Legal Specialist – IP & Commercial Contracts (France)

About the role

The Legal Specialist will support international business operations from France by providing strategic legal guidance across intellectual property, commercial contracts, compliance, and corporate matters. Working in a fast‑paced, technology‑driven environment, you will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to mitigate legal risks while enabling business growth.

Key responsibilities

• Manage intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright registrations across multiple jurisdictions (EU, US, etc.) and oversee infringement actions such as cease‑and‑desist notices, DMCA requests and platform complaints.
• Administer domain portfolios and digital assets, handling due diligence, registrations, renewals, transfers, monitoring for infringements and coordinating with external IP agents.
• Represent the business in domain name disputes, including UDRP and URS proceedings, preparing legal documentation and working with external counsel.
• Draft, negotiate and review commercial agreements such as licensing agreements, NDAs, SaaS contracts, API integration agreements, Master Service Agreements and publisher agreements.
• Ensure compliance with regulations relevant to iGaming, FinTech, e‑commerce, data protection (GDPR, CCPA) and cookie requirements.
• Support and maintain the corporate structure of international group entities and advise on cross‑border corporate matters.

Required profile

• Minimum three years of professional experience in a legal role with exposure to commercial and intellectual property law.
• Proven ability to draft complex legal agreements independently, without relying solely on templates.
• Strong knowledge of foreign legal systems, legal research, statutory interpretation and case‑law analysis.
• Excellent communication skills to convey legal risks and recommendations to non‑legal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple legal matters simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive approach to identifying and mitigating legal risks.
• Commercial mindset with ability to balance legal protection and business objectives.

Required skills

• Experience with legal technology tools (advantage).