Legal Counsel

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Legal Counsel

Rome, Italy

If you are looking for a challenging in-house Legal Counsel role at the Italian subsidiary of a leading multinational group operating in the IT, telecommunications and renewable energy products sectors, this may be the opportunity you have been looking for. The role offers direct exposure to senior management, high-visibility projects and valuable opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic international environment.

The selected candidate will join Huawei Italy’s Legal Department and will report directly to the Head of Legal. The Legal Counsel will provide practical, business-oriented legal support across the company’s Italian operations, with a particular focus on IT/TMT contracting, corporate matters and day-to-day legal advice to business stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial and operational agreements in English and Italian, including distribution, sales, supply, services, procurement, marketing, partnership, NDA, framework and finance-related agreements, with a strong focus on the ICT, telecommunications and renewable energy products sectors.

• Provide legal support on IT/TMT transactions and contracting models, working closely with sales, procurement, delivery, finance and other internal stakeholders to enable compliant and efficient business execution.

• Support corporate and governance matters for the Italian subsidiary, including corporate documentation, powers of attorney, board/shareholder-related matters, internal approvals and implementation of group policies at local level.

• Advise on commercial, civil law, business law and regulatory matters arising from the company’s daily operations, including the legal impact of legislative and regulatory developments relevant to IT, telecoms and technology products.

• Prepare, update and review official documents, internal policies, templates, legal opinions, awareness materials and management briefings.

• Support compliance activities, including matters relating to Legislative Decree 231/2001, anti-bribery, competition law, trade secrets protection, GDPR and internal compliance policies.

• Contribute to cross-functional projects requiring legal input, including projects with high visibility before local management and, where relevant, European or group-level stakeholders.

• Provide legal support to other European platforms or group functions as needed.

• Develop a sound understanding of complex and innovative business models, providing proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented legal advice.

Requirements:

• Law degree

• Admission to the Italian Bar shall be considered a plus.

• Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience in-house or at a law firm, preferably with exposure to IT/TMT, technology contracting, commercial contracts, corporate law, compliance, competition, public law/regulatory or public procurement matters.

• Solid legal background in contract drafting and negotiation, corporate law, civil and business law, and compliance. Experience with litigation, tender contracts in private or public environments, competition law, administrative law, public contracts or labour law shall be considered a plus.

• Experience in export control, sanctions, customs compliance or trade compliance shall be considered a plus.

• Excellent drafting, analytical and negotiation skills, combined with strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate legal advice into practical business solutions.

• Excellent fluency in written and spoken English is required. The candidate must be able to draft, negotiate and communicate confidently in English in an international corporate environment.

• Excellent fluency in written and spoken Italian is required.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility, accountability and the ability to build trusted relationships with business stakeholders and management.

• Ability to manage legal issues and business projects independently, prioritize effectively and work in a fast-paced multinational environment.

What We Offer: We offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest growing multinational telecommunication companies, personal development is ensured through many training opportunities across Europe.

Employment will be under the Italian CCNL Telecommunications collective agreement, up to area C4. The compensation package can be up to €60,000 gross per year, plus a performance-based bonus up to 2 additional monthly salary.

Important: To be considered for this role, applicants must be eligible to work and live in the job location.

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Anti-bribery Statement:

Huawei has a zero tolerance for bribery and corruption. Huawei Italy is committed to carrying out its business in an honest and ethical manner which is reflected within Huawei’s Core Values that form the foundation of the Company.
All employees must strictly comply with all anti-bribery laws and regulations, industry-wide ethical standards, and anti-corruption compliance policies and requirements and any violations in the recruitment process will automatically lead to the termination of the process.

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