Legal Counsel

Our EMEA Legal team is seeking a Legal Counsel to join us in Schiltigheim. In this role, you will be accountable for proposing and advising on matters related to your area of expertise, as well as ensuring their successful execution.

If you are a curious, rigorous, and pragmatic individual with a Legal degree and initial experience as an employment lawyer, we encourage you to apply.

Join us at Steelcase, a global design and thought leader in the world of work, where we prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives.

**What You Will Be Doing**:
Working in a stimulating, team-oriented environment, you will assist our Employment Lawyer in supporting and advising the EMEA Human Resources teams on employment regulations. More generally, you will be a source of proposals and recommendations in all areas within your area of responsibility and will be responsible for their eventual implementation.

As such, you will be required to:

- Manage and monitor individual files,
- Advising internal clients on collective labor relations
- draft internal legal memos on employment law
- draft company collective agreements
- Participate in the implementation of strategic projects,
- Identify legal risks and take the necessary measures to meet business challenges,
- Monitor social legislation likely to have an impact on the company,
- Contribute to the dynamic digitalization of the Legal Department.

**Your Future Team**:
You will be part of the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Legal Department, a seven-person team focused on corporate, employment, contract, and data protection law.

**Who You Are**:
**Required Skills and Competencies**
- You have a master’s degree (Master 2) in French and/or German employment law and initial experience as an employment lawyer in a company, ideally with an international dimension, or in a law firm.
- Curious, rigorous, and pragmatic, you have a good ability to understand and analyze risks and business implications.
- You are fluent in English and German, have an appetite for international business, and are keen to develop your skills in this area.

**Why People Choose to Work with Us**:
At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.

**Who We Are**:
Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens.

**What Matters to Us**:
Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years.
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