office in a vibrant metropolitan city with excellent public transportation connectivity at the river Spree