Junior Legal Counsel

This role is suited for a lawyer with 1–3 years of relevant experience, ideally gained in an in-house or commercially focused environment, who wants to develop in a broad commercial and corporate role and enjoys working at the intersection of law, business and digitalisation.

You will work closely with the General Counsel and support the business on a wide range of commercial, corporate and technology-driven legal matters.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will:

• Draft, review and support negotiations of commercial agreements including third parties, supplier, franchise and collaboration agreements, as well as SaaS agreements
• Advise internal stakeholders across Digital, E-commerce, Marketing, Procurement, Finance and Retail, translating legal risk into practical, business-oriented advice
• Support corporate legal matters, including corporate housekeeping, entity management, governance documentation and KYC processes
• Contribute to legal operations and legal tech initiatives, including contract management tools, workflow optimisation and process automation
• Advise on AI and digital solutions from a legal risk and governance perspective, including vendor selection and contractual safeguards
• Help develop and maintain standard contracts, templates and legal playbooks
• Identify legal and operational risks early and escalate appropriately

Who you are

You are a junior lawyer who enjoys working close to the business and has a strong interest in digitalisation. You bring:

• A Master’s degree in Law
• 1–3 years of relevant legal experience, preferably gained in an in-house or commercially oriented role
• Experience with or strong interest in commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements
• Strong technological understanding, with interest in digital platforms, AI and legal operations
• Interest in corporate legal work, including governance, compliance and KYC-related processes
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English (Dutch is a must)

A proactive, structured and pragmatic working style

As part of Hunkemöller’s continued digital transformation, we are expanding our in-house Legal team with a Junior Commercial & Corporate Legal Counsel.