Senior Legal Counsel
Function
Within the Licensing / Legal Department, part of Limagrain’s Field Seeds Research, and reporting to the Head of Licensing, you will play a key role in providing senior‑level legal support for our legal & licensing activities in France and internationally. You will contribute to securing access and use of genetic material, breeding technologies and traits, protecting Limagrain’s intangible assets, and mitigating risks associated with these activities.
Main Goal
Your main responsibilities include:
Contract drafting & negotiation
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex agreements in English and French, including: service agreements, NDAs, material transfer agreements, research collaboration and consortium agreements, co‑hybridization and crossing agreements, traits and technology license agreements, licenses on germplasm and more.
Contract lifecycle management
Overseeing contract execution and follow‑up, ensuring the proper implementation of all contractual components (financial, legal, germplasm management, etc.).
Legal analysis & advisory
Providing legal advice and strategic support to internal and external stakeholders: Head of Licensing, Licensing team members, Traits & Technologies departments, researchers and breeders across different crops and geographies, affiliate legal teams, cooperative farmers, and JVs.
Legal monitoring & training
Leading communication and training workshops on key legal topics relevant to the Licensing department and field crops R&D.
Drafting and reviewing legal procedures.
Tools, templates & knowledge management
Developing and updating contract templates and clauses; managing and enriching contract databases
Management
Supervise a “Junior Legal Counsel”
Job description
What we expect of you
- Master’s degree (Master 2) in business law or intellectual property law, with demonstrated experience in contract drafting in technologies, preferably in life sciences.
- Fluent in French and English, with experience in an international context (mandatory).
- Knowledge of agriculture biotechnology is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills in order to facilitate and enforce guidelines or legal rules and ensure compliance in good relationships with stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously in a complex environment.
- Excellent writing skills.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
Your benefits and working environment
Rejoindre Limagrain, c'est aussi bénéficier de divers avantages :
- Prime sur objectifs
- Prime d'intéressement
- Prime d'ancienneté
- Mutuelle familiale
- Plan retraite supplémentaire
- Avantages CSE
- Un parcours d'intégration et des formations régulières.
- Un accord de télétravail à 2 jours par semaine.
Intégrer Limagrain Europe, c'est rejoindre une coopérative agricole et un Groupe à dimension internationale offrant des perspectives de carrières en France et dans le monde.
Chez Limagrain, nous agissons pour la diversité & l'inclusion, sources de progrès et de richesse pour l'entreprise.
Recruitment process
Une première analyse de votre candidature sera réalisée par l’équipe Recrutement. Une préqualification téléphonique pourra être proposée à cette étape.
Les candidats retenus seront ensuite conviés à un entretien RH, puis à un entretien avec le manager.
Un retour personnalisé sera apporté à l’ensemble des candidats ayant eu un échange téléphonique ou un entretien.
Les candidats non contactés recevront, quant à eux, un email automatique.