LEGAL OFFICER - M/F

Description :

Reporting to the Regional Delegate and her deputy, the Legal Officer develops and carries out a mission of assistance, advice, legal monitoring, and prevention of disputes and litigation for the regional delegation and research structures.

He/she produces and implements legal procedures, particularly in the administrative and research, financial, and HR fields (valorization and intellectual property, agreements related to scientific and institutional collaborations, biological material transfer agreements, public procurement, etc.) and processes the files under his/her responsibility.

LEGAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH STRUCTURES AND DELEGATION SERVICES:

• Advise research structures as well as delegation services to address the legal issues they encounter and provide a role of legal expertise
• Support units in setting up their projects, identifying and proposing an adapted legal framework (research collaborations, biological material transfer, data transfer, hosting, secondment of personnel, intellectual property, clinical research.)
• Provide legal support for the drafting of specific agreements related to the DR's activity (real estate co-financing, catering

SECURING AND DEFENDING THE SCIENTIFIC, LEGAL, ECONOMIC, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT:

• Respond to all requests in law, particularly in intellectual property law, contract law, personal data protection, etc. Depending on the case, process requests in connection with the relevant INSERM services (Legal Affairs Department, Inserm-Transfert, Clinical Research Hub, etc.)
• Analyze files to be expertized within his/her field of competence
• Ensure the negotiation and drafting of contracts and agreements
• Participate in the negotiation and processing of framework agreements and mixed-status agreements with institutional partners
• Ensure the implementation and publication of delegations of signature
• Monitor, analyze, and interpret regulatory texts and ensure their proper application in the relevant field
• Propose and draft internal notes and procedures resulting from new legislative and regulatory provisions
• Monitor litigation and pre-litigation in connection with the Delegation services and the Headquarters departments
• Set up a documentary fund in the legal field

Profile sought:

You hold a BACHELOR'S OR A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LAW, ideally with a specialization in public law, contract law, or intellectual property law.

KNOWLEDGE

• Contract law, intellectual property law, and personal data law.
• Public law.
• Organization of public research and the functioning of public establishments, particularly EPST.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Mastery of legal analysis and drafting.
• Ability to apply, interpret, and explain regulatory texts as well as the establishment's procedures.
• Project management methodology.
• Ability to conduct negotiations and support project leaders by meeting their needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively and report on one's activity.
• Management of priorities while respecting deadlines and constraints.
• Good mastery of common office tools and electronic signature software.
• Mastery of English, both written and spoken (fluent level).

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Rigor, autonomy, and a sense of responsibility.
• Initiative and open-mindedness.
• Excellent analysis, synthesis, and writing skills.
• Interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and a taste for teamwork.
• Discretion and respect for confidentiality.