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Kiwa

Water safety testing, inspection, certification

Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportUpdated on Nov 9
Full-timeHamburg, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in law, business law, or a comparable course of study.
  • Good knowledge of corporate and contract law, with interest in compliance, claims, and litigation; prior compliance knowledge is an advantage.
  • Ability to analyze complex legal matters in a structured way, prepare well-founded opinions and statements, and present results clearly.
  • An independent, structured, and reliable working style, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage concurrent matters, deadlines, and coordination processes.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills, diplomatic ability, assertiveness, and enjoyment of working with different departments and senior managers.
  • Very good German skills at a minimum C1 level, very good English skills, and confident use of common Microsoft 365 applications.

Responsibilities

  • Support the further development of compliance programs, particularly in anti-corruption, trade sanctions, and business-partner screening, and handle compliance cases, audits, and training.
  • Support corporate matters and restructurings; prepare resolutions, powers of attorney, and other documents; and coordinate notarial and registry matters, including obtaining required signatures.
  • Support company transactions and the integration of new entities, and review and draft contracts and legal documents.
  • Research and assess legal questions and prepare well-founded, practical legal opinions and statements.
  • Support the handling of claims and litigation, coordinate with insurers and external law firms, and assist with selected employment-law matters.
  • Further develop legal processes and documentation standards, and work closely with internal departments, management teams, external partners, and the parent company.

Desired Qualifications

  • Ideally, initial professional experience in a legal department or a business-law-focused law firm.

About the Company

Kiwa

Water safety testing, inspection, certification

Kiwa provides testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services to ensure the safety and quality of products and systems that touch people's lives. It assesses and certifies components and processes across water, energy, construction, and manufacturing, using rigorous testing and inspection to award certification that proves compliance. Kiwa differentiates itself through its long history starting with water safety, a broad cross‑sector expertise, and global reach backed by SHV Holdings, which supports its growth and reliability. Its goal is to give customers and the public trust by confirming that products and services meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Rijswijk, Netherlands
Founded
1948

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