Legal Counsel - Spanish and English

Are you an experienced Spanish-speaking legal professional looking for a dynamic role and an international team?

Would you like to join a progressive growing Medical Device company and see how your expertise and integrity can make a positive impact? Applied Medical might be the next step in your career!

We are seeking a confident and communicative Spanish-speaking Legal Counsel. In this exciting and varied role, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of legal areas relevant to our Dutch organization and its 17 European legal entities, with a focus on the Spanish Branch. You will focus on corporate law and housekeeping, commercial law, employment law, and collaborate with our HPC compliance team on financial transparency and anti-fraud regulations.

You will join a collaborative working culture with the highest moral integrity, providing legal advice to multiple internal clients, including leadership based in our Amersfoort office, our Spanish Sales team in the field, and the Legal Counsels at our Global Headquarters in California. Success in this role requires excellent judgment, strong interpersonal skills to inspire confidence at all levels, and flexibility to explore processes still in development.

This position is based in our European Headquarters in Amersfoort (NL) and reports to the Director Legal, who leads our international Legal team of five.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on corporate law, corporate housekeeping, commercial contracts with private and public organizations, financial compliance in MedTech, and Spanish employment law.
• Train and guide team members without a legal background on legal topics.
• Provide training and guidance to other Legal Counsels on your areas of expertise.
• Draft and review agreements in Spanish.
• Manage legal disputes, including interactions with external parties.
• Review and advise on company policies and procedures, focusing on financial compliance in MedTech (e.g., financial transparency, anti-fraud regulations, and sunshine acts).

What you bring

• University Law degree (LL.M.), preferably in European Law
• A least 7 years of relevant experience as a legal professional in a law firm or multinational company
• Experience working in an international environment
• Excellent communication skills in Spanish and English, both written and spoken
  
  Nice - to - have:
• Experience in the Medical Devices industry
• Admitted to the Bar in a European Country

What we offer

• An international working environment, fueled by respect and a healthy work-life balance tailored to the business and team member's needs
• 27 paid vacation days (based on fulltime contract) with option to purchase five additional days
• Commuting allowance of €0,23/km or an NS Business card subscription
• A wide variety of internal trainings and development possibilities and a tuition program for external trainings
• The opportunity to pro-actively work on your vitality and fitness
• State-of-the-art facilities, including green areas, in-house restaurant and gym
• This is mainly an on-site role with hybrid options
• Additional benefits, such as:
  • Attractive pension scheme (your contribution at 4%, ours at 12%)
  • €50 net monthly health insurance contribution
  • Two (paid) days per year dedicated to volunteering activities
  • Several fun company events and meaningful initiatives organized throughout the year

At Applied Medical, we are committed to make a meaningful, positive difference, each and every day. Within our European headquarters in Amersfoort (NL), we develop, manufacture and support the implementation of our advanced medical devices across Europe and the MENA region. Applied's team members enjoy working in an environmentally friendly and international environment, in which people of diverse backgrounds are valued, challenged, and acknowledged. We support our team members by giving them opportunities of ongoing learning and education, possibilities to take part in community volunteering activities and a variety of onsite exercise classes and health activities.

If you are passionate about working in an organization that allows you to make decisions based upon what is right for the patient, customer, community and environment, Applied Medical is the place for you.

Interested?

Would you like to be part of our expanding team? If the answer is yes, we'd love to get to know you and look forward to hearing from you!

For more information regarding our hiring process, click here. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via recruitment-eu@appliedmedical.com or +31 (0)33 7548713.

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