About Flight Centre Travel Group
Flight Centre Travel Group is one of the world’s largest travel companies with over 12,000 employees globally - who we call ‘Flighties’. With over thirty brands under our family tree and headquarters in more than twenty countries, our roles are diverse and our opportunities are endless. When, we say we’re a great place to work, we have the proof to back it up. Over the past 12 years we’ve been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ including one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing and Best Workplaces for Women. Together, we live and breathe our number one philosophy, our people, and turn up each day driven by our purpose to open up the world for those who want to see. Put simply, we’re a bunch of travel lovers looking for more travel lovers to join our family.
Reporting to the Regional General Counsel – EMEA, you will be a trusted business partner to stakeholders across multiple EMEA markets, working most closely with our FCM and FCM Meetings & Events brands.
This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic regional legal function operating out of London while being based in our Paris office.
As Legal Counsel – EMEA, you will work across various FCTG brands, providing high-quality legal support in a fast-paced, international environment. Your focus will be leading legal support for France, Spain and Switzerland, while also collaborating with the wider EMEA legal team across other key European markets, including the Nordics and Germany.
You will work directly with senior decision makers, gaining deep insight into FCTG’s commercial objectives, risk appetite and strategic priorities.
Commercial Contracting
Draft, review and negotiate client contracts for global/national travel management services across FCTG brands (e.g., FCM, FCM Meetings & Events).
Negotiate supplier contracts (airlines, hotels, IT vendors, consultants, DMCs, employee benefits providers).
Prepare NDAs, term sheets, letters of intent, facility/loan documents and manage DocuSign processes.
Potential involvement in contract management tools (e.g., iCertis).
Travel Law & Regulatory Advice
Advise on applicable travel regulations, including IATA requirements.
Corporate & Company Secretarial
Draft intercompany loan agreements, corporate authorisations and maintain corporate registers.
Litigation Management
Advise on disputes, negotiate with counterparties and instruct external counsel where appropriate.
Conduct contractual interpretation, risk analysis and provide options papers to management.
Data Protection & Security
Support Data Protection and Client Information Security teams in risk mitigation and contractual compliance.
Risk & Compliance
Act as the local point of reference for topics such as sanctions and whistleblowing.
Employment Law
Support HR with queries relating to IP assignment, TUPE and equality matters.
Process Improvement
Draft precedents, build contract playbooks and deliver training to commercial teams to enhance efficiency across EMEA.
About you
1–5 years’ experience as an in-house legal counsel.
Strong commercial contracting experience (private practice commercial team experience or in-house secondment welcome).
Ability to manage multiple workstreams with competing priorities.
Commercially pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; organised, curious and self-reliant.
Master’s degree in commercial and/or corporate law.
Ability to draft, review and negotiate contracts in French, English and Spanish.
Travel law experience (not mandatory).
Experience in M&A/Corporate or general Commercial law.
German language skills are a plus.
Our number one philosophy is Our people. Flight Centre Travel Group's promise is to provide an environment with equality of respect, dignity and opportunity for all our employees. We value an inclusive and supportive workplace which reflects the diversity of our society.
We welcome accommodation requests to help make our hiring and onboarding experience as accessible as possible. Please advise us about accommodation needs at any point by contacting our Recruitment Team at RecruitmentUK@flightcentre.co.uk
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Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the world’s largest travel companies, employing 15,000 like-minded individuals – known as ‘Flighties’.
Our story dates to 1973, when founder Graham Turner (aka “Skroo") and friend Geoff “Spy” Lomas buy a double-decker bus and take off on their first tour around Spain, Portugal and Morrocco, 3 years later forming the first business, Top Deck. After flight deregulations in the 80s our first retail "Flight Centre" stores opened in Australia in 1982, London in 1984, and NZ in 1987.
1987 was also the year we held our first “Global Gathering” awards event celebrating our amazing people, a tradition that continues to this day.
And in 2025 we launched our very first loyalty program, World360 Rewards! Our Australian customers now able to earn and redeem points across Flight Centre, Travel Associates, and Cruiseabout.
We’re in our 40s now and a lot has changed! With global headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, our company owned leisure and corporate travel businesses span three major regions: APAC, The Americas and EMEA.
Our flagship corporate travel management brand, FCM, extends our reach even further through a network covering over 100 countries via both company-owned operations and independent licensees.
With 30 brands across our global footprint, our team spans from customer-facing to internal support roles. The opportunities just as diverse – from a Travel Consultant at Flight Centre or Envoyage, to a Machine Learning Scientist in one of our tech pillars.
Together, we live and breathe our number one philosophy, Our People, driven by our purpose ‘To open up the world for those who want to see’.
Our values are simple and powerful - Ownership, Egalitarianism and Irreverence.
We support our people with opportunities to help you thrive, connect, give, move and be rewarded. Our people have access to a suite of curated benefits to ensure holistic wellbeing – from mental and physical health to financial freedom.
