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Legal Counsel

BlaBlaCar

hybrid,Paris, FranceLegalFull-time
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The role, at a glance

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BlaBlaCar seeks a qualified EU lawyer (6-8 years experience) to support marketplace, bus and train business units in commercial contracts, e-commerce, consumer protection, and competition law. The role involves cross-jurisdictional advisory, pre-litigation management, and regulatory collaboration in a hybrid setup with 2-3 days at the Paris office.

Remote scope
Hybrid setup with 2-3 days per week at the office in Paris, France

What you need

  • 6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an EU country
  • Knowledge and experience in dealing with commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation and consumer protection
  • Knowledge and experience dealing with regulatory topics
  • Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work fast and meet aggressive deadlines
  • Business oriented, creative and solution driven mind-set

What you will own

  • Provide legal support to marketplace, bus and train business teams across multiple jurisdictions in EU and beyond
  • Manage pre-litigations and litigations
  • Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, partnership agreements, and other legal documents
  • Collaborate with internal partners and government relations team on regulatory requests
  • Support day-to-day business operations including consumer issues, transportation regulation, e-commerce, and digital law
  • Report to Head of Legal and work with a team of approximately 10 people
Core skills
Contract DraftingNegotiationE-commerce LawConsumer ProtectionCompetition LawRegulatory ComplianceLitigation ManagementCross-jurisdictional Legal AdviceFrench LawEnglish Language

Remote policyHybrid set-up (2-3 days per week at the office); 30% of employees work fully remotely

Internal freshness window ends Oct 21, 2026
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  • location “hybrid,Paris, France”
  • location “2- 3 days per week at the office”
  • seniority “6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer”
  • employment_type “permanent contract”
  • must_have “6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an EU country”
  • must_have “Knowledge and experience in dealing with a range of commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation and consumer protection”
  • must_have “Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills”
  • must_have “Business oriented, creative and solution driven mind-set”
  • nice_to_have “Experience in the transport industry”
  • remote_scope “Hybrid set-up (2- 3 days per week at the office)”
  • company_remote_policy “30% working fully remotely”
  • skills “consumer protection and competition law”
contract draftingnegotiatione-commerce lawconsumer protection
Role brief

About BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.


Your mission

We are looking for a talented and business oriented tech company experienced lawyer to join the Legal team at BlaBlaCar on a permanent contract starting as soon as possible. Their mission is to support the high speed growth of the marketplace and international expansion of the business.

As a Legal Counsel, your role will be to provide support to our marketplace, bus and train business teams on multiple legal practice areas such as commercial contracts, e-commerce, consumer protection and competition law. You will be reporting to the Head of Legal and working with a team of approx. 10 people. Knowledge in EU and FR law is a must; Knowledge of a foreign law (such as laws from Spain, Mexico, Ukraine)  is a strong asset.

This position requires the capacity of working in a fast growing tech company, of developing a high level of understanding of how our product works and of creating close connections with operational teams. Having an appetite for project management is a must.

 

Your Responsibilities 

  • Be a trusted advisor to the marketplace, bus and train business teams in multiple  jurisdictions within EU and beyond by providing creative solutions while ensuring compliance with regulations, with a specific focus on our OTA (online travel agency) role;

  • Managing any pre-litigations and litigations;

  • Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts (including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, etc);

  • Collaborate with internal partners, and notably government relations team, to respond to requests from regulators;

  • All other matters which arise in the day to day running of an expanding business;

  • Areas of particular relevance include consumer issues, commercial contracts,  transportation regulation, e-commerce, digital law, competition law.

Your Qualifications 

  • 6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an EU country, with experience in start-ups and new technology companies, either in house or in private practice;

  • Knowledge and experience in dealing with a range of commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation and consumer protection;

  • Knowledge and experience dealing with regulatory topics;

  • Comfortable working in various jurisdictions;

  • Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills;

  • Business oriented, creative and solution driven mind-set;

  • Experience creating and managing processes and moving large-scale project forward;

  • Autonomy and sense of initiative;

  • Ability to work fast and meet aggressive deadlines;

  • Flexibility and eagerness to learn new areas of law;

  • You have excellent communication skills, you’re humble, and you enjoy sharing & learning from others;

  • Full working proficiency in English and French. proficiency in an additional language (e.g. Spanish or Ukrainian) considered a strong asset.

  • Fit with our BlaBlaPrinciples;

  • Nice to have : Experience in the transport industry.

 

What we have to offer

  • Hybrid set-up (2- 3 days per week at the office)

  • 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves

  • 50% healthcare coverage (Alan)

  • Financial support for home office equipment

  • Minimum 25 days holiday per year 

  • Local meal plan policy (Swile card)

  • 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable)

  • Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides

  • Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities

  • Employee Stock ownership plan

  • Regular team building events

  • 1 day off per year to test our product

Interested in joining the ride?

Here’s what your hiring journey will look like.

  • a 45-min video-call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions

  • a 60-min video-call with our Head of Legal to understand your background and motivations and clarifying the position and expectations

  • a fully remote exercise to evaluate your technical skills, followed by a 60-min video-call to discuss your exercise

  • a 30-min min video-call with our General Counsel for values fit and closing off the process 

Usually, our hiring process lasts on average 20-25 days and offers usually come within 48 hours.

 

Additional

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.