Legal Associate (m/f/d)

The position is responsible for providing legal administration services to the markets supported by GBS Legal and Regulatory Affairs. Supported activities will cover multiple markets, and will include, amongst others: admin activities with regards to external counsel, administration of budgets, updates and tracking of data, internal legal database maintenance and similar tasks, general admin support to GBS Legal and Regulatory Affairs department. This role is a replacement for an existing position. 

• Providing legal administration services to the markets supported by GBS LRA
• Supported activities will cover multiple markets, and will include, amongst others: admin activities with regards to external counsel, administration of budgets, updates and tracking of data, internal legal database maintenance and similar tasks
• Coordinating the workflow of contract lifecycle in accordance with JTI governance standards and respective operating procedures
• Maintenance of knowledge management database and legal tools/systems

• Student or recent graduate
• Fluent English
• Contract alignment, coordination of execution (e-signature or wet signature), and archiving
• Review and approval of simple contracts in line with company standards and applicable law
• Handling of payment processes, including vendor communication, PR/PO/GR preparation, approvals, SAP processing, and document archiving
• Knowledge of document execution methods, including tools such as DocuSign
• Management of contract databases and legal archives
• Familiarity with legal applications, systems, and technologies used in an in-house legal environment

• Competitive pay and attractive annual bonus
• On-going development opportunities in a multinational environment, a wide variety of projects, ambitious goals, and independence in achieving them.
• Freedom with responsibility (we trust your competencies, ability to manage your time and your scope of work)
• Lot of flexibility in terms of work arrangements (work from the office or from home)
• Private medical care (various options to choose) and life insurance
• Employee pension and savings programs
• JTI Family Leave Benefit – including extended paid paternity leave and fully paid maternity leave
• Multisport card, foreign language classes
• Wide variety of training, webinars, and professional courses on our e-learning platforms, including sponsored certification programs (for employees fulfilling the admission criteria)
• Modern office with traditions (Art Norblin Factory) in a convenient location, equipped with a library, mindfulness zone, spacious kitchen, garden terrace, massage chairs and underground bicycle parking
• Working in a diverse and inclusive organization of 43 different nationalities