Legal Counsel - Region Europe

**Are you a current Elekta employee?**   ======================================== Please click here to apply through our internal career site [Find Jobs - Elekta](https://wd3.myworkday.com/elekta/d/task/1422$856.htmld). **Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?**   =================================================================== We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities. We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details! As part of our continued growth across Region Europe, we are looking for a **Legal Counsel** to join our international Legal team and provide high-quality, pragmatic legal support to our European business. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer with early in-house experience who is excited to work in a fast-paced, international environment within the medical device industry. About the role ============== As Legal Counsel for Region Europe (REU), you will work closely with business stakeholders and legal colleagues across multiple countries, providing **commercial, practical, and risk-aware legal advice**. You will play a key role in supporting sales contracting, corporate governance, and broader legal matters across the region, while collaborating with specialist global teams in Compliance, IP, and Regulatory Affairs. Key responsibilities ==================== **As part of the Elekta Legal Team, you will:** * Work closely with legal colleagues both within Region Europe & globally as part of a collaborative, high-energy international team * Act at all times with integrity, ethical judgment, and in line with Elekta’s values * Provide prompt, practical, and commercially focused legal advice to internal clients * Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial contracts * Support litigation, arbitration, and dispute matters (with senior counsel support as appropriate) * Assist with acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate restructurings * Develop and implement best practices, templates, and training to streamline legal processes * Deliver legal training to business stakeholders * Participate actively in Elekta Legal forums and initiatives **Role-specific responsibilities (Region Europe):** * Legal review and negotiation of sales contracts across REU in line with established processes * Provide full legal support to Elekta’s legal entities in REU, including employment and real estate matters (with external counsel where needed) * Support corporate governance and internal governance requirements, including signatory rights management * Conduct legal risk assessments and provide clear, actionable recommendations * Apply Elekta’s Contracting Excellence process consistently * Provide initial support on Compliance, IP, and Regulatory matters, liaising with specialist teams as required * Instruct and manage external counsel, ensuring compliance with internal fee and approval processes * Support other areas of the business as agreed with the Regional General Counsel to help manage capacity across the team What we’re looking for ====================== **Essential qualifications and experience** * Graduate of an English law school with strong academic credentials * Qualified lawyer and member in good standing of a local bar (or equivalent) * Minimum **2 years’ full-time practice** as a licensed attorney, including **in-house legal experience** * Strong commercial and contract law foundation * Excellent English (written and verbal); additional European languages are an advantage **Skills and competencies** * Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills * Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities * Commercial mindset with the ability to balance legal risk and business needs * Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working across functions and seniority levels * Confident working independently with minimal supervision * Excellent negotiation, communication, training, and presentation skills * Sound ethical judgment and a strong sense of ownership and accountability What we offer ============= * A truly **international in-house legal role** supporting a purpose-driven medtech business * Exposure to complex, cross-border legal work across Region Europe * A collaborative, supportive legal team with strong professional standards * Opportunities to grow your in-house legal career within a global organisation * Competitive compensation and benefits * International travel (up to ~15%) Why Elekta? =========== At Elekta, our work impacts patients’ lives every day. Joining our Legal team means being a trusted adviser to a business that values **integrity, collaboration, and innovation** — while helping shape the future of cancer care.