Corporate Lawyer

Due to their dual qualifications, business lawyers are involved in the business processes of business companies and associations as well as in economic and legal issues that influence them. In the management of companies, they take on monitoring, coordinating and organizational tasks. They advise the company management on tax and tax law issues by clarifying difficult issues beforehand and developing decision-making principles and aids. These include e.g. the evaluation of statistics, the preparation of profitability analyzes or the preparation of contracts and offers. In addition, their know-how in business taxation as well as in commercial and corporate law makes them suitable for work in tax advice and auditing. They advise clients on tax law issues, submit tax returns and check that bookkeeping, balance sheets and annual financial statements are correct.

In human resources, they are involved in the legal design of employment contracts, conditions and company agreements. In the area of ​​marketing and sales, they support new products from their development to marketing. In the area of ​​demand management, they check and assess e.g. Delays or other deviations from contractually agreed services and develop measures to ward off additional claims by the contractual partner and to enforce additional claims. At insurance and credit institutions, they process or process loans or take on tasks in corporate and private customer care, possibly also in the insurance field service. They also deal with claims and the drafting of insurance contracts and tariffs.

Commercial lawyers find employment e.g.

• in human resources or legal departments of companies
• in contract management or in corporate compliance departments
• with insurance companies and banks
• in business consultancy
• in tax consultancy or auditing companies
• with professional organizations, business and employer associations, foundations or unions

The salary level for Corporate Lawyer in Germany is: from 5198 up to 6914 EUR per month

Why is?

Commercial lawyers are involved in the legally compliant and practical solution of business matters and thus ensure that business runs smoothly, both legally and economically.

Business and legal know-how

Due to their dual legal and economic qualifications, business lawyers can perform responsible tasks in a variety of areas of activity. A classic area of ​​responsibility is the legal departments of business companies and associations. There, they check, for example, whether the objectives and plans of the company management are legally enforceable and work out solutions. Another important task is the legal drafting of contracts of all kinds, especially employment contracts. To this end, they use legal texts, decision collections, commentaries and legal databases as reference works. They often conduct contract negotiations with business partners on behalf of their company. If legal disputes such as lawsuits and dunning procedures threaten, prepare them and work together with commissioned lawyers.

Diverse possible uses

If commercial lawyers are located in the management area of ​​companies, they relieve the work of the company management by clarifying difficult issues in advance and developing decision-making principles and aids. These include e.g. the evaluation of statistics, the preparation of profitability analyzes or the preparation of contracts and offers. Another area of ​​application is human resources. Here they can apply their knowledge of employment law, for example to draft employment contracts, conditions and company agreements. In addition, their know-how in business taxation as well as in commercial and corporate law makes them suitable for work in tax advice and auditing. They are able to advise clients on tax and tax law issues, submit tax returns and check the correctness of bookkeeping, balance sheets and annual financial statements. In the area of ​​marketing and sales, they support new products from their development through their legal protection to marketing. In doing so, they prepare market analyzes and legally prepare brand and product protection. Business lawyers can also specialize in the area of ​​claims management and claim management. Then they check and assess e.g. Delays or deviations from the contractually agreed services of a major project as well as the additional costs and develop measures to ward off the additional claims of the contractual partner and to enforce additional claims.

Business lawyers can also work in the field of business or personnel consulting. In this function, they advise economic operators, e.g. in questions of company formation, rationalization, reorganization or succession planning. They create operational analyzes and profitability calculations, on the basis of which they develop proposals for improving operational and administrative processes. The credit and insurance industries offer further possible uses. In banks they are e.g. active in loan processing, reorganization and processing or in corporate and upscale private customer business. With insurance companies, they primarily use their insurance law knowledge to process and settle claims. But you can also take on responsible positions in the insurance field service, e.g. in corporate banking.