- Company Name
- Flight Centre Travel Group
- Job Title
- EMEA Legal Counsel
- Job Description
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**Job Title:**
EMEA Legal Counsel
**Role Summary:**
Provide comprehensive legal support for travel management and meetings & events brands across EMEA, with primary focus on France, Spain and Switzerland. Partner with senior business leaders and the wider EMEA legal team to advise on commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, litigation, data protection, risk management and employment matters. Deliver practical, commercially‑pragmatic solutions in a fast‑paced, multi‑jurisdictional environment.
**Expectations:**
- 1–5 years in‑house legal counsel experience (private practice commercial or in‑house secondment accepted).
- Master’s degree in commercial and/or corporate law.
- Fluency in French, English and Spanish; ability to draft, review and negotiate contracts in all three languages.
- Strong commercial contracting background; ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams with competing priorities.
- Analytical, solutions‑focused mindset; organized, self‑reliant, with excellent stakeholder‑management skills.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Draft, review and negotiate client contracts for travel management services and supplier agreements (airlines, hotels, IT vendors, consultants, etc.).
- Prepare NDAs, term sheets, letters of intent, loan and facility documents; manage electronic signatures and contract‑management tools.
- Advise on travel‑industry regulations (e.g., IATA) and regulatory compliance for all EMEA markets.
- Perform corporate and secretarial duties: inter‑company loans, authorisations, register maintenance.
- Manage litigation: advise on disputes, negotiate settlements, instruct external counsel.
- Support data protection and client information security teams on risk mitigation and contractual compliance.
- Serve as local reference for sanctions, whistleblowing, and other compliance matters.
- Provide employment‑law support (IP assignment, TUPE, equality).
- Develop contract playbooks, precedents and deliver training to commercial teams to improve efficiency.
**Required Skills:**
- Legal drafting, negotiation and contract management across multiple jurisdictions.
- Commercial acumen with ability to translate legal advice into business‑oriented solutions.
- Knowledge of travel‑industry regulations and general corporate law.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and risk‑analysis capabilities.
- Excellent written and oral communication in French, English and Spanish.
- Self‑directed, organized, and capable of balancing competing priorities.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Master’s degree in commercial and/or corporate law.