Senior Legal Counsel

PERMANENT CONTRACT FROM MAY 2025 IN PARIS - Consumer Law, Economic Law, Corporate Law

 

Who are we?

Founded in 1978, Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques markets cosmetics products specialized in anti-aging and inspired by aesthetic medicine.

 

Since 2019, FILORGA has been part of the Colgate-Palmolive Group, an international company present in over 200 countries, sharing strong values of caring, courage, and inclusion.

 

The Filorga Cosmetics Legal Department is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for a permanent position based in Paris.

 

Your Role
As a Senior Legal Counsel , you will be a strategic business partner, providing expert guidance on contract law, consumer law, economic law, and corporate law. You will work in an international and cross-functional environment, collaborating with key departments such as marketing, Customer Department, supply chain & procurement.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Contracts & Negotiation: drafting and negotiation of strategic agreements, including selective/exclusive distribution agreements, co manufacturing contracts, service provider contracts, and partnership agreements.
• Corporate Law & Governance: oversee and manage corporate legal formalities for group subsidiaries.
• Compliance: ensure compliance to the legal framework where Filorga operates mainly in terms of competition law, distribution and consumer law, privacy law, sustainability law.

Ensure compliance with Filorga procedures and policies. 
Conduct training.

• Legal Advice & Strategy: proactive support for commercial and marketing teams in their daily legal challenges (claims approval, negotiation or termination of contracts, commercial disputes, litigation …) . Contribution to the continuous improvement of legal procedures..

 

Your Profile

 

Experience & Expertise

• Master’s degree (LL.M. or equivalent) in Business Law, International Business Law, or Corporate Law.
• Between 7 and 10 years of experience in a senior legal counsel role, preferably in the dermo-cosmetic industry within an international environment.
• Strong knowledge of the legal framework of annual negotiation with French Customers (retailers) .
• Strong knowledge of cosmetic regulation, distribution and consumer law 

 

Key Skills

• Extensive experience in contract negotiation and drafting, particularly in an international setting.
• Strong analytical and risk management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and handle complex legal projects.
• Business-oriented mindset with a pragmatic approach.

 

Languages & IT Tools

• Fluent English and French (written & spoken), with strong contract negotiation and drafting skills.
• Proficient in google applications (Drive, Gmail, Sheets, Docs).

 

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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