Location: Hybrid, Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Become part of a fast-growing company that plays a fundamental role in shaping our future! Together with more than 250 colleagues from +35 nationalities, we enable EV drivers around Europe to fast-charge their vehicle with renewable energy and lead the way in making mobility sustainable. Fastned is a fast-growing, listed scaleup company and is currently active in 9 countries (head office in Amsterdam and offices in Belgium, Germany, the UK, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, and Italy).
️ Your role
As legal counsel Belgium, you will be the legal lead and therefore responsible for managing Fastned's legal affairs in Belgium. This is a very broad legal function and ranges from negotiating and drafting different sorts of contracts to advising on topics around real estate & property law, consumer law, competition law, employment law, and more corporate and finance-related matters.
You will be part of a growing team of 7 lawyers, who work in Amsterdam, London, Cologne, and Paris. As legal counsel, you will report to the Director Legal and Compliance and work well with all your colleagues within Fastned.
Your responsibilities:
* Providing full legal support and advice to the local team in Belgium. Being responsible for challenging, reviewing, and drafting lease and property law contracts under Belgian law.
* Providing full legal support and advice on all sorts of other commercial contracts.
* Advising business and being the trusted advisor on key developments, strategy, and other key decisions.
* Helping out with tenders - negotiating tender documentation and other public contracts.
* Providing legal advice about various regulatory matters such as competition regulations and other consumer-related, subsidies, and corporate topics.
* Monitor new legislation and regulation and ensure that Fastned is compliant.
* Working on the optimization of all kinds of processes in which legal is involved.
Who we're looking for:
We are looking for a colleague with an entrepreneurial mindset and good communication skills. You should be a team player and a nice person with whom it is fun to work. Since you are the only legal counsel within the Belgium team, we would like you to be proactive and work autonomously in order to identify problems, drive projects, and execute pragmatic/creative legal and business solutions.
We are also looking for the following:
* Quick learner, curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change.
* LLM law school degree in Belgian law or equivalent (studies or work experience).
* Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house company law environment.
* Fluency in Flemish, French, and English.
Join us in building a better future!
We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognize & celebrate our successes, big and small. We value work-life balance, offer you real work flexibility, and have family-friendly policies in place. We have an inclusive work environment and love authentic people, so don't try to fit in because we like you for who you are!
Our benefits include:
* Stock option plan - we believe in shared value creation;
* A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities;
* Full access to our electric vehicle fleet with all charging expenses covered;
* A total of 37 holidays per year, including 5 extralegal Fastned holidays and 12 compensation days, as well as two mission days you can use to contribute to Fastned's mission or to support a cause that is important to you!
* A paid pension plan, fully covered by Fastned;
* Eco-cheque vouchers every year;
* Free daily vegetarian lunches, snacks & drinks all day in the office;
* Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organize an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees;
* Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation, and the working gear of your choice.
Recruitment Process:
We look forward to meeting you! The recruitment process consists of 4 stages:
* A first video call with our recruiter to find out more about Fastned & our company culture,
* Online interview with our Head of Legal and a legal teammate to dive deeper into the role and your experience,
* Online interview with our Country Manager and Lead Expansion,
* Final conversation in the Ghent office with our Belgian team and other legal teammates.
If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl.
Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.
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