Our client is a integral manufacturing business. Acting as a trusted legal partner to the business across commercial, corporate, compliance and employment matters, in a fast-paced, high-volume international in-house environment. The role suits a lawyer who thrives on ownership, values follow-through, and enjoys operating with autonomy inside a structured, disciplined team.

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This is a genuinely hands-on position, combining substantive legal advisory work with structured contract review, matter administration and follow-through documentation. Discipline, attention to detail and comfort with meaningful transactional volume matter as much as substantive legal knowledge - the ability to close matters properly and on time is what defines success here.

Key Responsibilities

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- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts - distribution, service, NDAs, licensing and procurement - with business stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.

- Advising on corporate governance and entity management for international subsidiaries, including board resolutions, powers of attorney and corporate records.

- Supporting employment and labour law matters across the international footprint, in coordination with HR and local counsel.

- Advising on data protection matters (GDPR and other applicable privacy regimes) and supporting enforcement of the group's data protection policies.

- Supporting the anti-corruption, sanctions and trade compliance programme (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, EU/OFAC sanctions) within a US-listed public company framework.

- Supporting internal investigations and compliance escalations, in coordination with the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer.

- Managing the intellectual property portfolio in coordination with external agents, ensuring timely filings and renewals.





- Instructing and coordinating external counsel across jurisdictions, keeping matters on track and within budget.

- Identifying, assessing and mitigating legal risk proactively.

Must-Haves

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- Law degree from an accredited institution.

- 4 to 6 years of post-qualification experience gained in a law firm and/or in-house at a multinational corporation.

- Proven experience in international commercial contracts and corporate matters.

- English to full working proficiency, written and spoken - all internal work product, headquarters communication and cross-border matters are handled in English.

- Fluent Spanish, for a Spain-based team.

- Ownership and accountability: takes matters from inception to resolution, manages workload proactively and honours commitments.

- Rigorous and detail-oriented, performing reliably under pressure with consistent execution and closure.

- Autonomous yet collaborative, with a strong sense of when to escal…

Nice-to-Haves

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- Exposure to compliance, data privacy or employment law.

- Experience within a US-listed public company governance and compliance framework.

- Prior work supporting EMEA, LATAM and APAC jurisdictions.

- Experience managing an international IP portfolio through external agents.

What's in it for you?

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- A genuinely international remit - EMEA, LATAM and APAC, from a Spanish base, with the choice of Madrid or Barcelona.

- Direct reporting line to the Deputy General Counsel - International, with visibility to the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer.

- The breadth of a lean in-house team: commercial, corporate, employment, data privacy, compliance and IP, rather than a single narrow specialism.

- A platform to consolidate an in-house career within a US-listed multinational, supported by established systems and processes. xqbhyrx

- Real autonomy and ownership, within a structured and disciplined legal function.

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📌 International Corporate Counsel (Barcelona)
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