Legal Associate

Job Description

Chanel is a world leader in creating, manufacturing and distributing luxury products, including Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewellery, and Watches. Founded by Gabrielle Chanel in 1910, the House remains dedicated to quality craftsmanship and offering high-end creations. At present, Chanel employs more than 32,000 people worldwide.

As an independent company, its core values are grounded in:

• Exceptional creation and client experience
• Nurturing human potential
• Having a positive impact – on people, the environment, and communities around the world.
  

As part of this, the House promotes arts, culture, and creativity, while investing significantly in key areas including research & development, sustainability, and innovation.

Legal Associate

As part of the Legal Team, the person will report to the Head of Legal Counsel & Company Secretary.

Main responsibilities:

Perform a variety of tasks to support the Legal team including:

Contract Management | License & Registration | Retail Shops | Overall Compliances

• Drafting and executing various commercial agreements, NDAs, lease, vendor contracts for wholesale, retail and travel retail business
• Filing applications for various licenses and registrations such as cosmetic licenses, BIS registrations, EPR plastic registrations, IEC, Legal metrology, and other registrations, customs, data privacy regulations, e-commerce regulations etc;
• Applications for local licenses and registrations such as trading license, SE license, music license and appear before authorities.
• Oversee internal Legal management tools and platforms,
• Monitoring calendars and following up,
• Record keeping with electronic and hard copy filing of documents,
• Communicating updates and projects’ progress,
• Coordinating with external counsel and verifying outstanding balances with them.

Requirements:

You must have a graduation degree and minimum 3-4 years of Legal experience in the consumer products or retail industry.

Candidates must have s trong drafting, administrative, organizational and research skills. You should be familiar with key legal principles and the ability to grasp and interpret legal documents.

You are detailed oriented, pro-active, dynamic and very well organized with a capacity to adapt to a fast moving environment. Your strong planning skills allow you to ensure timely and accurate execution of responsibilities. You have strong communication skills which allow you to build strong relationship within a team. 

Chanel is dedicated to creating the conditions for people to perform at their best, building on their strengths and enabling them to benefit from new opportunities. It offers a unique working environment where people are given time to understand the brand, and the business, and develop their personal motivations. This means everyone can grow, continue to be inspired, and feel included, now and in the future. The company fosters true collaboration and respect for all, grounded in the belief that diversity is essential to the success of the organization and its people.

Chanel remains committed to rewarding people competitively, as well as offering initiatives such as well-being programs, learning and development opportunities, and parental leave for all parents globally.

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