Legal Counsel (D/M/W)

The role

You will act as a legal adviser to the General Counsel and executive leadership on commercial, regulatory, and employment law matters. You will draft and negotiate various agreements and advise on employment-related regulatory risks.

What you will do

• Work as a legal adviser to the General Counsel and executive leadership
• Advise on commercial, technology, and partnership matters
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial, technology, vendor, partnership, and customer-facing agreements
• Advise on employment-related regulatory risk including worker classification
• Provide advice on German employment law and cross-border employment matters
• Support employment and commercial disputes and pre-litigation matters
• Manage outside counsel regarding scoping, strategy, budgets, and outcomes

Required qualifications

• Successfully completed the Second German State Examination in Law (Zweites Staatsexamen)
• At least three years of relevant legal experience
• Ability to analyze complex legal and regulatory issues
• Confidence working with legal and regulatory uncertainty
• Structured, pragmatic working style
• Excellent written and spoken German and English

Nice to have

• Above-average results in the Second German State Examination
• Experience gained in an international law firm or in-house legal team
• Experience in commercial, employment or regulatory matters
• Transactional practice background in a law firm
• Experience in transportation, mobility, technology or platform businesses

Benefits

• Monthly BVG / Deutschlandticket subsidy
• Private pension plan with 20% employer contribution up to a monthly cap
• Subsidised healthy meals via BellaBona
• 28 vacation days per year, increasing with tenure
• Mental and Physical Health via Nilo and Wellhub
• Continuous learning through LinkedIn learning and L&D budget
• Fair pay and benefits tailored to local markets
• Long-term incentive scheme
• Quarterly Voucher for personal trips with Blacklane

About the company

Blacklane is a global chauffeur service operating in over 50 countries. The company focuses on reliability, innovation, and sustainable mobility.