Senior Legal Counsel / Legal Counsel (m/f/d) Talent Pool

For our Talent Pool in the Legal & Compliance sector, we are continuously seeking qualified paralegals for renowned law firms and companies throughout the German-speaking part of Switzerland. As a pool member, you benefit from exclusive, yet unpublished vacancies as well as tailored assignments that precisely match your goals.

Responsibilities:

• Legal Support: Active assistance to Legal Counsels and lawyers in national as well as cross-border legal cases and projects.
• Contract Management: Preliminary review, revision and drafting of standard contracts (e.g. NDAs, supplier and service contracts) as well as management of contract databases.
• Corporate Housekeeping: Preparation of board and general meeting documents, coordination of commercial register filings and maintenance of company registers.
• Research & Analysis: Independent legal clarifications on legislative amendments, precedents and regulatory issues.
• Deadline and Process Monitoring: Monitoring court and authority deadlines, managing files and correspondence with courts, authorities and clients.
• Transaction Support: Participation in due diligence reviews, compilation and management of virtual data rooms in M&A processes.

• Education: Completed law degree (Bachelor of Law / BLaw) or commercial basic education (E-/M-profile) with qualified further training (e.g. CAS Paralegal ZHAW/HSG or certified legal assistant).
  
• Professional Experience: At least 1–2 years of professional experience as a paralegal, legal assistant or legal clerk in a Swiss law firm, legal department or notary's office.
  
• Language Skills: Fluent German (C2/native) and business and legal English at negotiation level (at least C1). French skills are a strong advantage.
  
• IT & Legal Tech: Very good knowledge of common MS Office programmes and experience with document and contract management tools (e.g. Iurio, Legisway, SAP or SharePoint).
  
• Personality: High discretion, analytical thinking, structured working style and strong service orientation.