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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Legal Counsel (French & Ukrainian law)
Paris, France
General Administration – Legal
Permanent
Hybrid
About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.
Your Mission
We are looking for a talented and business-oriented tech company experienced in EU, French, and Ukrainian law to join the Legal team at BlaBlaCar on a permanent contract starting as soon as possible. Their mission is to support the high-speed growth of the marketplace and international expansion of the business.
As a Legal Counsel, your role will be to provide support to our marketplace, bus, and train business teams on multiple legal practice areas such as platform regulation, e-commerce, consumer protection, and commercial contracts. You will be reporting to the Head of Legal and working with a team of approximately 10 people.
This position requires the capacity to work in a fast-growing tech company, develop a high-level understanding of how our product works, and create close connections with operational teams. Having an appetite for project management is a must.
Responsibilities
- Be a trusted advisor to the marketplace, bus, and train business teams in multiple jurisdictions within the EU and beyond, including Ukraine and other Eastern Europe countries, by providing creative solutions while ensuring compliance with regulations, with a specific focus on our OTA (online travel agency) role.
- Managing any pre-litigations and litigations.
- Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts (including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, etc).
- Collaborate with internal partners, and notably the government relations team, to respond to requests from regulators.
- All other matters which arise in the day-to-day running of an expanding business.
- Areas of particular relevance include consumer issues, commercial contracts, transportation regulation, e-commerce, digital law, competition law.
Requirements
- 6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in France and Ukraine, with experience in start-ups and new technology companies, either in-house or in private practice.
- Knowledge and experience in dealing with a range of commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation, and consumer protection.
- Knowledge and experience dealing with regulatory topics.
- Comfortable working in various jurisdictions.
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
- Business-oriented, creative, and solution-driven mindset.
- Experience creating and managing processes and moving large-scale projects forward.
- Autonomy and sense of initiative.
- Ability to work fast and meet aggressive deadlines.
- Flexibility and eagerness to learn new areas of law.
- Excellent communication skills, humble, and enjoy sharing & learning from others.
- Full working proficiency in English, French, and Ukrainian.
- Fit with our BlaBlaPrinciples.
Nice to Have
- Experience in the transport industry.
We Offer
- Hybrid set-up (2-3 days per week at the office)
- 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves
- 50% healthcare coverage (Alan)
- Financial support for home office equipment
- Minimum 25 days holiday per year
- Local meal plan policy (Swile card)
- 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable)
- Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides
- Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities
- Employee Stock ownership plan
- Regular team building events
- 1 day off per year to test our product
Interested in Joining the Ride?
- A 45-minute video call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers to get to know you, understand your career expectations, and answer your questions.
- A 60-minute video call with our Head of Legal to understand your background and motivations and clarify the position and expectations.
- A fully remote exercise to evaluate your technical skills, followed by a 60-minute video call to discuss your exercise.
- A 30-minute video call with our General Counsel for values fit and closing off the process.
Usually, our hiring process lasts on average 20-25 days, and offers usually come within 48 hours.
BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.