Legal Assistant

We are looking for a new BUFF lover to join the Team . Join our adventure and be part of the LIVE MORE NOW spirit. It all began more than 30 years ago, in 1992, with one man determined to find a way to stay outdoors for as long as he could. Today his legacy lives on, embedded in our purpose and values. We care for PEOPLE, we are PASSIONATE, we take OWNERSHIP, we are INNOVATIVE, we act with INTEGRITY. We love curious and critical thinkers who share our passion and commitment to a more sustainable and inclusive world. Do you share the BUFF spirit? Want to play your part in our growing company? Let's meet

• Education: Law degree in any jurisdiction, completed or in progress.
• 2-4 years' experience in a similar position.
• Knowledge of law is necessary, law degree in any jurisdiction.
• Understanding of legal advisory processes is a plus.
• Languages: English B1/B2
• Digital Tools or other requirements:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.).
  • Knowledge of project management applied to the legal sector is a plus.

• Permanent contract
• Flexible remuneration: Salary fixed 23-30K€ + 10% variable.
• 30 calendar days of holidays per year (22 working days) + 3 extra days off.
• 1 extra day off for your birthday.
• Flexible & Hybrid Schedule: so you can have a better work balance.
• Commute bonus (if the habitual residence is more than 15 km away).
• Training plan: for improve yourself.
• Canteen bonus: company finance 50%, healthy menu and options for all.
• BUFF benefits: discounts platform with different brands.
• And the best benefit: BUFF products discounts.

The legal department is a Global Department headquartered in Igualada that provides legal service to the BUFF group of companies in an international environment in the practice areas of Intellectual Property, Commercial, Data Protection, Product Compliance and Criminal Compliance. We are looking for a co-worker who provides support in the administrative tasks of the legal department to ensure its proper functioning and support in legal matters under the supervision of the Legal Manager, representing the organization with professionalism and integrity when dealing with internal clients and maintaining strict confidentiality of organizational and client information.

• Assisting in the preparation and drafting of legal documents, such as contracts with international view.
• Conducting research, investigations (mainly in trademark infringing cases), reviewing case files, and filling and organizing documents.
• Perform legal and background research when requested.
• Perform administrative duties, such as scheduling and arranging meetings, screening, directing, and prioritizing incoming calls and emails to lawyers, following up on payment of invoices for legal services provided by legal suppliers or external lawyers, filling in purchase orders in excel file, supporting in control of budget, linking purchase orders and invoices to the corresponding legal record.
• Create and maintain case files, maintaining databases, management of legal files, and updating of applications (contract life management, file and documentary manager, Alfresco).
• Complete the records of correspondence (emails, letters, etc.) and other documents/information regarding each file.
• Update status of legal files.
• Document management.
• Communicate with internal clients and counterparts in person, over the phone, teams meetings, and via email, to collect and obtain the necessary information for legal cases and to drive the progress of legal cases handled by the legal department.
• Prepare, complete, and process documents such as contracts or other legal documents based on templates provided by the department.
• Prepare documents and contracts for signature once approved and send copies of the document to all stakeholders.
• Assist and support in legal investigations of cases managed by the department (mainly trademark infringements).

BUFF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate, and administer all personnel actions with equal opportunities. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for the outdoors and believe in a more sustainable world. Diversity in our workforce not only includes race, age, gender identity and expression, but also different mental and physical capacities, sexual orientation, color, religion, citizenship status, marital or parental status, and many other parts of one's identity.

We believe diversity, inclusion, and equality is everyone's responsibility. We have an internal Equality Commission that promotes initiatives to ensure an inclusive workplace in which all ideas are welcome and where employees excel based on personal merit, experience, ability, and job performance.