Who is L’Oréal? 

L'Oréal is the world's largest and most profitable beauty company. Present in over 150 countries, L’Oréal has catered to all forms of beauty in the world for over 100 years and has built an unrivalled portfolio of more than  36 international, diverse and complementary brands including L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Nyx Professional Makeup, IT Cosmetics, Lancôme, Kiehl's, Urban Decay, Shu Uemura, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Biotherm, Clarisonic, Kérastase, L'Oréal Professionnel, Matrix, Vichy, and La Roche-Posay.

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business: beauty. The group's mission is to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to women and men around the world with respect for their diversity. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our ambition for the coming years is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by creating the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires.

Our business is energetic and vibrant, underpinned by strong ethical principles and our belief that financial performance and responsible business go hand-in-hand. We are driven each day by our six founding values - Passion, Innovation, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Open-mindedness, Quest for Excellence and Responsibility.

The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.

When beauty and tech collide, the impossible can happen!

In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

Why join us?

Being the world's #1 beauty company, L'Oréal empowers its people who are ready to take bets, think out of the box, defend their convictions, be resilient and leave their own mark. They are offered numerous opportunities, fast track careers and early responsibilities. L'Oréal has ambitious goals and is striving for excellence. This permanent learning experience helps you stretch your potential.

We define success as making a positive, conscious impact. At L’Oréal, you will be encouraged to think and act beyond your job. We push boundaries and move fast globally to stay ahead of the game. Your job will be your own innovation playground. We encourage different points of view. What sets you apart is what makes you great. You will always have the space to question, express, agree and disagree. We unleash everyone's potential. Here, learning opportunities are endless. You will build your own unique path. We believe in the impact of great mentors. You will be inspired by people you won't ever want to forget.

What will you do? 

Our Legal Counsel works at the heart of a busy and well-respected award-winning legal team, liaising with the regional legal team of the L’Oréal SAPMENA Zone (South Asia-Pacific Middle East North Africa), as well as the international legal function based in Paris. Reporting to the General Counsel for L’Oréal MYSG, the Legal Counsel is responsible for developing a strong understanding of L’Oréal’s businesses, and providing timely, accurate and legally compliant advice to the various divisions and functions. Our lawyers work with colleagues from all areas of the business, including in information technology, data privacy, commercial, digital, media, ecommerce, retail, marketing, purchasing, finance, market research, consumer advisory and communications.

This is a 12-months contract position, renewable yearly (subject to performance). 

You are expected to manage the following:

• Negotiating, reviewing, and drafting all types of contracts and legal documents 
• Advising the operational and functional departments in all areas of law (commercial, competition, data privacy, corporate, communications, real estate, information technology & intellectual property) 
• Provide training and/or empower business with the learning to increase and ensure awareness and appropriate compliance with internal policy and relevant laws and regulations.
• Maintaining the existing high profile of the legal team throughout the business and active legal involvement in operational decision making
• Liaising with counterparts in the Paris-based headquarters and Zone legal team 

Who are we looking for?

• Qualified lawyer, possess a Bachelor of Laws degree.
• Minimum 6 years PQE 
• Strong demonstrable and relevant track record of advising on legal issues. 
• Excellent communication (written and spoken), negotiation and presentational skills.
• Strategic thinker with ability to move effortlessly between strategy, implementation, and tactical opportunities.
• Ability to establish, exploit and influence effective networks at all levels. 
• Confident and persuasive individual capable of managing and resolving difficult situations.
• IT savvy and open to usage of legal technology and applications.
• Demonstrates creativity and open to explore new ways of working such as embracing legal technology in day-to-day tasks.

L’Oréal Competencies 

• Innovator 
• Strategist 
• People Developer 
• Integrator 
• Entrepreneur 

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.