Legal Counsel - Fluent in German

Your position

In order to reinforce our teams in Brussels, we are currently looking for a Legal Counsel, to support our German Branch.

• You will provide legal advice related to the export credit insurance business and/or more general advice covering several areas of law with which Credendo is faced.

• You will be in contact with the management, colleagues from other operational departments (sales, risk underwriting, claims, and policy management) and the insured.

• Together with your colleague legal counsels and the compliance officer, you will follow Credendo's legal environment closely and provide related legal advice to the management.

• You will manage complex claim files by advising the operational departments, negotiating with the insured, contacting the debtors and brokers and by handling the complete administration follow-up.

Your profile

• You have a Master's degree in law if possible supplemented with additional training in finance, business or international trade.

• You have 3-5 years of experience as a lawyer (at the bar or as in-house legal counsel), preferably in the fields of commercial and/or financial law.

• You have excellent knowledges in German and English, with a very good oral and written proficiency in Dutch or French. Knowledge of other languages is certainly a plus.

• You have good communication skills and find it easy to establish contacts.

• You are business-oriented and solution-minded.

• You are good at analysing and summarising information.

• You like working autonomously and yet also show team spirit.

• You handle stress well.

• You know how to work with standard MS Office tools.

We offer

• An interesting permanent position in a stable, multilingual and international environment.

• Continuous learning opportunities to develop your talents.

• An attractive salary supplemented by a number of fringe benefits (meal vouchers, group- and hospitalization insurance, extra-legal pension, homeworking, flex reward etc.).

• A hybrid working arrangement (three days of teleworking) offering flexibility to maintain a good life balance.