Legal Counsel

Job description

**About BlaBlaCar** BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely. **Your mission** We are looking for a talented and business oriented tech company experienced lawyer to join the Legal team at BlaBlaCar on a permanent contract starting as soon as possible. Their mission is to support the high speed growth of the marketplace and international expansion of the business. As a Legal Counsel, your role will be to provide support to our marketplace, bus and train business teams on multiple legal practice areas such as commercial contracts, e-commerce, consumer protection and competition law. You will be reporting to the Head of Legal and working with a team of approx. 10 people. Knowledge in EU and FR law is a must; Knowledge of a foreign law (such as laws from Spain, Mexico, Ukraine) is a strong asset. This position requires the capacity of working in a fast growing tech company, of developing a high level of understanding of how our product works and of creating close connections with operational teams. Having an appetite for project management is a must. **Your Responsibilities** - Be a trusted advisor to the marketplace, bus and train business teams in multiple jurisdictions within EU and beyond by providing creative solutions while ensuring compliance with regulations, with a specific focus on our OTA (online travel agency) role; - Managing any pre-litigations and litigations; - Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts (including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, etc); - Collaborate with internal partners, and notably government relations team, to respond to requests from regulators; - All other matters which arise in the day to day running of an expanding business; - Areas of particular relevance include consumer issues, commercial contracts, transportation regulation, e-commerce, digital law, competition law. **Your Qualifications** - 6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an EU country, with experience in start-ups and new technology companies, either in house or in private practice; - Knowledge and experience in dealing with a range of commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation and consumer protection; - Knowledge and experience dealing with regulatory topics; - Comfortable working in various jurisdictions; - Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; - Business oriented, creative and solution driven mind-set; - Experience creating and managing processes and moving large-scale project forward; - Autonomy and sense of initiative; - Ability to work fast and meet aggressive deadlines; - Flexibility and eagerness to learn new areas of law; - You have excellent communication skills, you’re humble, and you enjoy sharing & learning from others; - Full working proficiency in English and French. proficiency in an additional language (e.g. Spanish or Ukrainian) considered a strong asset. - Fit with our [BlaBlaPrinciples](https://jobs.blablacar.com/working-at-blablacar); - Nice to have : Experience in the transport industry. **What we have to offer** - Hybrid set-up (2- 3 days per week at the office) - 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves - 50% healthcare coverage (Alan) - Financial support for home office equipment - Minimum 25 days holiday per year - Local meal plan policy (Swile card) - 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable) - Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides - Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities - Employee Stock ownership plan - Regular team building events - 1 day off per year to test our product **Interested in joining the ride?** Here’s what your hiring journey will look like. - a 45-min video-call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions - a 60-min video-call with our Head of Legal to understand your background and motivations and clarifying the position and expectations - a fully remote exercise to evaluate your technical skills, followed by a 60-min video-call to discuss your exercise - a 30-min min video-call with our General Counsel for values fit and closing off the process Usually, our hiring process lasts on average 20-25 days and offers usually come within 48 hours.