Since 2015, papernest has been transforming the way people manage their contracts, making subscription, management, and switching simple through one smart, intuitive platform.
We have supported more than 2 million customers across France, Spain, and Italy. Along the way, we have continued to invest in new verticals, establishing papernest as a high-performing, innovative, and competitive scale-up in a fast-growing market.
With over 900 employees, we are strengthening our position as a European market leader.
In this role you will:
Legal Counsel (Paris / Barcelona)
Your role
As Legal Counsel, you will join papernest's small Legal team and report directly to the Head of Legal & DPO, with a 360° view of the group's legal and regulatory matters.
A true business partner, you will work hand in hand with our operational, product, marketing and finance teams in France and Spain. No two days look the same: you will move from a partnership negotiation to a regulatory question, a GDPR review or a new Legal process, and take ownership of your files end to end.
Contract: permanent (CDI / contrato indefinido)
Location: Paris (19th arr.) or Barcelona; French law expertise is required in both cases
Start date: as soon as possible
What you will do
Your core focus will be contracts, data protection, legal operations and regulatory compliance; you will also support corporate and litigation matters.
Contracts & partnerships
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements in French and English: distribution and partnership agreements, lead-generation and affiliation deals, outsourced call-center (BPO) contracts, SaaS and supplier agreements, NDAs
Advise business teams throughout the life of their partnerships, from structuring a new deal to managing a renegotiation, a dispute or an exit
Data protection
Support the DPO on GDPR compliance in France and Spain: records of processing, data processing agreements, international transfers, data subject requests
Embed privacy by design in new products and projects, including AI-based features
Legal operations
Improve existing Legal processes and tools (request intake, templates, guidelines, contract management) and help design new ones, including AI-based tools
Keep templates, guidelines and internal documentation up to date so that business teams can work autonomously
Raise legal awareness and train business teams on key topics
Regulatory compliance
Secure the compliance of papernest's activities with consumer law, insurance distribution rules (ORIAS, ACPR, IDD) and energy regulation
Review websites, customer acquisition journeys, offers and marketing campaigns across the markets where we operate
Monitor legal and regulatory developments and turn them into clear, pragmatic recommendations for the teams
Take part in exchanges with regulators and public authorities
Corporate & litigation
Manage corporate housekeeping for French entities and international subsidiaries: board and shareholder decisions, filings, registers
Contribute to corporate transactions and employee equity plans
Coordinate pre-litigation and litigation matters with external counsel across several jurisdictions
Who you are
You hold a Master's degree (M2) in French business law; admission to the bar and/or a business school degree are a plus
You have 2 to 4 years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm and/or as an in-house counsel, ideally with exposure to commercial contracts and regulatory matters; corporate experience is a plus
You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken; Spanish is a strong plus
You are curious and enjoy handling a wide variety of topics, and you get up to speed quickly on new subjects and regulations
You have a genuine appetite for business: you understand what the teams are trying to achieve and offer solutions, not just risks; you take a clear position and can defend your recommendation to managers and senior stakeholders
You are at ease with digital products, data and AI…