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Focused Energy is an international deep-tech company based in Germany and the US, working to commercialize laser-driven nuclear fusion. The company is rapidly scaling and seeking a Legal Operations Specialist to build and run the operational backbone of the growing Legal function.
In this role, you will own the systems, processes, records, and calendars that enable the legal team to focus on high-value work across Corporate, Commercial, IP, and Compliance. You will have broad ownership and the opportunity to build legal operations from the ground up, working independently across German and US corporate structures as a trusted operational partner to the VP Legal.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and owning the legal operations backbone, creating reliable systems, processes, and standards
- Taking end-to-end responsibility for corporate administration across German and US entities, including registers, minute books, cap tables, powers of attorney, filings, restructurings, and notarial processes
- Leading contract lifecycle management from signature to renewal, managing CLM and e-signature workflows, and ensuring no important deadline is missed
- Creating structure across IP and Compliance, maintaining patent and trademark docketing, IP registers, compliance records, policy documentation, and legal calendars
- Turning recurring legal work into scalable processes through workflow mapping, template development, automation, and tool selection
- Working directly with decision-makers and external partners, including the VP Legal, specialist counsel, Finance, notaries, registry offices, and external IP advisers
- Proactively identifying gaps, managing risks, and improving how Legal operates
The company offers competitive salary with stock options, 30 days vacation per year, flexible work arrangements (office-based with work-from-home flexibility), retirement plan contributions (20% top-up on private pension contributions), regular team events, and a collaborative, international environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Extensive experience in legal operations, corporate administration, paralegal work, entity management, or comparable role
- Understanding of German corporate formalities and ideally exposure to US corporate administration
- Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing records, deadlines, and recurring processes
- Experience with contract management, e-signature, document management, or legal operations tools
- Ability to work independently, improve processes, and know when to escalate matters requiring legal judgment
- Fluent in German and English with clear, proactive communication
Nice to have:
- Background as Rechtsfachwirt/in, Paralegal, or legal operations specialist
- Experience with CLM, entity management, e-signature, or workflow automation tools
- Experience in fast-growing international companies or across German and US legal environments
