Legal Counsel

Company Description

Natixis in Portugal is fully integrated in the global organization of Natixis, a French multinational financial services firm specialized in Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, Insurance and Payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, Natixis counts nearly 16.000 employees across 38 countries.

Based in Porto, Natixis Centre of Expertise mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the bank’s business, operations and work culture worldwide, as a key driver of the company’s culture of agility and innovation. Teams of IT and Banking Support Activities work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting all the business lines and country platforms.

Natixis in Portugal is the best combination of a “start-up mindset” with a large, solid structure. Its unique culture gives true meaning to a “beyond banking” personality: to be a real entrepreneur, self-challenging, ever striving to excel and go that extra mile.

**Job Description**:
**Team presentation and main goal**:
The Compliance area ensures the business follows external as well as internal rules and policies, and also internal controls, protecting therefore business activities and employees from non-compliance risks.

At Natixis in Portugal, Compliance provides specialized services for worldwide GFS and Groupe BPCE.

This position will sit in a newly created legal area within Compliance and it will report directly to Natixis in Portugal Head of Compliance.

**Main tasks and goals**:
We are looking for a skilled and dynamic lawyer, with corporate law experience, with more than 3 years’ experience (after bar exam) to provide expert counsel on a broad range of issues and ensure that all legal in-house activities, with respect to Portugal and to other countries, are managed in accordance with the Department and the Company’s goals, but most importantly who is ready to roll the sleeves up and get things done, understanding the need to always act with integrity, discretion and independence.

**Qualifications**:

- Law Master Degree;
- ** Fluent English **mandatory, good level of **French** (is a plus);
- Experience post-internship (this is a must);
- Experience in Banking Industry (preferential), Corporate Law, International Commercial Law and in matters related to Corporate Governance;
- Experience in industrial/intellectual property;
- Experience in Banking Industry (preferential), Corporate Law, International Commercial Law and in matters related to Corporate Governance;
- Experience in industrial/intellectual property;
- Level of technical autonomy
- Responsibility, integrity and ethics
- Analytical and methodical profile
- Think strategically and keen problem solver who knows how to quickly assess risk and recommend a business-oriented solution
- Level of independence and comfort in working in a fast-paced business and environment
- Effortlessly handling volume, detail and complexity
- Communicating with simplicity
- Flexibility in handling a variety of legal issues in a multi-culture environment, including outside core area of expertise
- Ability to build interpersonal relationships and work in a team

Additional Information

Early morning. Campo 24 de Agosto. In 4 minutes, you are clocking in at the office. After grabbing a cup of coffee and fresh fruit, pick up your laptop and choose your spot for the day. It's going to be a busy one: French class before lunch and, just after, quick medical appointment at Natixis doctor's office. Lunch break. Outside in the big terrace (look at your crops at the Urban Garden; ready to harvest) or, if you feel like stretching your legs, walk downtown to grab lunch.

Back inside. Quick sprint review (working together anywhere means virtual happy birthday to that colleague in Paris that just turned 35). The afternoon went flying (tasks, reports, calls, some jokes with your teammates). End it on a high note: just one PlayStation game or the final match for that ping-pong tournament.

Tomorrow, you complete that certified technical training and the day after, you will work from home, taking advantage to finally do that online course on Udemy. Once you are done with your tasks for the day, you can visit the office for a board games session or show up at the rehearsal of one of Natixis bands. If that is too steady for you, meet your colleagues to surf some waves or join them in a football match.