Legal Counsel

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Position Overview

The successful candidate for this position will join a dynamic and diverse legal team with responsibility for providing transactional, corporate and litigation legal support to Cushman & Wakefield’s skill lines and corporate functions with a primary focus on the Netherlands business. Leveraging an ability and willingness to work under time-sensitive deadlines and be productive in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities, the Corporate Counsel will pro-actively support C&W’s varied client base and foster C&W’s collaborative culture.

This position reports to the Managing Corporate Counsel – Jurisdictional Support, Germany, Benelux, and Sweden. With proven legal experience from relevant private practice and/or in-house environments, the successful candidate will be a strategic thinker who can provide technical legal advice to efficiently and effectively support the business and serve as a counselor and partner to key business stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to manage third party advisers, work collaboratively in teams acting across geographies and skill lines and deliver operational transformation and change is essential.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze, draft, negotiate, finalize and oversee the approval process for agreements for the Owner & Occupier Services and Brokerage & Capital Markets businesses in Netherlands (and potentially other jurisdictions) in collaboration with the wider EMEA legal, risk and compliance team.

• Support with the effective management and coordination of disputes and litigation matters in Netherlands and advise on corporate governance and other matters, in coordination with the Deputy General Counsel-Global Operations, Labor & Employment Counsel and wider EMEA legal, risk and compliance team.

• Develop, implement and maintain processes and procedures, leveraging technology, to consistently analyze and mitigate complex contractual risk while increasing efficiency and consistency in contracting, while advising on localization of such agreements.

• Advise and counsel internal clients with respect to the legal policies and the legal implications of proposed transactions; maintain open communication and good working relationships with both internal clients and C&W’s clients.

• Advise and counsel Dutch leadership.

• Research, analyze and keep current on legal issues and laws, legislation, regulations and court decisions affecting the real estate industry and real estate service providers.

• Create training and development opportunities for internal clients and the broader Legal Team.

• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

KEY SKILLS

• Demonstrated Customer/Client Focus

• Ability to be productive in time-sensitive situations and fast-paced environments

• Strong analytical skills

• Exceptional organizational, writing and communication skills in Dutch and English (verbal and written)

• Strategic Problem Solver

• Collaborative & Creative

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Appropriate legal qualification

• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience

• Experience within and an understanding of the real estate industry preferred