What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel position at LEGO Gruppe?

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Are you a skilled, commercial and curious lawyer who is interested in working for our iconic brand? Come join us and our growing LEGO network of creative and collaborative minds and take the next step in your professional journey!

Core Responsibilities

Key advisor to the Americas’ marketing organizations, providing expert legal advice on marketing campaigns, including ensuring compliance with COPPA, CARU guidelines, FTC Influencer Guidelines and other relevant regulations.
Securing alignment between the partner’s needs and legal services, and managing expectations.
Identifying and building working relationships with leaders and decision-makers across the organization.
Collaborating closely with commercial stakeholders to provide guidance on commercial, corporate and retail law matters.
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating marketing and advertising agreements, including creative service agreements, professional services agreements, freelancer agreements, sponsorship and promotional agreements and influencer agreements, as well as other commercial agreements.
Advising on the creation of content, promotional events, digital marketing initiatives, social media campaigns, contests, sweepstakes, and promotions with an eye to safeguarding the company’s interests while maintaining legal and ethical standards.
Assisting in the protection of the company’s intellectual property rights in the marketing context.
Staying abreast of changes in laws and regulations affecting marketing practices, including regulations related to digital advertising, marketing to children, privacy and online safety laws impacting targeted advertising, biometrics laws, and emerging social media regulations, as well as other retail and commercial laws and regulations.
Completing and coordinating all legal work requested / needed.
Developing and providing training to Americas business units on relevant legal issues, including but not limited to Marketing, Intellectual Property, Stewardship, Compliance and Ethics.

Play your part in our team succeeding.

As part of the global Legal, Compliance and Risk function, you will be part of a team dedicated to managing legal issues critical to the LEGO Group’s Americas Market Group. You will serve as a primary legal contact for marketing matters in the Americas and will be located in Boston, Massachusetts. In this role, you will provide expert advice to key stakeholders on marketing campaigns and content creation, negotiate related agreements, mitigate critical risks and drive compliance in order to safeguard the company’s interests and help the LEGO Group reach more children.

Do you have what it takes?

Law School Degree (J.D., LL.M.).

Minimum of 3-5 years of (postgraduate) legal experience from an in-house role at a global company or mid-level private practice position.

Background in commercial law and providing legal advice on commercial and marketing matters.

Experience in global or high-value brand organizations.

Experience with retail law, consumer protection, contract law, intellectual property, antitrust, data privacy and compliance.

Strategically-and commercially-minded with a true partnering approach.

Strong negotiation skills.

Great written and verbal communicator with strong legal drafting skills.

Great at collaborating across local and global teams.

Ability to work both independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

An appetite for and ability to learn new skills, as well as the willingness to follow-through on tasks.

Highly collaborative, with a curious mindset and a “can do” approach. Some travel expected (likely less than 30 days per year).

Additional Details

This position will initially be based at 501 Boylston St, before moving to a new office location at 1001 Boylston St by the mid-2025. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages.

Our workplace enables our LEGO Group colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working through a hybrid working model is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3-day in the office hybrid working model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

The salary for this position has a range of $97k- $146k a year, based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer. (Only for US, salaried roles)

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race / ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug-free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for people with disabilities - LEGO systems endeavors to make www.LEGO.com / jobs accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at 1.860-763-7777, option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.

Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO team today.

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Salary : $97,000 - $146,000

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