The Team:
The Legal team partners with every Hermès department to support their business goals by providing legal advice, risk analysis, and liability management, through legal documentation and strategy.
The Opportunity:
As the Legal Specialist, you will work closely with the SVP of Legal and other legal team members on a variety of legal documents, including event venue, hotel, catering and other general contracts. You will be responsible for maintaining organization of legal department documents, tracking important dates and processes while operating in a fast-paced environment with ability to work in cross-collaboration with other business partners including Paris team.
About the Role:
Review and mark up contacts
Prepare track litigation and contract obligations and important dates.
Manage and onboard Landlord and other vendors into payment system.
Oversee negotiation, signature and filing of non-disclosure agreements.
Manage internal compliance documents and update as needed.
Manage and maintain legal forms database and update as needed.
Create, edit, revise, proofread and redline documents (including legal contracts, agreements, letters, and other legal correspondence).
Oversee subpoenas and other legal process received by company and coordinate response with business teams
Assist in the development of other legal projects, programs, and procedures aimed at realizing strategic goals for efficient functioning of legal department.
On-line legal research and tracking new Federal and State legislation as needed.
Supervisory Responsibility:
Budget Responsibility:
Decision Making Responsibility:
About You:
The range for this position is $70,000 - $75,000 annually. Actual rates are determined on the job, location, and individual experience.
We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.
Hermès Benefits Overview:
Hermès is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support the needs of our employees and their families, including:
Commission and bonus incentives based on sales performance
Medical, Dental, Vision,
Life Insurance and Disability
Paid time off (annual vacation of 15 days, 11 company holidays, 3 floating holidays, 2 wellbeing days, and sick & safe time)
Paid Parental leave and transition time
401(k) and Roth Retirement plan with company matching and profit sharing
Various voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts, fitness reimbursement, voluntary life insurance
Product discount and EAP resources
Access to Calm App, Health Advocate, Family Building Support and more!
Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.
An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.
At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès’ success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that’s at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films “Footsteps Across the World” available on our website. Link here
Our Commitment:
Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.
At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.
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A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 25,185 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.
A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs more than 16,600 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial presence that respects people and nature, a source of exceptional materials. Sixteen artisanal métiers nurture the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.
