Legal Counsel, Trainline

France, 10 Month Contract

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+ 2-for-1 share purchase plans.

Senior and Expert level
Paris

More information about location

2+ days a week in office (Rue Saint-Georges, Paris)

Trainline

Train ticketing platform

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Trainline

Train ticketing platform

1001+ employees

B2CB2BTravelSustainabilityTransporteCommerce

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ 2-for-1 share purchase plans.

Senior and Expert level
Paris

More information about location

2+ days a week in office (Rue Saint-Georges, Paris)

1001+ employees

B2CB2BTravelSustainabilityTransporteCommerce

Company mission

We're building the world's no.1 rail platform while empowering greener travel choices, connecting people and places.

Role

Who you are

  • You will be expected to have a good understanding of all areas of commercial law with a particular focus on the French market, including consumer, e-commerce, advertising and marketing, data protection, IP, and commercial contracts
  • Significant experience in a similar role in an international setting
  • French law qualified
  • Private practice and in-house experience preferred with a tech/online focus, ideally multi-jurisdictional
  • Experience working in a fast-paced business
  • Strong general understanding of consumer law, e-commerce law, advertising and marketing law, data protection law and commercial contracts
  • Demonstrable team player and must be able to work cross functionally
  • A significant degree of autonomy and responsibility will be expected with an ability to ‘self-start’ confidently and effectively
  • Strong communication and influencing skills, including in respect of senior management colleagues
  • Attention to detail and ability to carry out in depth legal analysis but deliver advice in a concise, business friendly manner
  • Effective organisational and prioritisation skills will be required to successfully manage your own workload and the business’ expectations
  • Commercially astute
  • Open to travel to our London and EU offices occasionally
  • Fluent in French and English

Desirable

  • Other EU languages (particularly Spanish)
  • IP law experience
  • Ideally 5+ years PQE

What the job involves

  • The Legal team has been instrumental in supporting the business through its continued expansion
  • Headed up by James Hanratty (a Legal leader in Digital & Technology), they have won several industry accolades in recent years including ‘In-House Team of the Year’ at the Lexis Nexis Legal Awards in 2019
  • Striking a balance between being innovative and high performing yet remaining close-knit and highly supportive of one another, this is a highly regarded team where people genuinely enjoy what they do and make a difference to the business every day!
  • We are recruiting for this role on a 10 month contract, reporting into the Senior Legal Counsel (based in Milan), the focus of this role will be to provide international legal support, in particular to drive the growth of Trainline’s consumer proposition in France and Spain as well as playing a key role in the delivery of an ongoing strategy to be the go-to platform for international travelers across Europe, especially Americans
  • With significant business investment being put into our European business, this is an incredible opportunity to join Trainline at a time of exciting growth
  • You will act as our French market counsel lead and work closely with the Legal Consumer and Product team to provide support on Spanish and US related matters
  • Providing French legal advice in respect of consumer, e-commerce, advertising and marketing, data protection and intellectual property law and overall legal support to the French brand, marketing, communications, SEO, PPC and product teams
  • Working with the Legal, Consumer and Product team in respect of the provision of consumer and general legal advice in the Spanish market (generally advising on strategic matters such as partnerships)
  • Providing overall legal support to activities related to our international (especially US) customers, in particular-commerce, advertising and marketing and PR events
  • Drafting, negotiating and interpreting commercial contracts, mainly in respect of Trainline acting as a customer when procuring services for the brand, comms and product and market research teams
  • Managing Trainline’s intellectual property portfolio and strategy, working closely with the Senior Legal Counsel

Application process

  • Please apply for the role with a CV written in English
  • Call with Talent Acquisition to dive into your experience and discuss scope of the role
  • Skills & competencies-based assessment with Senior Legal Counsel & Legal Counsel FR
  • Competencies-based interview with Head of Legal Consumer/Product & Deputy General Counsel

Our take

Trainline make it super easy to book transport tickets. Their app is intuitive and well designed. and they're even pioneering paperless travel, allowing you to store your tickets in the app.

They're hyper focused on customer experience and have a product culture of fast iteration to deliver great outcomes for customers.

Their customers make 170,000 journeys a day and they sell 200 tickets a minute.

They're continuing to innovate to stay ahead. They're using machine learning to predict price movements and are integrating with Siri and Google Assistant so people can buy tickets just by speaking to their phone.

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Insights

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42% female employees

14% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Employee endorsements

Challenging work

"The complex nature of the market as we work with different suppliers is an amazing opportunity to create fluid solutions. A very well segmented..."

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2006

$212.6m

LATE VC

Total funding: $212.6m

Company benefits

  • Flexible working (40% min office attendance)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Gym memberships
  • Private Health and dental Insurance
  • Pension (matched contributions)
  • Income Protection
  • Share Incentive Plan (buy one get one free)
  • Learning budget
  • Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
  • Shared Parental Leave
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Free Perkbox subscription

Company values

  • Own It - We care about every customer, partner and journey
  • Do Good - We make a positive impact
  • Travel Together - We're one team
  • Think Big - We are building the future of rail

Company HQ

Farringdon, London, UK

Leadership

Jody Ford

(CEO, not founder)

Previously Non-exec Director of Moonpig and Photobox Group.

Milena Nikolic

(Chief Technology Officer, not founder)

Previously Engineering Director at Google.

Lisa Hillier

(Chief People Officer, not founder)

Previously Chief People Officer at Gousto , The Restaurant Group and Just Eat.

Mike Hyde

(Chief Data Officer, not founder)

Previously at Meta.

Dave Price

(Chief Product Officer, not founder)

Previously at Spotify and GoEuro.


People progressing

Joined as a Product Manager. Promoted to Product Manager after 1 year. Then promoted again to Principal Product Manager after 7 months and is currently Product Director.

Joined as Business Performance Analyst. Promoted to Senior Analyst after 1.5 years. Then promoted again to Commercial Manager after 7 months.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Trainline

  • 💚 Diversity drives us forward We know that having a diverse team is crucial to Trainline’s ongoing success. A team that is diverse in all forms – gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought are key to Trainline being an inclusive environment where every Trainliner can be their true self. We're committed to creating workplaces where everyone belongs, is celebrated and their differences are valued, creating an awesome employee and customer experience. 💚 Meet our Networks Our diversity networks are inclusive communities developed and led by Trainliners, with sponsorship and support from senior leaders. They're all about empowering and supporting underrepresented groups, by providing a safe space to talk, a place to come up with new ideas and a channel for voices to be heard. 🚀 Women in Leadership 💜 Artemis (gender equality) 🏳️‍🌈 Rainbow Train (LGBTQIA+) 🌻 Sunflower (accessibility) 🌍 Ethnic Diversity Network 🐣 Parent & Carers

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