Paralegal /Legal assistant

  • Full-time

Company Description

Chiquita is a leading global company with 20,000 employees across 30 countries. We are passionate about our nutritious, high-quality, energy-rich and value-added bananas.

Chiquita's products are sold in nearly 70 countries around the world. Chiquita Brads International grows, procures, markets and sells bananas and other fresh fruits under the Chiquita brand and other names.

Job Description

We are looking for a Paralegal /Legal assistant who will report to the Head of Legal.  He/she will provide support to the legal department in Etoy on a 100% basis.

Primary responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

  • Assist legal team in variety of legal work including preparing and managing contracts based on standard
  • Maintain the corporate (GEMS) and contract database, together with other members in US and Costa Rica
  • Maintain the trademarks portfolio with the help of TM Agent
  • Work closely with accounting, tax and treasury’s departments in coordinating execution of statutory filings, internal approvals and corporate actions for all Chiquita companies in Europe (corporate housekeeping)
  • Coordinating filing of UBO in Europe and providing corresponding information to different provider.
  • Liaise with notaries and external lawyers in EME as necessary
  • Provide ad-hoc project support as required
  • General administrative support to the Etoy legal team (including preparing PO and budget and managing the invoicing process)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in Law or Certificate or Diploma from a professional or business school with at least 5 years’ experience in similar position in an international company.
  • Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Office, Access, PowerPoint)
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.  Proficiency in both written and verbal English is a must, French and  any additional European languages will be considered a strong plus
  • Strong attention to detail and superior organizational skills
  • Ability to independently prioritize and manage a heavy workload, often under tight time constraints
  • Demonstrated professional maturity and ability to manage sensitive/ confidential tasks and information
  • Flexible and a good team player
  • High cultural awareness and respect are key

Additional Information

What we offer:

  • Collaboration with a worldwide known, international company
  • Modern office in Étoy, VD
  • Demanding position with many tasks
  • Opportunities of development