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Air Liquide

Industrial and medical gas provider

Legal Counsel – Industrial Performance

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCharenton-le-Pont, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master 2 degree in Business Law is required.
  • Three to five or more years of relevant in-house experience advising project execution teams on major infrastructure projects.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels, particularly with executive management.
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive processes with little supervision.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English and French.
  • Ability to use legal technology tools, including artificial-intelligence-based tools.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in handling urgent matters.
  • Ability to travel within the European Union and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on legal matters for the execution of a portfolio of high-value European projects within a complex global supply chain.
  • Draft and negotiate construction contracts for major projects and supply agreements for significant equipment purchases.
  • Provide ongoing legal advice to project execution teams on project execution matters.
  • Assist the Procurement team with procurement matters and execute agreements required for company purchases from third-party suppliers.
  • Assist the subcontract management team in preparing and negotiating agreements required to execute major projects, including construction contracts, equipment supply agreements, pipeline construction agreements, rights-of-way and easement agreements, change orders, and settlement agreements.
  • Develop strategies and apply back-to-back flow-down provisions from prime customer contracts.
  • Participate in informal dispute resolution and prepare claims in coordination with project execution teams and executive management.
  • Coordinate with project execution teams, executive management, and external counsel to manage claims and negotiate change orders and settlement agreements.
  • Manage external counsel with an emphasis on budget-first dispute management.
  • Contribute to harmonizing and standardizing templates and exchanging experience within the Industrial Performance Legal team, and participate in creating, implementing, and deploying contract best practices.
  • Plan and deliver training on contract negotiation, claims management, and discovery.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other Air Liquide departments on procurement, contract negotiation, corporate governance, compliance, tax, and intellectual property matters affecting projects and the company.
  • Participate in corporate affairs administration, including Board of Directors meetings and general meetings.
  • Provide ongoing legal advice to executive management on project development and construction, strategic initiatives, corporate planning, and customer relations.
  • Assist with corporate law matters, compliance, training on legal topics, and coordination with other departments as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • An LLM degree or membership in the Paris Bar.
  • Experience in project development, engineering and construction, and international law.

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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