Legal Counsel @ STARK Suomi

Do you identify as a generalist lawyer rather than a specialist? Do you have a couple of years of post-graduate experience from a demanding and business-oriented legal role? Would you be excited to join a small legal team that backs up the Finnish operations of a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe?

If you are thinking YES, please keep reading, because you could be the lawyer we are looking for to join STARK Suomi as a new Legal Counsel!

🪜In this new role, you will be the first Legal Counsel to join Stark Suomi. You will work closely with and report to the General Counsel of Stark Suomi as well as collaborate with other Stark legal professionals around Europe.

📍You will be working with:

Drafting, commenting and negotiating commercial contracts;

Assisting the business in claims management and handling the more complicated claims cases;

Creating and developing STARK Suomi’s compliance programs, policies and instructions connected to e.g. data privacy, anti-bribery & corruption, competition law and sector specific regulations;

Advising the sales, category and admin functions in varied legal topics; and

Participating in various development projects, for example related to properties and facilities.

You will primarily advise and support the business in operative legal topics, while also contributing to strategic legal and compliance process development.

🏡 STARK Suomi’s team works mostly on-site based on a hybrid working policy allowing one remote working day/week. This role is based in STARK Suomi’s HQ located in Olari, Espoo. Occasional travel (less than 5 % of your working hours) may be required.

This role would be ideal for a legal professional who has:

🔹 a Finnish legal degree and approximately 2–5 years of post-graduate experience preferably from a highly-considered business law firm or other equally demanding working environment;

🔹 fluent language skills in Finnish and English, and the ability to communicate in a clear and convincing