Legal Counsel – Europe Region

About the role

Elekta is seeking a qualified Legal Counsel to support its European business. The role offers the chance to work in a fast‑paced, international environment within the medical‑device sector, providing pragmatic legal advice across multiple countries.

Key responsibilities

• Provide commercial, practical, and risk‑aware legal advice to internal stakeholders.
• Draft, review, negotiate and manage a wide range of commercial contracts, especially sales agreements.
• Support litigation, arbitration and dispute matters with senior counsel as needed.
• Assist with acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructurings and governance matters.
• Develop templates, best‑practice processes and deliver legal training to business teams.
• Coordinate with global specialist teams in Compliance, IP and Regulatory Affairs.
• Manage external counsel engagements and ensure fee compliance.

Required profile

• Graduate of an English law school with strong academic credentials.
• Qualified lawyer in good standing of a local bar (or equivalent).
• Minimum two years full‑time practice as a licensed attorney, including in‑house experience.
• Excellent written and verbal English; additional European languages are a plus.

Required skills

• Strong commercial and contract law knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented and able to work independently.