Contracts Counsel, Europe

Who you'll work with

McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm founded in the United States in 1926, with over 130+ offices in more than 65+ countries. McKinsey’s clients include more than 90 of the top 100 companies on the Forbes Global 2000 list, as well as companies with the potential to reach the top. Over 40,000 colleagues worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling the mission: to help clients achieve substantial and lasting improvements in their performance. More information is available at www.mckinsey.com.

To support the continued growth of our legal department and assist our legal team for Europe, we are now seeking a Contracts Counsel to be located in McKinsey’s Brussels office.

Your impact within our firm

This is a fixed term assignment offering a unique opportunity to collaborate with our legal departments across multiple European countries, including Belgium, Poland, Hungary, and others.  

As Contracts Counsel, you will work closely with teams in various jurisdictions, gaining invaluable exposure to the nuances of local laws and regulations. This role is ideal for someone looking to deepen their legal expertise through hands-on experience in a dynamic, cross-border environment that will enhance your understanding of international legal practices and contracts management.

You will draft, review, and negotiate different types of contracts, for example consulting agreements, engagement letters, waiver letters, confidentiality agreements, subcontracting agreements. You will work closely with consultants on a variety of engagement-related legal matters on a daily basis and provide them with legal advice on a variety of engagement-related legal issues and on internal compliance and risk management topics. Furthermore, you will be responsible for maintaining and updating contractual terms; will work together and liaise with other lawyers, contracts counsels and paralegals in Benelux and across Europe in diverse jurisdictions; and will collaborate with colleagues (Europe and worldwide) outside the legal department (e.g., risk managers, external relations/communications, office and practice leadership, local administrative leaders).

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a team of outstanding professionals. All of McKinsey’s employees are expected to possess an outstanding academic history as well as a professional background.

Your qualifications and skills

• Enjoy working in a challenging and fast-paced environment and as a team player with the desire to positively influence others

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work together with internal and external stakeholders at different levels

• Fluent in English, with the ability to draft and negotiate contracts in additional languages (i.e., French, Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian) as role will assist various European countries

• 2+ years of professional experience acquired which must include law firm experience  

• Top academic credentials, law degree and Bar qualification required

• Ability to work on an independent basis, with moderate supervision, and awareness of when to escalate issues to more senior regional lawyers or specialist lawyers within the department

• Excellent organizational skills

 

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