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Air Liquide

Industrial and medical gas provider

Senior Business Law Lawyer

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBagneux, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac +5 qualification in Business Law, Contract Law, or DJCE is required.
  • Seven to ten years of experience in an in-house legal department supporting an operational scope; experience in healthcare is preferred.
  • Strong command of contract law, business law, competition and distribution law, and commercial law.
  • Professional and legal English fluency for negotiating and drafting complex contracts.
  • Proficiency with office software, legal databases, and contract lifecycle management tools.
  • Ability to negotiate complex matters with senior stakeholders and secure their agreement.
  • Ability to prioritize, manage urgent matters, and work autonomously on complex cases.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including explaining legal concepts to non-lawyers.
  • Rigorous approach, analytical skills, and ability to synthesize information.
  • Pragmatism, solution orientation, and understanding of business and operational concerns.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic, responsive, and value-added legal advice to operational teams and management.
  • Analyze and validate commercial, development, and partnership projects.
  • Draft practical legal notes, summaries, and recommendations tailored to business needs.
  • Support the legal administration of the companies within the assigned scope.
  • Draft, negotiate, and monitor contracts with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, and public or private partners.
  • Develop and update standard contract templates and general terms and conditions of sale and purchase.
  • Draft and negotiate commercial leases.
  • Monitor regulatory and case-law developments affecting the scope, including contract, competition, consumer, and distribution law.
  • Ensure operations comply with applicable regulations, including Sapin II, GDPR, competition rules, and sector-specific regulations.
  • Design, organize, and deliver targeted training sessions for employees.
  • Manage and investigate pre-litigation and litigation matters, including commercial, civil, and administrative cases.
  • Propose and negotiate settlement agreements aligned with the companies' financial and strategic interests.
  • Coordinate and manage relationships with law firms and external experts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the healthcare sector.

About the Company

Air Liquide

Industrial and medical gas provider

Air Liquide produces and supplies industrial and medical gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, argon, and specialty gases, to manufacturers, healthcare providers, electronics, and energy companies. It operates through production plants, pipelines, cylinder networks, and on-site supply units, and it also designs and builds gas production and separation systems, including cryogenic air separation plants and large electrolyzers, via its engineering arm. Its Gas & Services business serves industry and healthcare and it is a major producer of hydrogen, investing in low-carbon hydrogen projects and electrolysis as part of industrial decarbonization. It serves the semiconductor industry and space programs as well. Its goal is to enable industrial decarbonization and the energy transition by providing reliable gases and engineering capabilities for large-scale gas production, hydrogen supply, and on-site services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1902

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