Junior Legal Counsel

The Team:

The Legal team partners with every Hermès department to support their business goals by providing legal advice, risk analysis, and liability management, through legal documentation and strategy.

The Opportunity:

As Legal Counsel, you will work closely with all members of the legal team, the business teams, and French Parent Company to provide legal advice and counsel to a variety of matters.

This position will sit in our NYC, NY Corporate Office.

About the Role:


* Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for events, collaborations, technology, and services


* Monitor changes in relevant federal, state, and local laws in areas such as privacy, consumer protection, and employment


* Support privacy compliance, including responding to data subject requests


* Assist with litigation management, including tracking and monitoring of legal trends across the industry


* Contribute to policy and procedure development and training


* Support and advise HR on employment-related matters


* Partner with customer service teams to respond to inquiries and requests


* Support other legal projects as assigned, gaining exposure to additional practice areas


* All other duties to be assigned by supervisor


* This is a full-time 5 day a week in person role with occasional travel to Paris

Supervisory Responsibility:


* NO

Budget Responsibility:


* NO

Decision Making Responsibility:


* YES

About You:


* J.D.

from accredited U.S.

law school


* 3-5 years of experience at a large global law firm


* Licensed to practice law in NY


* Excellent written and verbal communication skills & research skills


* Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels and departments


* Proven ability in managing multiple projects and competing priorities while balancing needs for quality and deadlines


* Must possess sound judgement and critical thinking skills, ability to deliver on variety of tasks in fast-pace environment


* Must handle confidential matters with utmost discretion


* Details oriented with strong organizational skills; evidence of self-motivation; demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and work both independently and in teams with service-oriented organization

The range for this position is $130,013.00 - $153,650.00 annually.

Actual rates are determined on the job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values.

We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world.

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