Associate General Counsel (m/f/d)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a sharp, business-minded lawyer to join our in-house legal team. You will take ownership of a lease portfolio across multiple European jurisdictions, acting as a trusted legal partner to our operations, finance, and asset management teams. This is a hands-on role that combines deep legal expertise with a genuine appetite for process improvement and legal tech.

Lease Management & Portfolio Execution

• Own the end-to-end post-signing management of lease agreements across your portfolio
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all contractual obligations, deadlines, and rights (e.g. rent adjustments, options, guarantees)
• Lead the negotiation and drafting of lease-related agreements (e.g. amendments, subleases, side agreements)
• Translate contractual provisions into practical operational guidance and ensure proper implementation
• Oversee key commercial aspects such as deposits, guarantees, and landlord/tenant obligations

Business Partnering

• Act as the primary legal contact for General Managers, Operations, Asset Management, and Finance
• Provide pragmatic, business-oriented advice on real estate and lease-related matters
• Support day-to-day legal requests (tickets, ad-hoc issues)

Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure regulatory compliance of properties and operations, including:
• Permits and licenses
• Local regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
• Monitor compliance and coordinate with internal teams and external advisors

Disputes & Litigation

• Manage disputes and litigation across your portfolio
• Instruct and coordinate external counsel and ensure efficient, business-oriented handling

Process Optimization, Legal Tech & AI

• Develop and implement guidelines, playbooks, and standardised processes to ensure consistent and scalable handling of legal matters
• Contribute to building a centralised legal knowledge base and documentation standards
• Drive efficiency and scalability across high-volume legal workflows
• Support and implement legal tech and AI solutions, in particular:
• Automation of contract and obligation tracking across the portfolio
• Streamlining internal workflows and ticket handling
• Contributing to the development of a data-driven legal infrastructure, including a centralised lease and asset management layer

ABOUT YOU

• Fully qualified German lawyer, Wirtschaftsjurist, or equivalent legal qualification from another European or UK jurisdiction, or an LL.M.
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience, gained in private practice or in-house
• Experience in commercial real estate law, in particular lease agreements (ideally in a hospitality context)
• Solid experience working with commercial leases in at least one core jurisdiction (preferably Germany, the UK, or Spain)
• Structured, hands-on, and able to manage high-volume workflows in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and a business-oriented mindset
• Interest in process improvement, legal tech, and AI
• Fluent in English and German or another European language; additional European languages are a plus