Legal Counsel - The Boston Consulting Group

BCG is partnering with our clients to tackle some of the world’s biggest and most pressing challenges. Grounded by our values and guided by our purpose, we are unlocking the potential of those who advance the world. Our Global Legal Team is a key enabler of our firm’s success, helping to drive impact and progress across a number of important dimensions.  

As a Legal team member, you will work across BCG teams and functions to support our business growth strategy, provide counsel and expertise, drive legal innovation, and leverage the power of new ways of working.   

Legal Counsel – Commercial Contracting is expected to be able to address the full range of global legal issues facing BCG and with a particular expertise in all aspects of commercial contracting. Among other things, you will: 

• Be a fully integrated member of BCG’s Global Legal Team, with a primary focus on commercial matters, commercial risk identification, and internal process improvement, particularly for BCG’s London, Amsterdam and Brussels offices; 

• Serve as champion of BCG contracting and risk management standards; 

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide array of commercial agreements, including global master services, subcontractor and nondisclosure agreements; 

• Help to develop and champion BCG contracting and other policies and processes and provide assistance to seek approvals on deviations of contract or other policies; 

• The geographic focus is global, though with a significant focus on operations in Europe, especially in London, Amsterdam and Brussels. You may also be asked to provide general counsel and advice across the full range of legal issues facing one of the world’s leading multinational professional services organizations; 

• Provide general counseling and management of a full spectrum of business and legal issues; 

• Identify risks and issues; suggest alternative solutions; 

• Team successfully across BCG and integrate fully into BCG’s Global Legal Team to resolve or support resolution of complex legal issues; 

• Act as bridge and point of contact between functions and business for resolving legal issues; 

• Contribute to developing and maintaining Legal Team know-how and templates; 

• Perform other duties as assigned or required. 

In all cases, BCG’s Legal Counsel will be an enthusiastic lawyer, able to efficiently deliver high quality work, and will have experience advising on and negotiating commercial contracts.