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Grover, founded in 2015, is a European tech subscription platform enabling consumers and businesses to access over 1,000 tech devices and solutions on flexible terms. The company is a pioneer in the circular economy, refurbishing and recirculating devices to reduce e-waste.
You will join Grover's in-house Legal team as a mid-senior Legal Counsel, reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel. This is a full-time role (40 hours/week) requiring a minimum of 3 days per week on-site at the Berlin HQ (Tuesday-Thursday hybrid arrangement).
In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor across commercial, contract, labor, and compliance matters spanning Grover's core European markets (DACH region, Netherlands, Spain). You will have real ownership and variety from day one, working closely with product, marketing, supply chain, procurement, engineering, and customer support teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic business partnering: Advise cross-functional teams on complex regulatory frameworks, translating them into clear commercial paths forward
- Commercial and digital contracting: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with an agile, risk-balanced approach suited for high-growth tech
- Pan-European legal stewardship: Navigate legal topics across DACH, Netherlands, and Spain, ensuring the digital platform complies with evolving consumer protection and e-commerce regulations
- Employment law: Advise the People & Culture team on labor law matters and represent Grover in civil and labor proceedings where strategically appropriate
- Modern legal operations: Champion cutting-edge legal operations using AI tools (Claude, Gemini, n8n) and automated workflows to increase speed and scale legal support efficiently
You will work in a supportive, close-knit legal team that values entrepreneurial problem-solving, proactive ownership, and pragmatic risk management. The role emphasizes turning complex legal challenges into business opportunities rather than simply saying "no."
REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: First State Examination (Erstes Staatsexamen) or comparable university law degree (e.g., LL.M.) with above-average academic results. Foreign law degree holders must have hands-on professional experience in the German market.
- Professional experience: Minimum 2+ years of practical commercial law experience in a leading law firm or in-house legal department (Germany-based or supported by German legal education). Prior in-house counsel experience in a tech startup, scale-up, or dynamic e-commerce business is strongly preferred.
- Core legal knowledge: Strong grasp of German civil, contract, and consumer protection law. Hands-on experience with individual and collective German labor law is a distinct plus.
- Mindset: Entrepreneurial "own-it" approach; proactively spot bottlenecks, solve problems independently, and quickly build subject-matter competence in unfamiliar regulatory areas.
- Language & communication: Exceptional communication skills at C1 minimum in both German and English; ability to distill complex legal risk into concise, executive-ready guidance.
- Standout extras: Spanish language proficiency and active interest in leveraging generative AI tools to rethink in-house legal team workflows.
