# Legal Director Orient Express Sailing Yachts (F/M/X)

**Company**: AccorHotel
**Location**: Paris, IDF
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Hospitality

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## Description

Orient Express, a legendary brand, is part of the Accor Group, representing ultra-luxury hospitality. The brand is experiencing rebirth and expansion.

The Legal Director – Orient Express Sailing Yachts will oversee legal, regulatory, and corporate governance aspects related to the design, construction, operation, and commercialization of the Orient Express Sailing Yachts.

**Main Purpose of the Role** The successful candidate will safeguard the company’s assets, reputation, and operations by managing legal risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting decision-making.

**Key Responsibilities**

- **Legal and Regulatory Compliance**: Maintain standards across commercial law, IP protection, consumer protection, tourism law, and local operational regulations.

- **Contract Management**: Structure, draft, and negotiate procurement agreements, charter agreements, and other contracts; manage contract lifecycles and pre-litigation issues.

- **Corporate Secretariat & Governance**: Act as Corporate Secretary of the Board of Directors, organize board meetings, and prepare agendas.

- **Litigation and Dispute Resolution**: Direct and manage pre-litigation claims, active litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory disputes.

- **External Relations & Stakeholder**: Manage relationships with external legal counsels, regulatory agencies, and government/public bodies.

- **Operational Excellence & Team Leadership**: Refine internal legal processes, lead the Legal Manager, and monitor external legal spendings.

**Reporting Line & Team Structure** The Legal Director reports directly to a member of the Executive Committee and has direct supervisory responsibility over the Legal Manager.

**Qualifications**

- Master’s Degree in Corporate or International Business Law.

- 5-10 years of post-qualification legal experience, preferably in a top-tier international law firm and an in-house legal department.

- Professional fluency in English and French.

- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation, and leadership skills.

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## Skills

### Required
- Corporate Law
- International Business Law
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- English
- French

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