Legal Officer

Acolad is an international leader in language and content solutions, services and technologies. Represented by the brands Acolad, TextMaster and Ubiqus, the group is present in 25 countries and has a network of over 2,500 internal experts worldwide and +20,000 external linguists.

At Acolad, every position is key to our global growth: we know that we will only succeed if our people succeed.

Joining Acolad means a unique opportunity for professional development through a collaborative global environment that promotes talent and creativity. We are continuously looking for new talent (like you) to support our mission to drive growth and innovation across some of the world’s leading brand.

**About the role**:
We are currently looking for a Legal Officer to be part of our team in our office in Paço de Arcos, Lisbon. The job holder will be responsible for supporting the Legal Department to put in place and maintain the most effective governance framework for the organization and its entities, meeting their individual and global needs, as well as for helping the organization and its entities to negotiate and execute agreements with its customers and any other third parties.

**Responsibilities**:
The Legal Officer oversees supporting the Legal Director in the following tasks:

- Draft and/or review legal letters, contracts and agreements
- Draft, review and negotiate where appropriate, a wide range of new/existing commercial agreements (NDA included) and related documents that minimize risks and maximize legal rights
- Review advertising, editorial content, public relations materials and other promotional for legal, compliance and regulatory issues
- Set up and maintain a structured organization of all tasks related to legal compliance and governance matters
- Monitor legal obligations under agreements to ensure compliance, as requested
- Internal consultancy for all legal and governance aspects regarding existing and new business
- Supervise and enforce compliance with group policies, guidelines and standards
- Advise on statutory compliance matters and support statutory monitoring of the group
- Provide legal support and represent Acolad as needed in civil litigations; Manage and supervise litigation and disputes involving the interests of the organization
- Advise on legal matters that should be directed to external counsels and liaise with/assist external counsels including monitoring of external consulting costs
- Manage Acolad’s implementation of data protection measures necessary to compliance with GDPR
- Perform other clerical and legal reporting functions that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time

**Requirements**:

- University degree in Law or equivalent qualification
- Relevant experience (min. 1 year) in a legal department or similar service
- Business experience within a multinational organization is an added advantage
- Strong awareness and ability to understand legal aspects of business
- Knowledgeable of governance, risk and compliance systems
- Excellent interpersonal skills: negotiation / relationship building skills
- Comfortable operating within multiple cultures and ways of thinking
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Flexibility and adaptability in work approach
- Ability to collaborate globally and to influence the organizations
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Fluency in English. Dutch and/or French are a plus
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook)

**Benefits**
- Location: Paço de Arcos, Lisbon
- Meal allowance
- Health insurance
- Transport allowance
- Seniority days
- Flexible Workplace
- International environment with multicultural teams
- Professional development and growth opportunities