Legal Counsel

About BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.

Your mission We are looking for a talented and business oriented tech company experienced lawyer to join the Legal team at BlaBlaCar on a permanent contract starting as soon as possible. Their mission is to support the high speed growth of the marketplace and international expansion of the business. As a Legal Counsel, your role will be to provide support to our marketplace, bus and train business teams on multiple legal practice areas such as commercial contracts, e-commerce, consumer protection and competition law. You will be reporting to the Head of Legal and working with a team of approx. 10 people. Knowledge in EU and FR law is a must; Knowledge of a foreign law (such as laws from Spain, Mexico, Ukraine) is a strong asset. This position requires the capacity of working in a fast growing tech company, of developing a high level of understanding of how our product works and of creating close connections with operational teams. Having an appetite for project management is a must.

Your Responsibilities Be a trusted advisor to the marketplace, bus and train business teams in multiple jurisdictions within EU and beyond by providing creative solutions while ensuring compliance with regulations, with a specific focus on our OTA (online travel agency) role; Managing any pre-litigations and litigations; Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts (including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, etc); Collaborate with internal partners, and notably government relations team, to respond to requests from regulators; All other matters which arise in the day to day running of an expanding business; Areas of particular relevance include consumer issues, commercial contracts, transportation regulation, e-commerce, digital law, competition law. Your Qualifications 6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an EU country, with experience in start-ups and new technology companies, either in house or in private practice; Knowledge and experience in dealing with a range of commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation and consumer protection; Knowledge and experience dealing with regulatory topics; Comfortable working in various jurisdictions; Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; Business oriented, creative and solution driven mind-set; Experience creating and managing processes and moving large-scale project forward; Autonomy and sense of initiative; Ability to work fast and meet aggressive deadlines; Flexibility and eagerness to learn new areas of law; You have excellent communication skills, you’re humble, and you enjoy sharing & learning from others; Full working proficiency in English and French. proficiency in an additional l