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3M Legal Counsel (m/f/x) in Zwijndrecht, Belgium

Job Description:

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with curious, creative 3Mers.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Legal Counsel for Benelux , you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

  • Review and negotiate commercial contracts, and provide counsel on legal compliance with a focus on a large environmental remediation project

  • Engage with external stakeholders and authorities, provide legal representation, and maintain company interests

  • Offer legal advice to 3M Belgium’s different business teams and support functions, manage claims and litigation, and instruct outside counsel

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate effectively, and build strong working relationships

  • Analyze legal issues, identify risks, and develop strategies to protect company interests and counsel regarding regulatory compliance

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree

  • Fluent in Flemish and English (both written and orally)

  • 5-7 years post-qualification legal experience, minimum 3 years as Belgian attorney-at-law

  • Effective communication across all levels, strong interpersonal skills, willingness to engage with stakeholders, and collaborate within the team

  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, proactive in identifying risks and offering practical solutions

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Good level of French

  • Experience in environmental law

  • Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Resources for You

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. (https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/stay-connected/insights-for-candidates/) If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page.

*At 3M, diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. If you want to discover more about D&I at 3M, please visit http://go.3M.com/4i9C

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. Our global Work Your Way initiative gives our employees flexibility in where and how their work can be performed, subject at all times to any location-specific rules and policies that may be in place from time to time (more information on such rules/policies can be provided upon request from the relevant in-location HR).

At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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