Legal Counsel 80-100%

About the job

Legal Counsel 80-100%

Zurich

What to expect

• Comprehensive legal advice: You independently advise and support our Swiss business partners in key areas such as litigation, M&A, competition law, real estate and complex commercial contracts.
• Strategic case management: You lead court cases and proceedings including strategy development and manage external lawyers.
• Accompany future projects: You support the legal leadership and negotiation in strategic projects and initiatives, especially in our pioneering industrial decarbonisation major projects.
• Optimise legal infrastructure: You draft, review and revise contracts, standard templates and protocols and provide advisory support to all departments on general legal matters.
• Legal Tech & Innovation: You actively drive the digitalisation of the legal department of the Central Europe West cluster and further develop digital tools for sustainable process optimisation.

What you bring

• Solid education: You have successfully completed your university law degree and hold the Swiss lawyer’s licence (admission as a lawyer in Switzerland).
• Relevant experience: You bring at least 3 to 5 years of relevant professional experience in the legal field, ideally gained in a commercial law firm or as in-house counsel.
• Digital affinity: In addition to confident use of MS Office and Google tools, you have a strong enthusiasm for Legal Tech and the optimisation of digital workflows.
• Strong personality: You are characterised by a solution-oriented, pragmatic working style, high flexibility as well as pronounced assertiveness and genuine team spirit.
• Language skills: You communicate fluently and confidently in German and English (spoken and written); good French and/or Italian skills are a welcome advantage.

At Holcim (Switzerland) Ltd, we live a culture of diversity and inclusion. We have designed our policies and practices to protect our employees, build trust and help them realise their full potential.

We guarantee equal treatment for every person regarding employment and employment opportunities, regardless of ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status of the candidate, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or other legally protected status.

Recruitment processes and talent development reflect this commitment in our daily lives.

Join us and be part of this culture.

BENEFITS

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Your contact

Questions about the position or the application process?
Feel free to contact us.

Angela Patrick
Lead People Business Partner

About Holcim

Holcim (Switzerland) Ltd is one of Switzerland’s leading providers of innovative and sustainable construction solutions in the fields of building construction, civil engineering and infrastructure. At 55 locations across Switzerland, the company produces concrete, gravel and cement and recycles demolition materials into resource-saving products.

Sustainability is at the heart of the business: As a pioneer in developing future-proof solutions, Holcim Switzerland aims to produce climate-neutral and fully recyclable building materials by 2050.

To achieve this vision, Holcim relies on a circular economy and reduces CO2 along the entire value chain. Holcim Switzerland is a subsidiary of the globally operating Holcim Ltd and employs around 1200 people in three cement plants, 16 gravel plants, 36 concrete plants and several recycling centres.