Junior Legal Counsel

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 207,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions.

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Job Title: Junior Legal Counsel

Job Location:  Budapest, Hungary

Main Responsibilities:

•Ensuring the legal compliance with local laws of the company's consumer business activity, including e-commerce, competition law, marketing materials, electronic products access compliance, GDPR, ESG..

•reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of contractual documents, including Distribution agreements, Sales contracts, Marketing campaign agreements, NDAs, and supplier agreements, etc.

•Legal Advice and Support: Provide timely and accurate legal advice to CBG business departments (e.g., online sales, marketing, retail, service) and propose solutions for legal issues in daily operations.

• Compliance and Risk Management: Assist in handling compliance matters related to consumer protection, data privacy (GDPR), advertising law, competition law, etc., and identify and assess potential legal risks.

• Internal Collaboration: Work closely with regional legal teams, headquarters legal departments, and other internal functions (e.g., finance, tax, HR) to ensure business activities comply with company policies and legal regulations.

• Legal Research: Monitor and research the latest developments in relevant Hungarian and EU laws and regulations, and assess their impact on business operations.

• Document Management: Establish and maintain legal documentation archives to ensure proper custody of all legal documents.

Requirements:

•1-3 years legal work experience. Experience in the technology industry, consumer goods sector, or law firms is preferred. Outstanding fresh graduates may also be considered.

•Familiarity with Hungarian commercial law, contract law, consumer protection law, etc. Knowledge of EU data privacy laws (GDPR) is an advantage.

•Fluent in Hungarian and English (both written and spoken) as working languages.

•Excellent drafting and negotiation skills together with a strong business sense required.

•Ability to handle both routine and general legal matters.

•Ability to effectively deliver sound and clear legal advice in a business setting.

•Computer skills required: proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

•Optimistic, patient, precise and stress tolerant behavior and good skills of communication.

What We Offer: We offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest growing multinational telecommunication companies, challenging work and a competitive salary package. Personal development is ensured through many training opportunities across Europe.

Interested? Please apply with your documents in English. Applications without CV will not be considered.

Important: To be considered for this role, applicants must be eligible to work and live in Budapest.

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