Legal Advisor

💼Job Title: Legal Advisor

👨‍💻Job Type: Contract

👨‍💻Who can apply: Anyone

📍Location: Gent Belgium

📍Language: English & Dutch

💼Work regime: Hybrid (1 days/week onsite)

🔥Keywords: Legal Advisor, Contracts, Litigation of threatened litigation

Sector

Our client is a is a prominent telecommunications company known for its extensive network infrastructure and comprehensive range of services. It provides innovative solutions in internet, mobile, and television communications, catering to both residential and business customers

Position Overview:

Function “reports” to FK Legal & Regulatory Manager (who in turn reports “” within the Management Team to the CEO).

The function mainly concerns supporting the ongoing negotiations with the Construction Partners (CPs) for the roll-out of FK's fiber optic network.

There are currently 8 CPs active on the basis of a (complex) existing agreement based on the Dutch model. The aim is to break open and renegotiate those agreements on the basis of experience gained and IFV new strategic choices.

Certain CPs are open to this. Certain CPs are (initially) less / not open to this. With certain CPs, the intention is to terminate the agreement (under certain conditions).

For the CPs with which we continue to work, the intention is to maintain the existing complex agreement (subordinate) for the time being, but to supplement it with:

• A settlement for existing discussion points

• A new way of working (see especially a program of requirements)

In the second phase, a fully coordinated version is envisaged.

For CPs that are stopped, the intention is:

• Close a settlement for existing discussion points

• End the existing agreement in such a way that a flawless transition can be realized with (an) other party (s) ifv the further operation of the network

What you'll do:

In particular, the position has the following tasks in that context:

Analysis of potential claims

Advice in the context of such potential claims

Support negotiation of such potential claims

Proposals for contract clauses based on the discussions

Discuss these contract clauses, both internally with the various functions involved (see eg Procurement, Construction, Finance, Operations, ...) and externally (see eg lawyer (s) representing / representing the CP)

Project management and follow-up of all open points

Clear and simple storage in drafts / comments systems

Pursue as much conformity as possible between the different texts for the different parties

Periodic “reporting” on progress to FK Legal & Regulatory Manager, who remains closely involved in the CP project

In addition, the function in support of FK's Legal & Regulatory Manager can be involved for specific questions regarding e.g.:

Administrative aspects of network deployment (see e.g. permits, permissions, ...)

Purchase files

Litigation of threatened litigation

What you bring:

• Degree in Law
• Minimum 5 years of practical experience
• Relevant experience in contract contracts
• Contract lawyer
• Relevant software knowledge
• Smooth knowledge of Dutch and English
• Minimum 4/5 available
• Preferably no other professional activities
• Minimum 1 to 2 days at the Ghent office

A little about us:

Innova Solutions is a diverse and award-winning global technology services partner. We provide our clients with strategic technology, talent, and business transformation solutions, enabling them to be leaders in their field.

• Founded in 1998, headquartered in Atlanta (Duluth), Georgia.
• Employs over 50,000 professionals worldwide, with annual revenue approaching $3.0B.
• Delivers strategic technology and business transformation solutions globally.
• Operates through global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe.
• Provides services for data centre migration and workload development for cloud service providers.

Awardee of prestigious recognition including:

• Women’s Choice Awards - Best Companies to Work for Women & Millennials, 2024
• Forbes, America’s Best Temporary Staffing and Best Professional Recruiting Firms, 2023
• American Best in Business, Globe Awards, Healthcare Vulnerability Technology Solutions, 2023
• Global Health & Pharma, Best Full-Service Workforce Lifecycle Management Enterprise, 2023
• Received 3 SBU Leadership in Business Awards
• Stevie International Business Awards, Denials Remediation Healthcare Technology Solutions, 2023