We are now looking for a Junior Legal Counsel for Merima

At Merima, shipbuilding is a passion we live and breathe every day. As a family-run business with over 35 years of experience, we know that having the world’s best talent on board is key to providing outstanding service and delivering the highest quality solutions every single time – no matter the project or timeframe. People are the cornerstone of our operations – people who ensure we can deliver what we promise.

With a strong track record of over 700 projects with the world’s most iconic cruises, we’ve developed a five-star team who can deliver efficient processes, well-defined measures and best practices for solving unique and complex needs. Our vision is to implement the most demanding shipbuilding projects for our customers, effortlessly.

Learn more about us and read how our journey began https://www.merima.fi/company/.

About the role

As a Junior Legal Counsel your primary focus will be tasks related to contract management and providing legal support for business operations and projects. You will handle tasks such as updating, translating, and drafting contracts and agreements. Additionally, you will provide legal advice on issues concerning e.g. data protection, procurement, and other projects. You will also support ad hoc legal questions and topics that may arise in various projects or development tasks.

Your regular tasks will include:

• Managing, updating, and reviewing contracts and other agreements.
• Internal development, site supervision contract management, development of the internal customer contract management processes, and internal audits related to project documentation.
• Tasks related to data protection, such as GDPR updates and documentation.
• Assisting our teams with ad hoc legal issues and various tasks when needed.

You will work alongside our Legal Counsel & CAO as an essential member of our business support team, working together with our project management and procurement team. You will have the opportunity to learn and take on new tasks, and we expect you to have a curious and commercial mindset.

The position is part-time, approximately 2–3 days a week, with fixed-term employment until 31st December 2024. If agreed, the employment may be continued as permanent after the fixed-term. The start date is either 17th June 2024 or 1st August 2024, depending on your situation. Our office is in Helsinki, but you have the option to work remotely part of the time if you wish.

What we are looking for

You already have a good deal of studies (at least 180 ECTS) behind you and you are familiar with the basics of contract law. You have some legal work experience, for example, from traineeship. While we don’t expect you to know everything, a curious and proactive mindset is essential. You’ll receive support from our team, but you will benefit from understanding data protection and company law basics. Knowledge on procurement or sustainability-related matters is also beneficial although not required. Since our working language is English, proficiency in both spoken and written English and Finnish is necessary.

We expect you to have

• At least 180 ECTS of completed legal studies
• Demonstrated legal experience from a law firm or in-house and understanding the basics of contract law
• Working proficiency in Finnish and English both spoken and written
• Flexibility, agility, curious attitude, and great attention to detail
• Eager to deepen your expertise in various tasks and business-oriented approach to legal issues

You will also benefit from

• Understanding the basics of data protection and company law
• Knowledge in sustainability and procurement contracts
• Proficiency in German or French

How about us?

Our core values are the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of Merima’s actions on a daily basis. We continuously bring care, commitment and quality to everything we do – even as the world around us has changed, our values and priorities have been reassuringly steadfast.

Here’s a checklist of our values to help you figure out if we are a match for you:

• Well-being – By ensuring well-being at work, success and well-implemented projects follow.
• Integrity – Integrity guarantees long-lasting and mutually valuable collaborations with partners and colleagues.
• Persistence – Through persistence, we ensure we deliver what we have committed to.
• Continuous development – We are ambitious to improve our competence and performance.
• Co-operation – We strive to make co-operation as seamless and effortless as possible.We aim to be the best workplace by promoting common goals, continuous development, and investment in employee experience. It is important to us that our employees are committed and happy. Well-being is based on meaningful work as well as refining and developing work methods so that working feels comfortable. Our hierarchy is low and the most important thing for us is that the team works well together.

Does this sound like a match? We can’t wait to hear more from you!

The recruitment is operated by Paragraaffi. We review all received applications on an ongoing basis, and we will conduct interviews as soon as suitable candidates are found. Please submit your application as soon as possible (CV and application letter) in English at our website by 26th May 2024 at the latest.

For more information, please contact Legal Talent Consultant, Business Unit Lead Erica Holmlund (050 5766 752, erica.holmlund@paragraaffi.fi).

This is Paragraaffi’s Secondment assignment, where you will be employed to Paragraaffi but work directly with Merima. All Paragraaffi Secondees are compensated with recommended salaries by The Association of Finnish Lawyers and work under collective agreement. At Paragraaffi, we promote equality in work-life, and we are committed to a legal profession that is open to all, diverse, and non-discriminatory.