Role overview:

Responsible for Legal, E&C and Privacy affairs in Italy. This role is both operational and strategic.

This role is needing a lawyer / senior associate with very good English, trained at a reputable law firm / company, if possible, with bar exam and life science experience.  The Assistant General Counsel, Italy, must be able to work independently, collaborate comfortably and effectively in global, cross-functional environment.

Role Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing strategic and operational legal support regarding a broad range of legal affairs, such as commercial contracts, marketing and advertising, business development, including respective anti-trust and competition law questions.
• Responsible for providing strategic and operational legal support regarding a broad range of legal affairs, such as commercial contracts, marketing and advertising, business development, including respective anti-trust and competition law questions.
• Ethics and compliance, data privacy, corporate and litigation.
• Serving on Affiliate’s Core Lead Team.
• Monitoring and supervising external counsels and legal spend.
• Supporting IP by collaborating with IP legal team.
• Supporting Regulatory by collaborating with Regulatory legal team.
• Developing training plans and providing legal training to staff.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• At least 8 years of experience as in-house counsel or a lawyer in an internationally respected law firm.
• Training from a reputable law firm or company.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Italian.
• Sound business acumen and commercial awareness and practically oriented, ability to identify and resolve legal issues quickly and effectively.
• Ability to work independently and make confident decisions.
• Strong collaboration skills with individuals from various areas, seniority levels, nationalities, and cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic advice to leadership, influence decision-making, and handle challenges effectively.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, clear thinker, quick learner.
• Strong team player with a proactive attitude.
• Experience leveraging external counsel to provide efficient, critical legal support.
• Experience with collaborative and outsourced business relationships, including joint ventures.
• Computer literacy

Preferred:

• Admission to the Bar.
• Experience in the life sciences, animal health industry, food industry, or other consumer-oriented or regulated industries.