Legal Counsel

Since 2015, papernest has been transforming the way people manage their contracts, making subscription, management, and switching simple through one smart, intuitive platform.

We have supported more than 2 million customers across France, Spain, and Italy. Along the way, we have continued to invest in new verticals, establishing papernest as a high-performing, innovative, and competitive scale-up in a fast-growing market.

With over 900 employees, we are strengthening our position as a European market leader.

In this role you will:

Legal Counsel (Paris / Barcelona)

Your role

As Legal Counsel, you will join papernest's small Legal team and report directly to the Head of Legal & DPO, with a 360° view of the group's legal and regulatory matters.

A true business partner, you will work hand in hand with our operational, product, marketing and finance teams in France and Spain. No two days look the same: you will move from a partnership negotiation to a regulatory question, a GDPR review or a new Legal process, and take ownership of your files end to end.

• Contract: permanent (CDI / contrato indefinido)
• Location: Paris (19th arr.) or Barcelona; French law expertise is required in both cases
• Start date: as soon as possible

What you will do

Your core focus will be contracts, data protection, legal operations and regulatory compliance; you will also support corporate and litigation matters.

Contracts & partnerships

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements in French and English: distribution and partnership agreements, lead-generation and affiliation deals, outsourced call-center (BPO) contracts, SaaS and supplier agreements, NDAs
• Advise business teams throughout the life of their partnerships, from structuring a new deal to managing a renegotiation, a dispute or an exit

Data protection

• Support the DPO on GDPR compliance in France and Spain: records of processing, data processing agreements, international transfers, data subject requests
• Embed privacy by design in new products and projects, including AI-based features

Legal operations

• Improve existing Legal processes and tools (request intake, templates, guidelines, contract management) and help design new ones, including AI-based tools
• Keep templates, guidelines and internal documentation up to date so that business teams can work autonomously
• Raise legal awareness and train business teams on key topics

Regulatory compliance

• Secure the compliance of papernest's activities with consumer law, insurance distribution rules (ORIAS, ACPR, IDD) and energy regulation
• Review websites, customer acquisition journeys, offers and marketing campaigns across the markets where we operate
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and turn them into clear, pragmatic recommendations for the teams
• Take part in exchanges with regulators and public authorities

Corporate & litigation

• Manage corporate housekeeping for French entities and international subsidiaries: board and shareholder decisions, filings, registers
• Contribute to corporate transactions and employee equity plans
• Coordinate pre-litigation and litigation matters with external counsel across several jurisdictions

Who you are

• You hold a Master's degree (M2) in French business law; admission to the bar and/or a business school degree are a plus
• You have 2 to 4 years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm and/or as an in-house counsel, ideally with exposure to commercial contracts and regulatory matters; corporate experience is a plus
• You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken; Spanish is a strong plus
• You are curious and enjoy handling a wide variety of topics, and you get up to speed quickly on new subjects and regulations
• You have a genuine appetite for business: you understand what the teams are trying to achieve and offer solutions, not just risks; you take a clear position and can defend your recommendation to managers and senior stakeholders
• You are at ease with digital products, data and AI tools
• You are pragmatic, autonomous and rigorous

What we offer

• A broad, high-impact role in a small Legal team, with direct exposure to management and to strategic projects
• The opportunity to work closely with and learn from an experienced Head of Legal
• An international and inclusive environment (46+ nationalities)
• Hybrid work: 3 days a week in the office

Recruitment process

1. Screening call with our Talent Acquisition team
2. Interview with Alice, Head of Legal & DPO
3. Ca