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Legal Counsel

2 months ago
Germany
Full-time
Senior
Legal Counsel
Legal
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Orcrist Technologies

Orcrist Technologies

Orcrist Technologies specializes in providing advanced technology solutions, including data analytics, AI applications, and cybersecurity, aimed at empowering businesses to innovate and transform through the use of artificial intelligence and data-driv...

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Description

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including client agreements, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, and subcontracting arrangements.
  • Own and maintain the company’s contract template library and standard legal documentation.
  • Serve as the internal point of contact for GDPR and data protection matters and coordinate with the external DPO when needed.
  • Advise on public sector and defence-adjacent regulatory requirements, including export control and security-related contractual obligations.
  • Manage external legal counsel relationships by scoping matters, briefing counsel, and quality-controlling outside advice.
  • Support corporate governance across group entities, including shareholder matters, intercompany agreements, and subsidiary structuring questions.
  • Advise on IT, software, employment, and regulatory legal issues across the business.
  • Partner with founders and leadership on building legal infrastructure from the ground up.
  • Handle day-to-day employment-related legal matters as needed.

Requirements

  • Fully qualified lawyer in Germany with completed First and Second State Examinations (Erstes und Zweites Staatsexamen).
  • Admission to the German bar (zugelassene/r Rechtsanwalt / Rechtsanwältin).
  • 4+ years of post-qualification legal experience in-house and/or in private practice.
  • Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial B2B contracts, especially in IT and software law.
  • Experience with software licensing, SaaS agreements, and IP-related clauses.
  • Solid knowledge of German employment law and day-to-day employment advisory work.
  • Practical experience with GDPR and data protection compliance, including data processing agreements and data subject requests.
  • Prior experience working at a large law firm.
  • Pragmatic, business-oriented mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Full professional fluency in German and English, including contract drafting and advising in both languages.
  • Experience advising on public sector contracts or framework agreements such as EVB-IT or VOL/A, preferred.
  • Familiarity with export control law, Dual-Use Regulation, or SÜG-related requirements, preferred.
  • Prior in-house experience at a tech startup or scale-up, preferred.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build and own the legal function of a fast-growing deep-tech company.
  • High level of autonomy and direct collaboration with founders and leadership.
  • Broad exposure across commercial, technology, data protection, employment, and regulatory matters.
  • Remote-first work arrangement in Germany with occasional team events in Berlin.
  • Home office budget and provided equipment.
  • 30 days of vacation.
  • Direct impact on critical missions serving private and public-sector customers.

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