The Department of International and European Law is seeking an outstanding international lawyer.

Tilburg Law School’s commitment to societal relevance and internationalization finds reflection in its emphasis on ... Tilburg University - Tilburg — AcademicTransfer

Tilburg Law School’s commitment to societal
relevance and internationalization finds reflection in its emphasis on bridging academic knowledge and practice in a globalizing world.
International law scholarship is at the forefront of our investigation into the impact of globalization upon law.

Specifications - (explanation)

Location	Tilburg
Function types	Professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers
Scientific fields	Law, European and International Law
Hours	40.0 hours per week
Education	Doctorate
Job number	UVT-EXT-2015-0017
Translations	en
About employer	Tilburg University
Short link	www.academictransfer.com/26221

Job description

Thechair in international law is located in the Department of European and
International Law (EIP). EIP offers a vibrant academic environment, with
international staff from different disciplinary backgrounds converging
around themes of common interest. EIP’s ambition is to perform at the
European top in terms of both research and education. EIP currently
includes some thirty research and teaching staff and hosts chairs in
international law, EU law, international environmental law,
international human rights law, law and development, and legal
philosophy. Research within EIP is conducted within the Center for
Transboundary Legal Development (CTLD), which includes the Tilburg Law
and Economics Center (TILEC) and historians of international law
(HIL@Tilburg). Research themes constantly evolve but currently include
global law, trade and investment, law and development, business and
human rights, nature conservation and climate change, technology and
regulation, and peace and security.

 EIP is responsible for the
International and European Law track of the Dutch LL.B; for the LL.M. in
International and European Law; and contributes to a range of other
teaching programmes, including the LL.M. in Dutch law, the Research
Master, the Liberal Arts programme and the Global Law bachelor. EIP also
hosts two joint doctoral programmes: the Ph.D. programme in
Globalisation and Legal Theory, and the European Joint Doctorate in Law
and Development.

 Chair of International Law
TheChair plays a leading role in realizing EIP’s ambitious goals in the
field of research and education. To this end, the Chair is expected to
publish in leading international journals and to establish and maintain a
network of international contacts. The candidate sought has a strong
grounding in general international law. Whilst carving out her or his
own area of expertise, s(he) will forge cohesion between the
international law chairs within EIP and across Tilburg Law School in
ways that give rise to a distinctive profile and facilitate co-operation
on international law across the Law School. The Chair is expected to
raise external research funds as well as contribute to broader societal
debates. Supervising doctoral candidates is a core part of the
professorship.

The Chair shall teach within the bachelor and
master programmes offered by the Department and play a leadership role
in the International and European Law track of the Dutch Law bachelor
and the LL.M. in International and European Law. The Chair will be
expected to assume some management responsibilities within the
Department and more broadly within the Law School. An aspect of the
leadership expected from this Chair is a commitment to learning Dutch.

Requirements

TheDepartment of International and European Law is seeking an outstanding
international lawyer. The ideal candidate will combine academic
excellence with practical application and have a track record of
excellent teaching evaluations.

 The candidate shall possess:
-     
a strong track record in the area of general international law, as
demonstrated by a dissertation on the subject and high profile
publications;
-        an excellent international publication record;
-        the ability to establish a strong and innovative research agenda;
-     
an excellent track record in teaching international law at both the
bachelor and master levels and a willingness to innovate in teaching;
-        experience in supervising doctoral research projects;
-     
a proven ability to collaborate with peers and to forge links between
their own research and the research conducted by others;
-        a strong network of international contacts, both within and outside academia;
-        a proven track record in acquiring external funding;
-        leadership and management experience, and a willingness to play such roles in the future;
-     
the ability to inspire colleagues and students, an enjoyment of working
in a team and a willingness to contribute generally to faculty life;
-        an excellent command of written and spoken English, and a commitment to learning Dutch within an agreed period.

Conditions of employment

Tilburg
University offers a good benefits package in accordance with the
Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities. The salary for the
position of Professor 2 has a maximum of € 7.431,- gross per month and
is based on the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
The appointment will be from 1 September 2015.
Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch employers, offering
very good fringe benefits, such as the possibility to determine your
benefits individually through a labor choice model and reimbursement of
moving expenses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible
for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary; the
university will apply for such an allowance on their behalf whenever the
criteria are met.

Organisation

Tilburg University

Tilburg
University is a modern and specialized university. With a broad variety
of international programmes and innovating research, the Faculty of Law
stands for high quality. Research at the Tilburg University Faculty of
Law is conducted in an organisation that fosters diversity. The Tilburg
Graduate Law School is responsible for the training and guidance of its
Research Master students and of the Faculty's PhD researchers. With its
open and inspiring atmosphere, this Faculty is a congenial working
environment.

Additional information

Additional information about Tilburg University and the Law School can be found on www.tilburguniversity.edu/. Specific information about the vacancy can be obtained from Dr. Morag Goodwin, m.e.a.goodwin@tilburguniversity.edu.

Vacancy: Assistant Professor in International, Comparative and EU law

Location	Leiden
Function types	Professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers
Scientific fields	Law
Hours	38.0 hours per week
Education	Doctorate
Job number	13-348
Translations	en
About employer	Leiden University
Short link	www.academictransfer.com/20796

Job description

Leiden University College (LUC) The Hague is the international honours college of Leiden University in the Netherlands. LUC is an English language institution, which provides a three-year Liberal Arts & Sciences BA or BSc programme themed on ‘Global Challenges’ for a select group of excellent and highly motivated students from around the world. LUC’s teaching is entirely in small groups of no more than 20 students per class. In addition to its core academic staff, leading scholars from Leiden-based Faculties contribute to LUC’s teaching programme. LUC staff take full advantage of being part of Leiden University while also contributing actively to the lively, stimulating and vital atmosphere of our college community in The Hague. As of August 2013 LUC is located in an impressive new facility in the city center of The Hague.
Leiden University College has a position for an: 

Assistant Professor in International, Comparative and EU Law (1.0 fte)Vacancy number: 13-348 

LUC provides a demanding and enriching academic education and prepares students for competitive graduate programs and prominent positions in international society. Academic staff should be unusually dynamic and motivated by the idea of excellence in Higher Education. A core international faculty delivers research-led teaching in five interdisciplinary majors: (1) Global Justice, (2) World Politics, (3) Comparative History, Philosophy and Literature, (4) Earth, Energy, and Sustainability, and (5) Governance, Economics and Development. LUC seeks to expand its science profile within sustainability by appointment of an assistant professor with teaching and research expertise in energy and environmental change.
Duties and responsibilities

• Teach and develop courses in one or more of the following specialized fields: comparative law, EU law, advocacy and litigation, jurisprudence, legal methodology and legal writing,
• Teach and develop courses in one or more of the following supporting fields of the BA: academic writing, history of thought, global challenges: justice, diversity and peace,
• Contribute to the BA programme through teaching and mentoring students across a range of majors,
• Serve as a liaison between LUC and the Law Faculty of Leiden University,
• Develop research projects that integrate undergraduate students, including supporting supervision of Capstone (honours thesis) projects,
• Contribute to LUC’s tutorial system of student mentoring,
• Participate and contribute to the social, administrative and academic life of LUC.

Requirements

• PhD degree or equivalent in international, comparative and/or EU law (with preference given to candidates with an interdisciplinary background).
• Demonstrable potential for excellence in research-led teaching.
• Demonstrable passion for undergraduate education, in and out of the classroom (experience with blended learning technologies is an advantage).
• Demonstrable enthusiasm for liberal arts and sciences in higher education.
• Demonstrable commitment to a close-knit, interdisciplinary, academic community.
• Outstanding research qualities manifest in an established or developing publication record.
• Superior command of English (familiarity with any of the other UN languages is desirable but not required).

Conditions of employment

LUC offers a full-time Assistant Professorship, starting as early as 1 March 2013 (or as soon as possible thereafter), in the dynamic and growing academic setting of Leiden University and The Hague.  LUC is located within the Faculty of Campus The Hague, Leiden’s second location in The Netherlands and a 12-minute train ride from the city of Leiden. The Faculty is growing rapidly and has seen the recent arrival of the Institute for Public Administration, the establishment of the School of Governance and the Centre for Innovation, and the introduction of new bachelors and masters programmes.  Established in 1575, Leiden University is the oldest university in The Netherlands and one of Europe's foremost research universities, which is now proud to host its own honours university college in The Hague.
After a probationary year, the appointment can be extended up to a period of three years. Contingent upon performance, this tenure-track position may lead to a permanent position. The appointment will proceed in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten).  The salary level ranges from € 3,259.00 (Salary Scale 11) to € 5,070.00 (Salary Scale 12) gross per month, commensurate with qualifications, with additional holiday and end-of-year bonuses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax reduction (30% rule).
All newly appointed academic staff at Leiden University are introduced to the Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO), an individually-tailored learning process to assess your level of teaching qualifications.  If needed, BKO facilitates further development of your teaching skills.

Additional information

For inquiries, please contact Dr. Freya Baetens, Director of Studies (BA): f.baetens@luc.leidenuniv.nl. Further information about LUC The Hague can be found on our website: www.lucthehague.nl/.

 Source: https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/LEI/vacancy/20796/lang/en/

Vacancy: LEGAL OFFICER at Japanese Bicycle company in Nunspeet the Netherlands

Shimano Inc. Japan is the well-known and leading manufacturer of bicycle components, fishing tackle and other sporting goods. Our products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of distributors and sales offices.

Shimano Europe Holding BV, Shimano's European headquarters located in Nunspeet (the Netherlands), currently provides support to 14 sales offices throughout Europe. At present, the Shimano Europe Group has more than 450 employees all across Europe. At the European headquarters the legal department provides legal support to domestic and international sales offices in all relevant legal areas, including intellectual property, labor law, antitrust, product liability law, insurance law, mergers and acquisitions and business law in a wide variety of issues. Due to the continuous (international) growth of our company, we are looking for a full-time:

LEGAL OFFICER
(Min. 5 years of experience)

The job
You will advise and support the organization in legal matters and issues, both on request and proactively. You will contribute to creating and monitoring an optimal legal position of the organization. Your main tasks will include:
• Providing information and support on a day-to-day basis to all levels of the organization in all relevant legal areas;
• Negotiating and drafting various (international) contracts, including distributor, purchase and sponsor agreements;
• Advising on EU trade and competition law;
• Mergers and acquisitions;
• Advising on and managing intellectual property;
• Further legal professionalising the organisation, amongst others by implementing procedures and by giving legal training and seminars to the organisation;
• Advising on employment conflicts and litigation;
• Advising on product liability (including corrective actions).
You will report to the Deputy Director Corporate Services. It concerns a full-time position, but a 32-hour week is negotiable.

Requirements
You have a degree in Dutch law (LL.M.) with a civil law or business law specialization. You are a generalist and based on your experience you can work independently. You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience, preferably gained in a multinational company or international law firm. You have a pragmatic and proactive attitude. You are a multitasker with good business sense. You have experience in negotiating (international) contracts. Knowledge of European trade and competition law is a must. Knowledge of mergers and acquisitions is considered a plus. You have excellent communication and intercultural skills and a flexible attitude. An excellent understanding of the Dutch and English language, both spoken and written, is a must.

Shimano offers
A very pleasant working environment with enthusiastic colleagues. We work hard, but in an open and informal atmosphere. Next to good employment conditions Shimano offers you the opportunity to develop yourself within a dynamic, international and ambitious environment. For more information about our company we invite you to take a look at our website www.shimano.com.

Interested?
Please send your application and Curriculum Vitae, in English and with reference to vac.nr: 10-10-2, to HR@Shimano-eu.com or alternatively by post: Shimano Europe Holding B.V. attn. H.R. department, P.O. Box 180, 8070 AD Nunspeet (the Netherlands). For more information please contact Albert van Piekeren, phone number +31(0)341 272 340.


Apply here: http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_corp/en/us/index/jobs/europe/legal_officer0.html

Job - PhD Researcher "The receptor approach and public international law" (1,0 fte)

PhD Researcher "The receptor approach and public international law" (1,0 fte)

Specifications - (explanation)

Location	Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
Function types	PhD positions, Research, Development, Innovation
Scientific fields	Law
Hours	38.0 hours per week
Salary	€ 2062 - € 2638
Education	University Graduate
Job number	581874
Translations	en

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Job description

SIM will be appointing three PhD researchers to engage in research on the so-called ‘receptor approach to human rights’. The receptor approach identifies the social institutions which are already in place in a given country to meet international human rights requirements, and it indicates how these institutions may be improved if they fall short of those requirements. By relying as much as possible on home-grown remedies, the receptor approach sets out to do justice to local culture and, at the same time, to enhance international human rights protection, especially in areas where such enhancement is most needed (see Tom Zwart, Using Local Culture to Further the Implementation of International Human Rights: The Receptor Approach, 34 (2012) Human Rights Quarterly, pp. 546-569). The project is being funded by the Dutch Foreign Office. The following topic will be researched:

The receptor approach and public international law
The PhD researcher covering this topic will look into the question if and how the receptor approach matches the requirements set by public international law regarding human rights. Thus, the receptor approach assumes that human rights may be implemented through non-legal means like culture and social institutions; that countries may retain their own – traditional – value system when they become signatories to human rights treaties; that the individual-versus-the-state paradigm is one but certainly not the only way to bring human rights to fruition; that the state can discharge its responsibility for implementing human rights obligations by leaving it mainly to non-state actors like the family and the community to realise human rights. The question is whether and how these elements of the receptor approach can be fitted into public international law regarding human rights.

Requirements

Applicants for this position are expected to have a master's degree, profound knowledge of public international law regarding human rights, exemplified by having completed an LLM in this area. Having working experience within an international institution governed by public international law and being familiar with TWAIL and other critical approaches to international are considered assets in this regard.

The researchers for all three topics are expected to write a PhD thesis in a timely fashion under the supervision of the director of the Receptor Project, Prof. Tom Zwart; to participate in and contribute to the activities of the School; to enroll in the School’s PhD training program; and to prepare papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals. Approximately 80% of the time will be devoted to researching and writing the thesis, while 20% will be spent on other activities, including taking courses.

Conditions of employment

We offer a PhD position with a gross monthly salary starting at € 2,062 in the first year to € 2,638 in the fourth year of employment. The successful candidates will be offered an initial contract as a PhD student for 18 months. Upon positive evaluation of the PhD students’ performance the contract will be extended by 2,5 years. We offer a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% per year and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities.

The starting date will be September 1st, 2013. The PhD researchers will be based at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance of Utrecht University.

Organisation

Utrecht University has great ambitions for its teaching quality and study success rates. This also applies to its clear research profiles which are centred around four themes: Sustainability, Life Sciences, Youth & Identity, and Institutions. Utrecht University plays a prominent role in our society and contributes to finding the answers to topical and future societal issues.
With 4000 students and 500 employees the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance is one of the largest faculties of Utrecht University. It is also one of the oldest and is housed in some 10 historical buildings in the centre of the city of Utrecht. Thanks to a broad range of departments, renowned research institutes and an outstandingly equipped library, the organisation is an active part of society.
The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), the Utrecht branch of the Netherlands School of Human Rights Research, is a research institute of the School of Law. Through its research program on Human Rights in a World of Conflict and Diversity, SIM participates in the focus area Conflicts and Human Rights. SIM is the Utrecht member of the Netherlands School of Human Rights Research, a consortium of six Dutch universities and the T.M.C. Asser Institute, which have pooled their resources in the area of human rights research. The School focuses in particular on multidisciplinary research on human rights in Asia and Africa, which is exemplified by the Receptor Project.

Additional information

Questions about the Receptor Project and the vacancies can be addressed to Tom Zwart, by email and phone +316 2705 2580.

More information about employer Utrecht University on AcademicTransfer. Direct link to this job opening: www.academictransfer.com/18618

Holland: 2013 Salary criteria for highly-skilled migrants

Highly-skilled migrants, key personnel and those holding a Blue Card must fulfil a salary criterion, which would be reviewed on an annual basis. On the 1st of January, 2013, the following gross annual wages will go into effect, including vacation pay:

• Highly-skilled migrants from 30 years €52,010.-
• Highly-skilled migrants younger than 30 years €38,141.-
• People who graduated in the Netherlands €27,336.-
• Corporate employees €52,010.-
• Blue Card €60,952.-

To whom do these new rates apply?
The new rates apply to everyone who submits a request to the IND for an MVV (multiple entry clearance visa), a residence permit or a Blue Card, on or after 1 January, 2013. If an application for an MVV is submitted before that date, the wage criterion for 2012 would apply, even if the accompanying residence permit application is not submitted until after 1 January, 2013.

Do I need to adjust the salaries of our highly-skilled migrants annually according to the new wage criterion?
No

When should I apply the new wage rates?
1. When you employ a highly skilled migrant, a corporate employee or a Blue Card holder, either from another country or from the Netherlands;
2. When a corporate employee from another country is transferred;
3. At the time a residence permit is extended.

Furthermore, you should be sure that during the term of his contract, the salary of your highly-skilled migrant, corporate employee or Blue Card holder does not drop under the salary limit that applied when the request for a residence permit or the Blue Card was submitted (e.g. due to part-time work).

Which highly-skilled migrant falls into which category?
Highly-skilled migrants, 30 years or older, who are beginning employment on or after 1 January, 2013, should meet the wage criterion of €52,010.-

Highly skilled migrants, 29 years old or younger who are beginning employment on or after 1 January, 2013, should meet the wage criterion of €38,141.-

For the highly-skilled migrants who did, or will turn 30 years old during the course of their employment contract, the lower wage criterion will apply as long as they continue working for the same “employer”.
The “employer” here means: the person or legal entity with whom the employee has entered into an employment contract.
For students who graduate in the Netherlands and find employment as highly-skilled migrants within a year of completing their studies, there is an extra low wage criterion, regardless of their age. This criterion is set at €27,336.- for 2013 and will remain valid even if they change employers.

Scientific researchers and doctors in training to be specialists
Scientific researchers and doctors in training to be specialists may start employment as highly-skilled migrants but do not have to meet a wage criterion other than the general subsistence requirement from the Immigration Act. The social assistance benefits for a single person in 2013 will be €1100.89 per month (exclusive of vacation pay).

Corporate employees
When “start employment” and “employer” are mentioned above, what is also meant is: a company that receives a highly-skilled migrant within the confines of a corporate transfer and for that reason is regarded to be a sponsor by the IND.
Applicable to corporate employees who come to work in the Netherlands with a work permit (TWV) on or after 1 January 2013, there is a wage criterion of €52,010.-, which applies to the entire duration of the work permit.

Advice
If an employer does not meet the salary criterion, the Inspector from the Ministry of Social Affairs can impose a fine of €12,000.- per highly-skilled migrant, corporate employee or Blue Card holder. An employer, as a sponsor of highly-skilled migrants, is also required to report any changes in salaries to the IND.

For further information, please contact Marcel Reurs or Ted Badoux.

Original found here: http://www.everaert.nl/en/news/13-bedrijven/161-looncriteria-kennismigranten-2013

VACANCY: Senior Patent Attorney at Shell - The Hague (Netherlands)

Job Description

Are you interested in a great opportunity to continue your legal career by working in-house for one of the leading Energy companies in the world?  Shell is looking for talented legal counsel Intellectual Property to work in The Hague. 
The legal function in Shell is business oriented and focuses on adding value through partnering. Our legal professionals are expected to bring a strategic mindset and high performance attitude to the table which allows Legal to help shape the business and drive towards Shell’s ambition to become the world’s most competitive and innovative energy company. 
We’re currently looking to recruit a Senior Patent Attorney to join us in the Netherlands. The successful candidate will provide optimal patent protection in a defined area of Shell’s businesses, defend patents against attacks by third parties and, if necessary, assist in the enforcement of patents. Shell has around 29,000 patents in over 110 countries you’ll be responsible for managing part of this holding and the IP risks relating to the business area you’re focused on.

Responsibilities:

• Providing cost effective and efficient legal/intellectual property services tailored to the needs and priorities of one or more global Shell businesses; 
• Providing objective, informed and legally competent advice and direction to the management of Shell businesses regarding intellectual property rights, opportunities, risks and liabilities;
• Securing and maintaining optimal protection worldwide for the Shell Group’s intellectual property, including identifying inventions, preparing and prosecuting patent applications and defending Shell Group’s patents against attacks by third parties;
• Maintaining an understanding of the Shell businesses the individual supports, including detailed knowledge of R&D/Technology activities and plans, business operations and plans, business and technology and IP strategies, the businesses’ portfolios of IP rights and assets, the businesses’ obligations and liabilities under its IP-related third party agreements, and the technology and IP positions and strategies of competitors and other third parties active in business and/or technology areas of interest to Shell; 
• Maintaining expertise in laws, regulations and legal processes generally or specifically applicable to the responsibilities of this Senior Patent Attorney; demonstrating ability to work within a field characterized by much uncertainty in the law; maintaining a working knowledge of laws, regulations and processes throughout the world;
• Following and mastering relevant technology developments, both developments originating within Shell and developments by third parties;
• Supporting the development of budgets and exercising appropriate control over internal and external costs; 
• Acting and advising in compliance with the complex structure of Shell Group governance in general and in particular Shell Intra-Group Agreements, which focus strongly on controls over intellectual property rights.

Requirements:


We are looking for a qualified Patent Attorney with a technical degree in mechanical engineering or physics or a related discipline. Furthermore we are looking for somebody with a European and a national qualification that required formal examination on all aspects of European and relevant national patent laws and patent practice with more than 10 years of experience (post European Patent Office (“EPO”) qualification) in patent practice, including experience in oppositions and other hearings before the EPO.

Application Deadline: Saturday 29 September 2012

Number of Vacancies: 1

Company Description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies. It consists of the businesses of Upstream Americas, Upstream International, Downstream, and Projects & Technology. With around 93,000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories, Shell is helping to meet the world's growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways. Our strategy seeks to reinforce our position as a leader in the oil and gas industry in order to provide a competitive shareholder return while helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way. In Upstream we focus on exploring for new oil and gas reserves and developing major projects where our technology and know-how adds value to the resource holders. In Downstream our emphasis remains on sustained cash generation from our existing assets and selective investments in growth markets. Shell by numbers (figures for 2010) Shell by numbers + 90 countries where we operate ~93,000 number of employees 48% of our production is natural gas 16.8 million tonnes of LNG sold (2010) 3.3 million barrels of gas and oil we produce every day 43,000 Shell service stations worldwide 145 billion litres of fuel sold (2010) >30 refineries and chemical plants we run

Additional Information

Posted:

August 22, 2012

Type:

Full-time

Experience:

Mid-Senior level

Functions:

Legal 

Industries:

Oil & Energy 

Job ID:

3610688

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VACANCY: Senior Corporate Counsel

Cisco Systems - Amsterdam (or Stockholm or Brussels) (Amsterdam Area, Netherlands)

Job Description

Cisco Capital is part of the Cisco Systems, Inc. group of companies and provides vendor financing for Cisco products and services both directly and through local finance partners to Cisco customers.
This is a relatively mature theatre, providing the largest portion of Cisco Capital’s global business outside of the US and Canada. EMEA will continue to receive increased focus from senior management as it builds on its existing products and customers, and plays a lead role in finding innovative ways to develop and enable Cisco’s global business models and market strategies.
Diversity at Cisco
We continually strive to be a better company, and a better corporate citizen. We aim to fully embrace the human network in all its multiplicity, and to foster innovation and talent in the workplace. This way, we can better serve our customers and engage with our partners in the worldwide marketplace.
We demonstrate our commitment to a culture of inclusion and diversity by:
• Integrating inclusion and diversity into business processes and operations
• Creating systemic accountability for realizing the inclusion and diversity objectives at every level of the organization
• Increasing recognition of employees who create a culture of inclusion
• Using our pervasive culture of inclusion to attract and retain top talent
• Challenging Cisco's executive team to consistently and broadly spread the inclusion and diversity vision
• Strengthening the Cisco brand through our reputation as an inclusion and diversity leader

The Role

A qualified lawyer from a major European jurisdiction (or someone with equivalent experience) is sought to support our activities in the UK. Ireland and the North Region (Benelux, Nordics and Baltics). The role will be based in our offices in Amsterdam (although location at other major European hubs such as Stockholm, Brussels and Bedfont Lakes will be considered).
Key Deliverables:
• Contributes to the overall success of the business unit.
• Understands the business objectives and tailors legal advice to this.
• Is an integral member of the business unit’s leadership team, earning the tag “trusted business advisor”.
• Acts as primary negotiator for contractual negotiations with Cisco Capital’s customers and business partners, ensuring that contracts are closed in line with forecasts. Has good, pragmatic judgment, knowing when to push and when to hold back in order to keep the business revenue moving while mitigating risk to Cisco Capital and Cisco ..
• Gives reliable, timely legal advice to sales and other functions.
• Participates in other projects as a legal subject matter expert.
• Listens, empathizes and handles needs, objections, issues and concerns over contracts raised by Capital customers and their legal teams.
• Understands and works according to the commercial pressures of a sales business.
• Is prepared when needed to give advice that is urgent at speed. Is able to work and advise in ambiguous and fast-paced situations.
• Helps embed Cisco legal policy within the business unit in order to minimize concerns. Educates and coaches the business unit in order to transfer key legal knowledge and approach to the sales force.
• Acts as a problem solver rather than an issue spotter, focusing on how to get things done rather than how not to. Brings the attitude of an enabler rather than a block to business.
• Overall the formal and informal feedback from the business and customers is positive.

Desired Skills & Experience

Applicants should have at least 8 years’ broad finance experience (preferably including leasing) obtained at a top practice, bank or multinational corporate. Previous experience of in-house work is desirable but not essential.

This role is wide ranging with a lot of responsibility. We require motivated, self reliant individuals with a proven ability to work as part of a small team. Candidates should be individuals with a highly commercial approach who will thrive in a sales-orientated environment. Excellent written and verbal skills in English are essential (and fluency in another European language is highly desirable).

Company Description

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as:

Additional Information

Posted:

May 14, 2012

Type:

Full-time

Experience:

Mid-Senior level

Functions:

Legal 

Industries:

Information Technology and Services 

Job ID:

3023297

 

More info here: https://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=921711&CurrentPage=1

Vacancy: Lecturer(s) (Comparative) Criminal Law

Organisation: De Haagse Hogeschool (The Hague)

Job tracking number: nvt
Apply before: 03/05/2012

Job description

Specific Requirements:
Willing to pick up – among others - already planned and/or developed courses in Year 1 (Comparative Criminal Law), Year 3 (ICC & Other Tribunals, Core Crimes), and Year 4 (Law & Ethics, Law & Practice) as well as courses on professional legal (moot court) skills, and also willing to serve as a Tutor/Mentor: advising, coaching and grading individual and small groups of students on completion of assignments, projects, papers and career planning, as well as performing coordinating tasks. The actual tasks and amount of days will depend on the candidate.

Job requirements

General Qualifications:
At least a completed master of law or equivalent, including substantive knowledge of the areas relevant for the courses mentioned below, as well as an interest in the internationalization of law and the role of economics and ethics in legal practice; interest in UN General Assembly Resolution 3/217 and 55/2; five years working experience as a professional jurist (academic, judicial, other legal professions); proven ability and/or drive to contribute to knowledge transfer and student guidance in a case and competence oriented educational setting; excellent communication abilities and writing skills.

Level

- Universitair Master

Conditions of employment

Minimum salary:	€ 3177 gross per month
Maximum salary:	€ 4365 gross per month
Indication:	Salary is based on fulltime employment.

Salary description:

Gross salary (Scale 11) is between EUR 3.177,05 and EUR 4.365,16 per month in case of a full-time appointment (plus 8% vacation allowance and 13th month). The actual salary will be based on individual qualifications, scope of responsibility and amount of days, and not necessarily at the maximum of the scale.

Type of employment:	Tijdelijke aanstelling met uitzicht op vaste aanstelling
Contract:	1 year
Maximum work hours per week:	40

Specific conditions of employment:

Appointment [as per 1 June 2012]:
Appointment will be for a one-year term initially, although the candidate will immediately be seen as potential for permanent tenure.
Employment conditions will be governed by the collective labor agreement (CAO-HBO 2010-2012) of the THU
(employment on full time or part-time basis, positions together = 1,0 full time equivalent)

Organisation

De Haagse Hogeschool

More information about this organisation

Department

International Bachelor of Law Program
The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THU) – member of The Hague Academic Coalition and a designated UNESCO School – offers over forty bachelor programs, master programs and post-academic courses in a wide range of professional fields. Over 20 thousand students pursue education designed to develop their talents, to prepare them for professional careers and to share innovative knowledge with the various industries and society at large. In 2007, on the basis of Bynkershoek Institute research, and the Academy of Management, Law and Security (the department of  Dutch Law Program) (HBO-Rechten), the THU established an International Bachelor of Law Program (Program), licensed and accredited by the Dutch Government. The four-year Program has grown exceptionally since 2007. It currently has 500 students and 35 Faculty from 50 countries.
The full-time English-language Program, offers an education entirely focused on international, European and comparative perspectives on and principles of national law. It culminates in a Bachelor of Law degree (LL.B.) and is structured to educate young legal professionals for work in the international (European) field or national practices. Students are progressively trained from the start to apply their knowledge on cases drawn from real life situations through individual assignments and group projects. The Faculty is recruited from a variety of legal backgrounds and builds upon the platform of The Hague as the “Legal Capital of the World”. The atmosphere is cordial, hard working and forward looking.

Location

The Hague

Contact information

More information about the job:

Name:	Mr. E.E. van Bemmelen van Gent (Ernst)
Phone:	31 – (0)612 – 162765
Email address:	e.e.vanbemmelenvangent@hhs.nl

Information about the application procedure:

Name:	dienst HRM
Phone:	070-445 7947

Specifics

See “Law” at www.thehagueuniversity.nl.
Applications
Please fill out the application form and add your motivation and cv, before 3 May 2012 at www.dehaagsehogeschool.nl/vacatures.

Found here: http://www.werkenbijdeoverheid.nl/vacatures/detail/Lecturers-Comparative-Criminal-Law/index.cfm?baanplein_id=20021-505140996640&adm_pin=20021&searchPath=%2Fvacatures%2FsearchByOrganisation%3Fadm_pin%3D20100

Patent Attorney

TomTom - Amsterdam (Amsterdam Area, Netherlands)

Job Description

Your opportunity
The Patent Attorney is responsible for managing all patent prosecution matters within TomTom. In addition, since the majority of patent prosecution is handled in-house, the job also entails a significant amount of direct patent prosecution work.

Your main tasks will be:
* Management of TomTom’s global patent and design portfolios. Ensuring that all prosecution matters relevant to the portfolios are dealt with by the relevant due dates.
* Prosecution of TomTom’s European patent portfolio. This includes preparing or approving all substantive responses relating to TomTom’s European patents and patent applications.
* Instructing and managing all of TomTom’s outside counsel in patent prosecution matters. Providing instructions for foreign counsel to respond to official communications.
* Maintaining of an overview of TomTom’s patent portfolio for prosecution and litigation purposes.
* Preparing draft official responses in respect of US applications, for sign off by a US attorney.
* Representing TomTom at the EPO. Dealing with any matters that require direct representation at the EPO offices, such as oral proceedings before the Examining or Opposition divisions.
* Ensuring that patent administrators are suitably instructed and overseeing their work.
* Training one European trainee attorney and one US agent. Ensuring that their work is correct and suitable for filing with the relevant patent offices.
* Generating a budget prediction. Predicting the spending that will be incurred by the department in relation to patent and design prosecution.
* Training patent administrators via tutoring for the CIPA formalities course.
* Speaking at external conferences on behalf of TomTom.



Your profile
* Qualified European Patent Attorney specialising in electronics or computer-related technology.
* One or more years of post-qualification experience.
* Ideally a Chartered Patent Attorney (UK)
* Experience of global patent prosecution required, particularly US patent prosecution.
* University degree in science or engineering.



Business Unit
The IP Creation Department is responsible for the protection of TomTom products and services against unauthorized copying by third parties. By obtaining and enforcing intellectual property rights, such as patents and trademarks, TomTom can prevent the competition from reproducing our unique solutions. The IP Creation Department is also responsible for fighting counterfeit goods and for safeguarding the company's single most valuable asset, the TomTom brand.

Our Organisation
Founded in 1991, TomTom is the world’s leading supplier of location and navigation products and services focused on providing all drivers with the world’s best navigation experience. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has 3,500 employees and sells its products in over 40 countries.

Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services, including the award winning HD Traffic.

Our working environment is an innovative, fun and dynamic one, full of agile; relentlessly customer focused self starters and entrepreneurs.
Our core values; open spirit, passion for results, innovative thinking and customer driven remain at the roots of how we work and we cherish our pioneering spirit.

Bron: http://www.tomtom.jobs/apply.aspx?JobOpeningId=20422

General Counsel

Irdeto - Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Job Description

The Vice President Legal (or General Counsel of Legal) is responsible for all legal and contractual support of Irdeto’s global business.

Primary responsibilities:

• Structure and manage the global legal and contractual staff and process(es), to ensure Irdeto’s goals can be achieved
• Provide analysis and counsel on legal, policy and commercial issues to include: proposed new products, protecting intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, compliance issues, non-disclosure agreements, master services agreements, license and royalty agreements
• Develop and recommend company policy and position on legal issues, closely aligned with MIH and Naspers legal counsel.
• Support critical contract negotiations, commercial deals, suppliers etc
• Write and administer complex vendor and client contracts
• Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actuals or anticipated lawsuits
• Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing the company
• Represent the company or its officials in various legal proceedings
• Manage the relationships with external law firms using them for external advice when appropriate

Manage the company’s internal legal team:

• Two Legal Business Partners for the Online and Digital-TV divisions 
• One Legal Shared Services manager responsible for the back-office legal support (maintaining company standards, contract management, compliance)

Additional responsibilities:

• As part of the CFO leadership team, the General Counsel (or Vice President Legal) has an overall responsibility within the team to support and constructively support, but also where appropriate challenge all key projects and initiatives
• Specifically the General Counsel (or Vice President Legal) has a role supporting Irdeto’s Directors in their fiduciary duties and being one of the custodians of the integrity of the business
• If required the General Counsel (or Vice President Legal) will also participate in projects outside of his direct area of responsibility

Interfaces and Authorities:

Internal

• All Irdeto departments, Irdeto Group Companies, (relevant) Naspers contacts
• Responsible for global contract managers and contract admin
• Working closely with the business owners, sales and the business support teams
• (MIH/Naspers) Working closely with the group legal council

External

• External partners (vendors, partners, customers), law firms

Working conditions:

• This position can be based in either the Netherlands or the US (Carlsbad or San Francisco). It shall depend on were the selected candidate comes from.
• Frequent travelling may be required
• As part of a global organisation with a global team, working hours require flexibility
• Used to be working under strict deadlines
• Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and positive company image towards external stakeholders

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Fully aligned with the business’ goals and understands the strategy in order to constructively support the business realizing its goals whilst being able to constructively challenge to protect the business’ interests from many stakeholder perspectives
• Good understanding of key business drivers in the IT Services industry
• Experience in negotiating commercial deals in the IT Services industry
• Intellectual Property management, licensing, contracting etc knowledge and experience
• Good base understanding of international commercial law, preferably with experience in North America, Europe and/or AsiaPacific
• Good managerial skills as the Legal team will be based in various countries, cultures and time zones.
• Experience with (re)structuring a global legal team,
• Modesty to know when to seek external advice to supplement knowledge on a matter or to fill a knowledge/experience gap;
• Excellent in English specifically in report writing and presentations
• Relevant law degree and professional experience
• Experience in a similar position for a global company or in an advisory function for a law firm
• Highly trustworthy as the position will require a high level of confidentiality

Desired Skills & Experience



• Fully aligned with the business’ goals and understands the strategy in order to constructively support the business realizing its goals whilst being able to constructively challenge to protect the business’ interests from many stakeholder perspectives
• Good understanding of key business drivers in the IT Services industry
• Experience in negotiating commercial deals in the IT Services industry
• Intellectual Property management, licensing, contracting etc knowledge and experience
• Good base understanding of international commercial law, preferably with experience in North America, Europe and/or AsiaPacific
• Good managerial skills as the Legal team will be based in various countries, cultures and time zones.
• Experience with (re)structuring a global legal team,
• Modesty to know when to seek external advice to supplement knowledge on a matter or to fill a knowledge/experience gap;
• Excellent in English specifically in report writing and presentations
• Relevant law degree and professional experience
• Experience in a similar position for a global company or in an advisory function for a law firm
• Highly trustworthy as the position will require a high level of confidentiality

Company Description

Irdeto is the most innovative software security and media technology company in the world. Through its dynamic monetization and security technologies, the company allows new forms of distribution for broadcast, broadband and mobile entertainment, as well as for the world’s most popular apps, eStores and consumer devices. Co-headquartered in Amsterdam and Beijing, the company employs more than 1,000 people in 25 locations around the world. Irdeto is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN). Please visit Irdeto at www.irdeto.com.

More info: http://irdeto.com/en/careers/job-opportunities.html