Legal Counsel - Marketing Consumer Protection (Maternity Cover) (m/f/d)

AUTODOC is the largest and fastest growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe.
Present across 27 countries with around 6,000 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1.8 billion in 2025, supplying more than 9.3 million active customers with its 7.8 million vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands.
Curious minds, adventurous experts and tech-savvy professionals - one team, one billion euros revenue. Catch the ride!

Job Description

As a Legal Counsel (m/f/d) with focus on IP, marketing and consumer protection , you will provide pragmatic legal advice across our e-commerce operations. You will also support the team in various other areas relating to the company’s legal rights and obligations, including supply chain contracts and warranty cases. 

This role will be filled as a maternity cover , with a contract run-time between 12-18 months .

Responsibilities:

• Providing advice on managing legal risks relating to intellectual property, marketing and consumer protection, including unfair competition law (UWG) and social media campaigns.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts in the above-mentioned areas.
• Supporting the delivery of training sessions in the above-mentioned areas.
• Providing legal support for international, cross-functional projects in areas such as marketing (including social media), private brands and customer experience.
• Researching and analyzing proposed and existing laws and regulations.
• Providing flexible legal support in various e-commerce-related areas, including transportation, customs, contracts ( e.g. with suppliers and IT), corporate law, commercial law, and customer care matters, as required by the business.
• Preparing and reviewing legal documents and reports for internal stakeholders.
• Contributing to process optimization within the department.

Qualifications

• Two successfully completed state examinations in law
• From entry-level up to 3 years of relevant professional experience in a company or law firm
• Willingness and ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new areas of law
• Structured, flexible and solution-oriented way of working
• Strong procedural and analytical thinking skills as well as the ability to structure, analyze and summarize complex issues in a targeted manner
• Strong service orientation and quality awareness
• Hands-on mentality and ability to work in a team, understanding and enthusiasm for economic contexts
• Strong communication, organizational and team skills
• Very good written and spoken German (C2) and English (C1), further language skills, especially Russian, an advantage

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries based on your professional experience
• Fast growing international company with stable employment
• Annual vacation of 30 days and 1 additional day off on your birthday
• Mental Wellbeing Program – providing you and your immediate family members with free and confidential mental and physical health support services for a wide range of personal and work-related issues.
• AUTODOC Corporate Discount to order parts for their own use at special discounted rates
• Retail discounts of up to 75% on travel, technology, fashion and much more
• Opportunities for advancement, further trainings (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform) and coaching
• Free English and German language classes
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work
• Referral Program with attractive incentives
• Company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge mit Allianz)

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qualifications

AUTODOC does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to the AUTODOC Careers page or an AUTODOC social media post. Any legal offering in this regard as well as any Terms and Conditions of recruiters or employment agencies are expressly rejected by AUTODOC. AUTODOC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to these unsolicited CVs. AUTODOC explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.