Legal
Legal Counsel / In-House Lawyer (m/f/d)


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To support our growing team and expanding corporate group, we are looking for a dedicated Legal Counsel / In-House Lawyer (m/f/d) on a part-time basis (20 h/week) with a focus on B2B software business in EMEA and North America.
Your responsibilities
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Independently draft, review, and negotiate national and international B2B contracts – especially software license agreements, lease agreements, framework and cooperation agreements.
- Business Advisory: Provide legal support for internal projects and initiatives, working closely with sales, procurement, and management.
- Risk & Compliance Management: Identify legal risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor legal developments (e.g. data protection, IT, and contract law).
- Contract Templates & Management: Develop and maintain practical contract templates. Support the implementation of efficient contract management structures.
- Training & Legal Culture: Design and conduct legal training sessions to raise awareness among employees.
- International Contract Law: Advise on expansion, negotiations, and compliance topics across EMEA and North America.
What you bring
- Fully qualified lawyer with admission as In-house counsel (m/f/d)
- Several years of experience in commercial law, preferably with a focus on IT/software contract law
- Strong knowledge of international contract law (EMEA, North America)
- Experience with B2B and SaaS models is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, business-oriented thinking, and pragmatic decision-making
- Fluent in German and very good command of English
What you can expect from us
- Dynamic scale-up with start-up spirit and over 15 years of expertise
- Permanent employment with an competitive compensation model
- Exciting, complex projects and international expansion
- A professional environment with collaboration across leading industrial companies
- Positive company culture, friendly colleagues, and flat hierarchies
- Corporate benefits and promotion of sports memberships
- Company car and smartphone
- 30 days of vacation and flexible trust-based working hours
- Work from one of our offices in Karlsruhe or Berlin – or fully remote