Junior Legal Counsel

ph3bThe role /b /h3 pAs Junior Legal Counsel for Fastned in the Netherlands, you will support the legal team in managing Fastned's compliance and corporate affairs. This is a broad, generalist function with a particular focus on compliance topics, most notably GDPR/privacy and our general internal policies, combined with day-to-day corporate housekeeping tasks. Over time, the role offers the opportunity to grow into a wide range of legal areas, from contract review to consumer law, regulatory matters and more corporate-related topics. /p pWe enjoy working with a self-motivated, proactive, entrepreneurial and mission-driven individual. Working as Fastned's Junior Legal Counsel is a great opportunity to start your in-house career at a rapidly growing, highly diversified and dynamic scale-up while being able to make a significant impact from day one. /p pYou will be part of a growing European legal team with colleagues based in Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne, Ghent and London. As Junior Legal Counsel you will be based in our Amsterdam HQ and report to the Lead Legal NL, working productively and collaboratively with all your colleagues within Fastned.br/ /p h3bWhat you will do /b /h3 ul lipTaking ownership of key compliance topics, with a particular focus on GDPR and privacy matters: maintaining and updating the Register of Processing Activities, reviewing Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), advising the business on privacy-by-design principles, conducting privacy assessments (LIAs and DPIAs), handling data subject requests, and supporting Third Party Risk assessments. /p /li lipMaintaining, updating and rolling out Fastned's internal policies, while supporting awareness and training initiatives across the organisation. /p /li lipHandling corporate housekeeping tasks, including preparing board and shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, KvK filings and UBO registrations, maintaining corporate registers, and supporting signing and notarial processes. /p /li lipActing as a generalist legal counsel in support of the Dutch and wider European team: reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, including NDAs, services agreements, procurement agreements, and general terms and conditions. /p /li lipDriving the optimisation and standardisation of legal processes, including the development of templates and playbooks, contract management, and DocuSign workflows. /p /li lipMonitoring legislative and regulatory developments and providing timely input into relevant internal processes. /p /li /ul h3bOur requirements /b /h3 pWe are looking for a colleague with an entrepreneurial mindset and good communication skills. Someone who is a team player and an actual nice person with whom it is fun to work. You are comfortable working with digital tools and have a natural curiosity for technology and AI, and how these can make (legal) work smarter and more efficient. Because this is a junior, generalist role, we expect you to be proactive and drive projects forward. /p pBecause we are looking for an all-round junior legal counsel, we understand that you will still have a lot to learn. Therefore, it is desirable for you to be a quick and flexible learner who is intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited by dynamic change. To make this happen, we are looking for the following: /p ul lipA Master's degree (LLM) in Dutch law (preferably with a focus on commercial, corporate and/or privacy law), or the equivalent in experience. /p /li lipAt least 1 year of relevant legal counsel experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal environment together with experience, which may have been gained through a traineeship, paralegal role, or a substantive legal student position at a law firm and/or in-house legal team environment (maximum 3 years of total relevant experience). /p /li lipAffinity with compliance topics, corporate law and basic understanding of corporate housekeeping. /p /li lipFluency in English and Dutch (written and spoken).br/ /p /li /ul h3bJoin us in building a better future! /b /h3 pWe work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise celebrate our successes, big and small. We put a focus on work-life balance, provide you with genuine work flexibility and have family-friendly policies in place. /p pbOur benefits include: /b /p ul lipStock option plan - we believe in shared value creation. /p /li lipAttractive Pension plan fully covered by Fastned. /p /li lipCompany bonus plan. /p /li lip29 holidays. Additionally, we give you 2 ‘Mission Days’ you can use to contribute to Fastned’s mission or to support a cause that is important to you. /p /li lipFully electric company car. /p /li lipYearly training budget of € 3000. /p /li lipAccess to the mental health platform Nilo Health including 10 sessions with psychologists of your choice. /p /li lipUrban Sports Club Subscription. /p /li lipAdditional parental benefits above legal minimum, including coaching via Foundtree. /p /li lipAccessibility to Women's Health platform Flouria. /p /li lipDaily lunches, snacks drinks are provided at our office locations /p /li lipCompany events year-round, including an exciting yearly trip abroad with all employees. /p /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr