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SBS

Designs sustainable solar-powered consumer electronics

Employment Lawyer 1

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's degree in Employment/Labour Law and/or qualification as a lawyer, with up to approximately three years of relevant professional experience.
  • Strong knowledge of French employment law.
  • Professional proficiency in French and English.
  • Strong legal research, analytical, and drafting skills.
  • Ability to translate legal requirements into clear and practical advice.
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage several matters simultaneously and meet deadlines.
  • Sound judgement and ability to identify matters requiring escalation.
  • High level of discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters.

Responsibilities

  • Provide first-level employment law support on day-to-day individual employment matters in France.
  • Advise on contractual changes, employment contracts, mobility, working time, compensation, and employee relations matters.
  • Support complex disciplinary and performance management procedures.
  • Support complex individual termination processes, including dismissals and negotiated exits.
  • Prepare legal analyses and documentation, and ensure compliance with applicable procedural requirements.
  • Identify and escalate complex, sensitive, or high-risk matters to the Global Employment Lawyer.
  • Provide legal support on employee relations matters in France.
  • Handle routine questions and alerts raised by SBS local employee representatives (Représentants de Proximité – RP), in coordination with the relevant HR teams.
  • Analyse RP questions and prepare legal responses and recommendations.
  • Identify and escalate matters presenting significant collective, employee relations, reputational, or litigation risk.
  • Support the Global Employment Lawyer on sensitive employee representative and trade union matters.
  • Support projects relating to employee representative elections and social governance.
  • Assist the Global Employment Lawyer on strategic or sensitive collective employee relations matters.
  • Support the preparation of collective bargaining negotiations.
  • Conduct legal research and benchmarking.
  • Support the management of French employment litigation and pre-litigation matters.
  • Prepare case files and factual chronologies.
  • Conduct legal and case-law research.
  • Coordinate the collection of documents and information required by external counsel.
  • Monitor French employment legislation, case law, and collective bargaining developments.
  • Identify developments potentially impacting the organisation.
  • Prepare concise legal updates for the Global Employment Lawyer and French HR teams.
  • Maintain employment law templates, guidance, FAQs, and internal legal resources.
  • Contribute to Employment Law training materials and awareness sessions.
  • Conduct legal research on employment law developments in selected jurisdictions.
  • Conduct comparative legal research across jurisdictions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Two to four years of experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or employment law environment would be an advantage.
  • Interest in international and comparative employment law.

About the Company

SBS

Designs sustainable solar-powered consumer electronics

SBS Mobile creates eco-friendly tech accessories and solar-powered charging devices. Its products harvest solar energy to recharge devices and include design-forward portable chargers, along with iOS and Android apps that promote wellbeing. It sells directly through its website and via retailers, earning revenue from hardware and app offerings. Its differentiator is a clear commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and countering global warming while delivering practical, stylish tech.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Messina, Italy
Founded
1994

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