CDD - Junior Legal Counsel (M/F)

About the company

General Presentation Gemmyo is an independent jewelry House that develops a new vision of luxury, anchored in its time. Creations are designed and manufactured in France to order and offered in a vast selection of precious stones and metals. The brand distinguishes itself through a personalized customer experience, a largely digital model, 100% integrated distribution, and always respectful pricing.

More than half of sales are made on the Gemmyo website and 50% through the brand's 9 boutiques, located in Paris (2 boutiques), Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Geneva, Brussels, and Tokyo. The House is also present via a Residence (pop-up boutique) in Zurich since July 2024.

The House, with about a hundred employees, is now a reference for a demanding French-speaking clientele.

Gemmyo currently possesses strong assets

• Significant brand awareness in its French, Japanese, Swiss, and Belgian markets, and an enthusiastic welcome from its customers
• A team structured around a General Manager and 4 departments: Marketing, Finance & Digital, Operations & Retail, General Secretariat
• Rare expertise in the field of digital luxury
• Comfortable cash flow

The company has defined an aggressive international expansion plan that will be deployed starting from 2027.

Your tasks

As a generalist Legal Counsel, you will support the General Secretary on all legal matters of the House, from advisory to the management of day-to-day affairs. You will primarily intervene on the following subjects:

Intellectual Property

• Drafting and monitoring rights assignment contracts: workshops and designers, photographers and videographers, models, influencers, as well as various one-off contracts (architects, musicians, painters, artists).
• Building and maintaining a library of contract templates and standard clauses, adapted to the practices of the Marketing teams.
• Managing the portfolio of trademarks, designs, and models (INPI, EUIPO, WIPO): filings, renewals, and monitoring deadlines, in connection with industrial property counsel.
• Ensuring monitoring and competitive benchmarks.

Real Estate Law and Insurance

• Monitoring commercial leases for boutiques and premises: deadlines, revisions, renewals.
• Managing insurance policies (multirisk operating, works, stock, and transit) and claims declarations.

Labor Law & Debt Collection

• Supporting the HR function on common labor law issues: contracts, amendments, procedures.
• Managing amicable debt collection.

Requirements

• Master 2 in Law (intellectual property or business law)
• 0 to 2 years of experience, including internships and apprenticeships, ideally in an IP firm or in luxury, fashion, or cosmetics.
• Good knowledge of copyright, trademark and design law, image rights; basics in contract law, consumer law, commercial leases, and labor law.
• Sense of rigor and organization: drafting precision, monitoring deadlines, managing many simultaneous files.
• Pragmatic and business-oriented mindset: finding the solution that secures without blocking creative projects.
• Personal qualities: curiosity, creativity, proactive approach, taste for teamwork, and adaptability. You are comfortable in loosely defined environments and know how to move forward without having all the answers.
• Fluent English is essential
• Curiosity for jewelry, luxury, and digital marketing.

What we offer

• Benevolent working environment and meritocratic corporate culture.
• First legal position in the House: opportunity to build the function and its tools.
• Great variety of subjects in a luxury House with strong international growth.
• High-impact position, which will actively contribute to the Gemmyo of tomorrow.

Other

Start date: CDD starting from January 2027