Legal Specialist - Pensum 60-100%

Are you a legal professional with passion for business and expansion? Are you looking for an exciting job where you can make a difference for the future of our stores and colleagues? Then apply now to this exciting opportunity!

We are looking for a Legal Specialist to join us as soon as possible. In this role you would be working fulltime in our Zurich office. You would be working mainly with our Leasing team, as well as our construction and facility teams to improve our legal framework. In this role you would be giving legal advice, negotiating new rental contracts and challenging the status quo daily! Your portfolio would consist all H&M brand stores. You would be reporting to the head of Expansion and be a part of a local team and as well as have direct contact with our colleagues in our headquarters in Sweden!

In this role teamwork is key! Your tasks are in close cooperation with different stakeholders internally and externally both locally and globally to reach the local team objectives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Negotiate and draft lease agreements, amendments and other contracts related to the lease, construction and facility departments.
• Monitor the lease signing processes until the contracts are duly signed by the relevant parties.
• Daily consultation on various legal topics and questions.
• Contract management
• Make sure that all lease, construction and facility agreements meet our internal standards and follow the local legal guidelines.
• Analyze, identify, anticipate and estimate the legal risks and implications for H&M within the lease negotiations for new and existing agreements.
• Make sure to be updated on all relevant legal and commercial fields.
• To be in contact with the Global Legal Team about local legal issues and global best practice.
• Support other departments on diverse legal topic/advice

Just like everyone at H&M, you are customer- and sales-oriented, a team player and have entrepreneurial spirit and a speed mindset. You show an ambitious, enthusiastic and optimistic attitude. Your personal qualities and expertise also include:

• Swiss law degree, MLaw
• Effective communicator with an interest in developing your legal negotiations skills
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills
• Strong strategic thinking and willing to challenge the status quo
• Work experience as a legal intern and/or at least 1-2 years in an international company
• Understanding of the local real estate market is an asset
• Excellent written and spoken English and German is mandatory. French knowledge is a big asset.

Sounds interesting? Here’s your chance for a career with endless opportunities!

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