Legal Counsel - Portuguese Qualified
Substantive Legal Experience
Substantive Legal Experience
Lisbon
Legal Staffing
Mar 6, 2026
Our client in the FMCG space, require support from a Portuguese-qualified lawyer for the next 3 months to support with the transfer of the business to a new entity.
The role
Work pattern
Part-time, 3 days per week (may consider full-time for the right person)
Location
Ideally some office time in Lisbon to build relationships with the team
Start date
ASAP
The role
- Leading and managing sales contracts - currently operating under a concessionaire model with 18 partners across Portugal.
- Driving commercial agreements within the in-home business - managing 15-20 customers, including 5-6 key accounts.
- Managing supply chain agreements and supplier negotiations - with the majority conducted on supplier paper.
- Partnering with procurement and sales teams to support operational execution.
- Advising on competition considerations within commercial contracting - particularly important given their strong market position and the need to navigate competition-sensitive negotiations.
- Supporting corporate matters relating to the spin-out, collaborating with external counsel on M&A related work (deep expertise not required, but comfort handling external counsel and managing transactional communications is important).
- Partnering closely with the Legal Counsel for Iberia on discovery and integration activities, helping drive operational improvements and aligning local processes with the broader organisation.
- Senior lawyer
- Portuguese speaking, Portuguese qualified
- Solid commercial contracts experience in FMCG context
- Comfortable handling competition issues in relation to commercial contracts
- Team player and great business partner, collaborative
Work pattern
Part-time, 3 days per week (may consider full-time for the right person)
Location
Ideally some office time in Lisbon to build relationships with the team
Start date
ASAP