International Legal Counsel

Give EHOSS its legal footing in Slovakia and across the EU — the companies, the contracts and the interests behind them.

About the Role

EHOSS develops, builds and sells automated industrial equipment for agriculture and farms internationally, and is building the corporate, manufacturing and commercial structure that goes with it — working with suppliers, distributors, investors and partners in several countries. We are looking for a lawyer with a law degree from an accredited European university, Slovakia included, and hands-on experience of corporate, contract and international commercial law, to give the company legal support in Slovakia and other EU countries: protecting its interests, drafting its contracts and carrying the legal side of its growth in the EU. The post is open to people who have fled the war in Ukraine.

Responsibilities

• Legal support for EHOSS in Slovakia and other EU countries, and analysis of the corporate law of the countries concerned
• Setting up, registering and maintaining subsidiaries, branches and representative offices
• Corporate documents, shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney and internal regulations, and changes to the corporate structure
• Keeping corporate procedures and statutory deadlines, and working with notaries, registries and external counsel
• Legal due diligence on partners, counterparties and investment projects
• Drafting, reviewing and agreeing international commercial contracts — sale of industrial equipment and components, supply, manufacturing and works contracts
• Distribution, dealer and agency agreements, NDAs, framework, cooperation and service agreements
• Analysing delivery terms, warranties, liability and penalties, and the governing law, jurisdiction and dispute resolution clauses
• Negotiating the legal terms of cooperation with international partners, and controlling the legal risk in international trade
• Monitoring EU legislation that affects the company, and the requirements for selling and supplying industrial equipment
• Data protection under the GDPR, e-commerce, online sales and B2B contracts
• Legal support for CE compliance alongside the technical team; warranty obligations, manufacturer’s liability and customer claims
• Working with external specialists on customs, tax and regulatory law
• The legal groundwork for entering new European markets, investment projects, partnerships and new business models
• Leases, purchase and use of commercial property
• Coordinating external law firms in several European countries
• Claims against suppliers and counterparties, pre-trial settlement of commercial disputes, and coordinating external advocates in court and arbitration
• Registering and protecting trademarks in the EU, and contracts for the transfer and use of intellectual property
• Protecting confidential information, design documentation, technology and the company’s developments, including contracts with developers and engineers on the rights to their work
• Internal legal documents, and legal review of employment, contractor and consultancy contracts
• Working with HR, accounting, finance and sales; keeping the register of contracts, corporate documents and obligations, and the terms of contracts and licences
• Legal opinions and recommendations for management

Requirements

• A completed law degree (Law / Právo / Rechtswissenschaften or equivalent) from an accredited European university, Slovakia included — required
• Hands-on legal experience in corporate, commercial or international law
• A good understanding of the EU legal system, and of the principles of international contract and corporate law
• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts
• Working with legal documents and legislation from several countries
• English at B2 or above — legal correspondence, contracts and negotiation
• Legal analysis and legal opinions prepared on your own
• Confident with professional legal databases and office software
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail and responsibility
• A high standard of confidentiality and professional ethics
• Running several legal projects at once on your own
• English and Slovak at B2, Ukrainian at C1, and three years of experience in the field
• An advantage: a law degree from Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands or another EU country; in-house work in an international company; a mechanical engineering or manufacturing business; setting up companies in several European countries; international B2B contracts for industrial equipment; Slovak corporate and employment law; international trade rules and Incoterms; investment, shareholder and partnership agreements; intellectual property and trademarks; international distribution networks; the GDPR and digital platforms; Slovak, Czech, German, French or Dutch; working with external counsel and law firms in Europe

What EHOSS Offers

• 2 000 EUR/month gross, depending on qualifications and experience
• Work in an international, innovative manufacturing company
• The legal side of a business growing in several European countries
• International corporate, contract and commercial law in practice
• A hand in building the company’s international corporate and partner structure
• Real commercial contracts, investment projects and international partners
• Working directly with management, and real influence over the legal structure of the business
• Work with European law and consulting firms
• Varied work, and room to grow in international law
• Steady work and a long-term relationship
• The equipment and professional tools the work needs
• A fast environment without needless bureaucracy
• Help with a residence permit, for candidates from Ukraine
• Other company and social benefits