Associate Senior Legal Counsel

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours

**The opportunity**:
From the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night consider the media you consume, the adverts you see, the apps you use, the websites you browse and almost all of the shopping you do online throughout the day. Chances are that every single one of those interactions, every single one of those experiences, was touched by an Adobe product.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Associate Senior Legal Counsel (French, English and Spanish speaker) to join our legal team based in Paris.

What you’ll do
Supporting Adobe business in Southwest Region, with a strong focus in France and Spain (role based in Paris).
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of license, professional services and other complex commercial agreements and documents, including sales and licensing agreements as well as statements of work, resale, distribution, and consulting agreements.
Providing general commercial legal support to the various business units in Southwest region, and preparing and delivering training in-house, when appropriate, on key legal areas of interest.
Cooperating and working closely with other legal team members across EMEA and Latin America.
Monitoring and advising on regulations and legislation that will impact our business, including Italian regulations and legislation.
Participation in knowledge management and process improvement activities within EMEA, as well as the ability to run and lead departmental projects.
Providing legal support to working groups as projects and new work practices are being developed within the business.
Carrying out internal training and providing ongoing support to the business on key risks.

What you’ll need to succeed
This role is for a Paris-based experienced lawyer with proven contracts negotiation experience and academic background who has trained and qualified with a reputable law firm or in-house department of a comparable company (10-15 years of experience).
Proficient English, French and Spanish (mandatory requirement). Ability to speak another EU language being a distinct advantage.
Experienced in Commercial/IT/IP as well as data protection and artificial intelligence issues, good business sense essential.
Experience working effectively across business units and internal functions to efficiently resolve business issues.
Business oriented and practical yet creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting Adobe’s interests.
Good communication, drafting and technical skills are essential, as is experience of the software/IT industry.
Ability to multi-task, as well as identify and manage risks.
International mindset and approach.
High degree of flexibility and ability to adapt quickly.
Desire to make an impact and build an exciting career with our Legal team
Good sense of humor.

Being business oriented, experience in contracts drafting and negotiation, proficient English, French and Spanish are mandatory requirements. You don’t have to match all other listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

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