Legal Counsel Transactions & Contracts

• A suitable salary for your role and responsibility, depending on experience and qualifications. Plus, a good pension. Good for later. In addition to your salary, you will also receive holiday allowance and an annual bonus (depending on results and development)
• You will receive a 40-hour contract.
• A laptop and phone that you may also use privately and a monthly internet allowance
• 29 vacation days, to recharge and refuel
• At EY, we believe a healthy work-life balance is important. Hybrid working makes this much easier. Whether you work at the office, at client sites, or at home; we ensure that you receive a well-equipped home working space.
• The possibility to work from abroad for 20 working days per year
• The possibility to exchange 3 national holidays for non-national holidays.
• Both personally and professionally, you will be given all the space to grow. Whether you want to develop in your profession, as a person, or in your leadership style, we have an extensive range of training and education courses
• Your health comes first. We believe that when you feel good, you also perform better. For instance, you will receive access to the wellbeing platform OpenUp (and also your family). Here, you can easily have a conversation with psychologists and lifestyle experts within 36 hours, and you can participate in sessions in the field of wellbeing.
• Much attention is paid to teaming and various internal networks with which you can participate in all kinds of social activities. After all, a pleasant working atmosphere and good cooperation with colleagues also contribute to your happiness at work.

And all within an environment where our core values of integrity, inclusivity, and respect are central. We believe it is important that you can be yourself and that you can fully develop into the best version of yourself. Curious about all our terms and conditions? Click here

Certain of your impact today. Free to build tomorrow.
At EY, you can be certain that you are making a difference: for your client, society, your colleagues, and your own development. At the same time, you get the freedom to work in a way that fits your life. Whether you choose specialization, broadening your horizons, or leadership: you are in control. Together with ambitious colleagues in an open and trusted culture, you strive for the highest possible results every day. Great in possibilities, friendly in collaboration. EY provides the resources you need to further shape your career and make an impact within your field.

Your new job | About your key responsibilities
As Legal Counsel - Transactions & Contracts, you will be part of the General Counsel's Office (NL GCO) at EY Netherlands and will be deployed within both the Transactions Team and the Contracts Team. In this role, you will advise the EY organization on a wide range of legal issues. This makes it a broad and varied legal position. You will be involved in M&A, partnerships, restructurings, and corporate governance, but also advise on commercial agreements and other contract law issues. In doing so, you will work closely with colleagues within GCO and with various stakeholders within EY.

What will you do? Your responsibilities include:

• Guiding M&A transactions, partnerships, and restructurings;
• Drafting and reviewing transaction and corporate law documentation;
• Advising on corporate governance and other corporate law issues;
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements;
• Advising on contractual and contract law issues;
• Translating legal risks into clear and practically workable solutions.

Rotterdam
Our office in Rotterdam is our headquarters and is beautifully located on the Maas with a view of the Erasmus Bridge. You can walk straight into the city, and downstairs you will find a cozy coffee bar. On sunny days, colleagues have lunch outside by the water. An inspiring place with an impressive view and a vibrant environment.

Your skills and expertise | About your unique contribution
You are a curious and sharp legal professional who knows how to combine legal quality with a practical outlook. Furthermore, you have:

You do not need to be a specialist in all these areas yet. We are primarily looking for someone with a solid legal foundation, broad interest, and the ambition to further develop within both our transactional and contractual practice.