Legal Adviser

Who we are?

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton International is one of the world’s leading organizations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. With more than 62,000 Grant Thornton people, across over 130 countries, we are focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work. 
Grant Thornton Romania was founded in December 2010. During this period, our company has been continuously committed to providing quality and value services to clients. We are dedicated to serving the needs of privately held business and public interest companies delivering assurance, tax and advisory services. We approach all assignments by combining excellent consultancy services and dedicated, professional staff with experience at both local and international level. Over the last three years we are the fastest growing large accounting organization and we are constantly evolving and developing alongside our clients.

What do we value?
We are a young team of professionals who have in common the Grant Thornton core values:
Collaboration, Excellence, Respect, Responsibility, Leadership, Agility

Here at Grant Thornton, we like to think big!

Education: Bachelor of Law degree with a good academic record; Master’s degree desired but not mandatory.
Knowledge of Romanian Law and relevant experience are mandatory.
Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience in a multicultural organization/international/ reputable law firm.
Fluency in both Romanian and English, both written and spoken
High attention to detail desired.
Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, addendums, annexes, ensuring compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and internal policies;
Experience in drafting, reviewing and amending corporate documentation: board of directors/ shareholders resolutions, powers of attorney etc
Experience in acting as a liaison between the company and relevant authorities as the Trade Register or public notaries
In charge of corporate and administrative tasks, as instructed by the relevant stakeholders;
- Computer literacy – MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint);
- Communication skills;
- Organizational skills, a team player;
- Must be proactive, analytical and possess attention to detail.

Researches and analyzes laws, regulations and guidelines, monitors changes in the national and EU legislation field;

Monitors, analyzes and evaluates compliance risks in the areas of customer awareness (KYC), money laundering prevention (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF);

Analyzes, identifies and reports transactions deemed as suspicious. Monitors, analyzes and evaluates from the point of view of KYC / AML / CTF alerts generated by specific IT applications and databases for transaction monitoring;

Analyzes and verifies the conformity of personal data processing operations;

Represents the company in dealing with Data Protection matters. Reviewing of Data Processing Agreements, completing and updating ROPA's;

Drafting and/ or reviewing the contractual documents and other legal documents in regard to the company;