Legal Counsel

Job description

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met. We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn! Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.

Your role We are looking for a Legal Counsel who will provide support for contracts, commercial laws, regulatory matters and legal advice across the EMEA region and globally (global contracts negotiated from HQ).

The resource will be mainly dedicated to serving

• Sourcing Team & Indirect Procurement teams, R&D Frames team, by drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial, procurement, logistics, services contracts and similar, NDAs, etc. - R&D/Engineering/Quality team, by providing legal advice on regulatory matters (medical devices, PPE, clinical trials/investigations, eHealth, telemedicine etc.), H&S, environmental etc., and drafting related contracts and documents The candidate will be based in Agordo offices and shall collaborate with the other colleagues belonging to the Operations legal team, located in Agordo, Milano and Paris.

Main responsibilities

• Sourcing and procurement contracts
• Review, draft and negotiate services and purchasing agreements, logistics/global forwarding services and other commercial contracts.
• R&D – Review, draft and negotiate development agreement, collaboration agreement, etc
• Regulatory
• Legal advice on regulatory matters, medical devices, PPE, , review, draft and negotiate agreements and other documentation related to regulatory area
• General support
• Legal support to the rest of the Ops legal team and internal clients on various legal matters, support in organizing and providing trainings, drafting templates, drafting intercompany agreements, NDAs etc.

Main requirements

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in commercial law, along with basic expertise in regulatory matters and demonstrated experience in sourcing and procurement contracts, is a mandatory requirement.
• Knowledge of medical devices regulation and experience in a life science practice area in law firm is a strong plus taken into account.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment​ We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.