Are you passionate about international law and ready to lead high-impact legal matters while advising companies operating across multiple jurisdictions?
If you're looking for an opportunity to leverage your expertise in international corporate and/or tax law, work with multinational clients, and thrive in a truly global environment, this could be the perfect next step in your career.
Our client is an international law firm specialized in corporate legal advisory services, with a strong presence in international markets and significant activity across the African continent. Its team operates in a fully decentralized structure, with professionals based in different countries delivering highly specialized legal services to international companies operating in strategic industries.
What will your mission be?
- Advise international clients on corporate, commercial, and tax law matters.
- Manage legal matters and cross-border transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.
- Analyze and interpret different legal frameworks to provide tailored solutions for each client and country.
- Coordinate and lead international legal projects while collaborating with professionals from different jurisdictions.
- Act as the main legal point of contact for international clients, ensuring the highest standard of legal advice.
- Participate in the legal and tax structuring of international business operations.
- Travel regularly to support clients and oversee legal matters in different countries, primarily across Africa.
What do you need to be a great match?
We are looking for a senior legal professional with a strong background in international law and extensive experience advising companies in multicultural environments.
You will be an excellent fit if you have experience in one of the following profiles:
- International Corporate Lawyer.
- International Tax Lawyer with experience in cross-border transactions.
- In-house Counsel or Law Firm Lawyer with experience working across multiple legal systems.
In addition, the following requirements are essential:
- Law Degree.
- More than 10 years of professional experience.
- Strong expertise in international corporate and/or tax law.
- Proven experience managing international clients and cross-border legal matters.
- Experience working with more than one legal system or jurisdiction.
- Availability to travel to Africa for approximately five months per year.
- Leadership skills and experience coordinating international legal teams and projects.
- Fluent English.
The following will be considered a plus:
- Knowledge of African legislation or previous experience working with African jurisdictions.
What will you receive?
- A long-term collaboration under an exclusive independent contractor agreement.
- Competitive fixed monthly compensation plus a performance-based variable, according to your experience and professional background.
- A fully international position with the flexibility to reside in any country.
- The opportunity to join a global, fully remote, and decentralized team.
- Involvement in high-level international legal projects.
- Fixed monthly gross compensation between €3,000 and €5,000 , depending on your experience and professional background.
- Performance-based variable compensation , with an on-target annual total compensation of €100,000–€120,000 .
- All transportation and international travel expenses covered by the firm.
- Extensive international exposure, with frequent travel mainly to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
- The opportunity to further develop your career in a highly specialized, dynamic, and internationally focused environment.
