Job Description

You will be required to support the General Counsel for Europe, provide excellent legal, compliance and risk management support and day-to-day advice across the company’s European operations.

Whether you are drafting, reviewing, negotiating contracts, dealing with data protection queries, developing strategy or identifying risk, the role will be fundamental in ensuring a high-quality service to the company.

We are seeking to recruit a Solicitor with a minimum of 2 years’ PQE to join our legal team on a Fixed Term Contract.

            Key Job responsibilities include (but not limited to)

• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all company documentation and/or information.
• Attending compliance meetings and taking minutes/notes in relation to each meeting and circulating as needed.
• Reviewing and negotiating various contracts
• Advising internal clients about the risks associated with different contracts
• Assist the General Counsel for Europe with compliance and risk management activities
• liaising with third parties for the purpose of arranging documents for notarisation and apostille
• arrange for the appropriate of execution of documents electronically and by wet signature
• Ensure matter records are made and maintained in line with the company’s procedures (including within the company developed contract management system) and assist with the management of internal filings, systems and records;.
• Manage files diligently and review each regularly.
• Compliance with internal policies and procedures, ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain regular contact with the internal clients and keep them informed at all times.
• Deal promptly with all internal client enquiries and correspondence.
• Maintain effective communication with colleagues across the company, as required.
• Comply with the relevant professional training requirements (CPD).

Job Requirements

• Minimum of two or three years PQE in one or more of the following areas of law within a top law firm or in-house legal team:
  • Product regulation
  • Employment
  • Data protection
  • Import and export compliance, international trade and sanctions
• Experience in company commercial law, and EU public procurement regulations including a strong technical ability to review, negotiate and draft of contracts is ideal but not essential. If there is no experience in this, then there must be a willingness to learn and undertake these tasks.
• Excellent communications skills
• Excellent negotiator
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Fluent in English. Ability to speak, read and write either one or more of French, German, Italian, Hebrew or Japanese is ideal but not essential

The Candidate
 

We expect the candidate to

• reflect TEL values and ethics, respect TEL safety, quality, compliance, and InfoSec initiatives at all time, and look to set an example for other employees in TEE and TEL.
• be adaptable
• quickly understand our business and its priorities (fast learner)
• work to deadlines (often tight deadlines)
• be autonomous and a self-starter and completer with high standards – must take pride in their work
• be willing to develop within the role to contribute to change
• collaborate with stakeholders (both internal and external), communicating effectively orally and in writing at all levels of the business.
• multi-task and manage multiple matters at the same time; and
• be available to travel internationally to any TEE / TEL group company office as required (with prior notice).
• be technologically fluent
• be committed and have an excellent work ethic

Individual pay is determined based on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, experience, skills, job-related knowledge, relevant education, certifications, and/or training. In addition to base salary, we offer (full time regular employees ) a comprehensive benefits package and for certain roles eligibility in our bonus plan and long-term incentives as applicable. The talent advisor can share more details about total compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, belief, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, membership to a traveller community or any other legally protected characteristic. TEL acknowledges that diversity creates an innovative culture and aims to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and can succeed based on merit and qualifications.

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