Junior Legal Counsel

The Team:

The Legal team partners with every Hermès department to support their business goals by providing legal advice, risk analysis, and liability management, through legal documentation and strategy.

The Opportunity:

As Legal Counsel, you will work closely with all members of the legal team, the business teams, and French Parent Company to provide legal advice and counsel to a variety of matters. This position will sit in our NYC, NY Corporate Office.

About the Role:

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for events, collaborations, technology, and services
• Monitor changes in relevant federal, state, and local laws in areas such as privacy, consumer protection, and employment
• Support privacy compliance, including responding to data subject requests
• Assist with litigation management, including tracking and monitoring of legal trends across the industry
• Contribute to policy and procedure development and training
• Support and advise HR on employment-related matters
• Partner with customer service teams to respond to inquiries and requests
• Support other legal projects as assigned, gaining exposure to additional practice areas
• All other duties to be assigned by supervisor
• This is a full-time 5 day a week in person role with occasional travel to Paris
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility:

• NO
  
  

Budget Responsibility:

• NO
  
  

Decision Making Responsibility:

• YES
  
  

About You:

• J.D. from accredited U.S. law school
• 3-5 years of experience at a large global law firm
• Licensed to practice law in NY
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills & research skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels and departments
• Proven ability in managing multiple projects and competing priorities while balancing needs for quality and deadlines
• Must possess sound judgement and critical thinking skills, ability to deliver on variety of tasks in fast-pace environment
• Must handle confidential matters with utmost discretion
• Details oriented with strong organizational skills; evidence of self-motivation; demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and work both independently and in teams with service-oriented organization
  
  

The range for this position is $130,013.00 - $153,650.00 annually. Actual rates are determined on the job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.

Company Overview

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès' success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that's at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of short films “Footsteps Across the World” available on our website.

OUR COMMITMENT

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.

At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

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"A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 23 200 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in nearly 300 stores around the world"