Legal Counsel - Commercial Law, Berlin Headquarter

a&o
Berlin

To support our legal team, based in Berlin headquarters, we are looking for YOU – Bachelor of Law / Master of Law, lawyer or attorney (m/f/d) at mid-level.

YOUR JOB

As legal counsel (mid-level) you will support the a&o team on regional and global level on a wide variety of legal tasks and projects.
Your scope of responsibility will include legal advice and support on different aspects of business law, M&A and real estate transactions, drafting and reviewing of contracts, monitoring legislative updates, handling of legal day-to-day work, including legal requests from various European jurisdictions, coordination of transactional work involving external legal advisors. Certain legal matters will require close collaboration with other departments. You will report to the General Counsel.
The ideal candidate has gathered first practical experience in the legal area (inhouse and/or law firm) in Europe or abroad.

YOUR PROFILE

Basic Requirements

  • Law degree (LL.B., J.D., or equivalent) from an accredited university in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, or another common law jurisdiction (at bachelor’s or master’s or PhD level)
  • A minimum of 3–4 years of professional legal experience, ideally gained in one or more common law jurisdictions; additional experience will be considered an asset.
  • Knowledge and/or professional experience in corporate law or corporate finance is highly welcomed, ideally gained within both law firms and in-house roles
  • (Additional) Experience in other legal areas of business law is also a strong plus (e.g. real estate, commercial, labour law)
Preferred Requirements and Soft Skills

  • Team-player with a structured, result-oriented and collaborative workstyle
  • Highly organised and motivated to collaborate with the legal team in driving a&o's business objectives forward
  • Strong analytical skills and pragmatic, clear, solution-oriented approach to challenging tasks
  • Adaptable and able to deliver results in high-pressure situations, effective at prioritising competing tasks
  • Able to work diligently, effectively and autonomously and to take ownership of projects
  • Open for further professional development, including willingness to accomplish tasks in new legal areas, and able to learn quickly and flexible on the job
  • Skilled at transforming (complex) legal concepts practical business solutions
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills in English
  • Additional advantage: hands-on experience working across multiple jurisdictions.

OUR OFFER
  • 75% - 90% discount on private accommodation in all hostels (depending on length of service)
  • Up to 1 day of home office per week possible (in consultation with your line manager)
  • Attractive corporate benefits and discounted leisure activities and events
  • Subsidised language courses
  • Subsidised company pension scheme
  • 100% coverage of your public transport costs (job ticket)
  • Support for your further training in the form of various training courses
  • Mental health : We offer you free and anonymous mental health coaching from our independent partner “nilo” (), who will support you with professional, private and health challenges
  • Of course, we provide drinks, fruit and vegetables every day
  • Long-service bonuses in the form of cash bonuses and additional holiday days

Does this sound attractive to you? We are very happy to receive your application (cover letter, CV, desired salary, earliest possibly starting-date).

Apply online now!

Ethel Nanaeva
General Counsel

Apply now
Veröffentlicht am 2025-09-14

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