Senior Corporate Legal Counsel (f/m/d)

Trusted Shops SE (DE) • Cologne

Cologne

from today / asap

Your duties

Trusted Shops is a leading provider of trust solutions for e-commerce companies, operating in a dozen European countries with over 700 employees.
Our Corporate Legal Team takes care of internal legal matters, data protection, and compliance. It advises Trusted Shops SE and its affiliated companies on all legal issues.

As a Senior Corporate Legal Counsel, you will be part of our Corporate Legal Team, supporting Trusted Shops SE and its affiliated companies in all legal matters. You will contribute your expertise particularly in the areas of trademark and competition law as well as procedural law, and you will guide our departments with foresight, pragmatism, and innovative spirit.

Are you eager to take on a responsible role in e-commerce and enjoy thinking ahead—and sometimes outside the box? Then we look forward to hearing from you!

Your responsibilities

  • Trademark law & IP: Managing our trademark portfolio, advising on trademark strategy, and supporting the documentation of trademark use

  • Procedural law: Handling litigation and pre-litigation matters in cooperation with external law firms

  • Competition & media law: Assessing issues under unfair competition law as well as evaluating statements/reviews for legal admissibility

  • Contract law: Drafting, reviewing, and maintaining legal agreements (including terms & conditions, SaaS, IT, and license agreements), also in English

  • Legal operations & knowledge management: Helping design and optimize internal processes, particularly with regard to automation and standardization

  • Advisory: Addressing national and cross-border legal matters with a focus on e-commerce and contract law

  • Legal opinions & analyses: Conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions, memos, and decision templates

Your profile

  • Successfully completed studies in law or business law (LL.M.)

  • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in a law firm or legal department, ideally in a digital environment

  • Solid expertise in intellectual property law (especially trademark and competition law)

  • Experience in procedural law and working with external law firms

  • Business-fluent German and English skills, both spoken and written

  • Structured, solution-oriented working style and strong business acumen

  • Team spirit, initiative, and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration

  • Knowledge of corporate law and/or compliance is a plus, as is experience with legal tech and digital tools


What we offer you
  • Hybrid work: Combine flexible remote work with team time in the office

  • Workation: Temporarily work from a destination of your choice within EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway

  • Permanent contract with Europe's trusted brand

  • 27 vacation days + 3.5 additional days off at Christmas, New Year's Eve and Carnival

  • Buddy programme (an experienced trustee is at your side)

  • Individual training opportunities

  • Events (Team Events, Unit Events, etc.)

  • Health Pass (free online and offline sports, fitness and health courses)


BUILD A COMMUNITY OF TRUST WITH US - #cometotrust

Not sure if you are what we are looking for? Apply! ​

At Trusted Shops, we are interested in you as a person - whether you fit in with us is independent of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. Trusted Shops is clearly committed to diversity and against discrimination.

Contacts
Isabell Löwen

Isabell Löwen

 

Your benefits in legal

New work

Work from wherever you feel most comfortable. Whether in one of our 5 offices or temporary from another location in Europe.

Health Pass

Stay fit – physically and psychologically. Our company health management offers you a wide range of courses, presentations and workshops.

International flair

With a team from more than 40 different nations, it never gets boring. We celebrate our diversity and the countless new perspectives it gives us.

Individual development opportunities

Unleash your talent and improve your individual skills that support you in your work.

Buddy programme

Your buddy will help you settle in when you first start out with us. Later, you can also share your experience with new colleagues.

Team events

Whether in summer, winter or whenever it suits your team – we enjoy spending time together.

Our values

Transparency

Open and clear communication gets us to our goals quickly. Address your topics openly – we will find a solution for everything together.

Respect

Every single one of our colleagues is a valuable part of our community. Respectful interaction and openness are prerequisites for our work.

Trust

We know you’re doing a great job – otherwise you wouldn't be here. We trust you, your skills, ideas and intentions.

Have we awakened your interest?

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