Senior Legal Counsel - Responsable Juridique (H/F)
At LPR, we operate at the heart of the circular economy, providing sustainable pallet pooling solutions that help reduce waste, optimize resources, and support responsible supply chains across Europe. Sustainability is a core foundation of our business model, and legal plays a key role in supporting responsible, compliant, and efficient growth.
We are looking for a Legal Counsel who will play a key role in supporting LPR’s operations while contributing to Group‑level coordination within EPG. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being close to the business, strengthening day‑to‑day legal practices, and ensuring solid governance as the company continues to grow across Europe.
You will work primarily for LPR, acting as a trusted legal advisor to operational teams, while being part of our Group Legal team based in the Netherlands.
Your Mission
As European Legal Counsel, you will lead LPR’s legal framework across our European markets, serving as a strategic advisor to the executive team and securing our competitive edge in reusable logistics
Your responsibilities will include:
- Acting as a business partner for operational, commercial, and support teams at LPR.
- Strengthening contract management, especially with subcontractors and service providers.
- Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements to ensure clarity, compliance, and risk mitigation.
- Identifying and preventing legal risks, providing pragmatic advice that supports business objectives.
- Contributing to governance and compliance, ensuring that legal processes are followed and documented.
- Working with the Group Legal Team (EPG) to align practices, share insights, and support cross‑division consistency.
- Initiate legal project at Group level
- Embedding sustainability and circular‑economy principles into legal frameworks, contracts, and risk assessments where relevant.
Great Place to Work
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Diverse international environment
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Career development opportunities
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Circularity and sustainability
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Social responsibility
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Innovation and Technology
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Continuous improvement
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A great place to work
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Meaningful work
Skills & Requirements
What You Bring
We are looking for someone who combines solid legal expertise with a practical, business‑oriented mindset:
- Experience in commercial law, contract management, or business‑focused legal advisory.
- Ability to translate legal concepts into clear operational guidance for non‑legal teams.
- Strong negotiation skills and confidence in managing subcontractor agreements.
- A proactive approach to risk prevention, governance, and compliance.
- Comfort working in an international environment and collaborating across countries (english fluent mandatory)
- Sensitivity to sustainability, circular economy principles, and responsible business practices.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders.
- A structured, organized way of working, with attention to detail and consistency.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and the willingness to refresh and improve existing legal processes.
Why This Role Is Attractive
- A solid legal foundation already exists , your mission is to refresh, reinforce, and elevate it.
- A true business‑partner role, close to operations and decision‑making.
- Group exposure through collaboration with EPG legal team.
- Impactful work on contract management, governance, and risk prevention.
- A sustainability‑driven company, where legal supports responsible and circular growth.
- Autonomy and visibility, with the opportunity to shape how Legal supports the business.
Please apply via this link : randstadprofessional.fr/offre/307-c22-r000235_01r/juriste_d_entreprise_f_h_/postuler/
About the company
Euro Pool Group (EPG) consists of two divisions: Euro Pool System (EPS) and La Palette Rouge (LPR), each with their own expertise in the field of pooling packaging solutions. Together, we are the largest logistics service provider of reusable standard packaging in Europe.
By sharing the benefits of our reusable packaging solutions with our customers and stakeholders, we contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. Our essential role in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain makes it a familiar sight in supermarkets and various retail outlets in Europe. With a strong focus on sustainability and IT developments, Euro Pool Group's circular supply chain solutions play a pivotal role in reducing environmental impact and creating a greener future for the industry.
La Palette Rouge has more than 350 employees working at over 135 service centers that sort, inspect, and repair our pallets in 15 countries. We collect the pallets at nearly 32,000 collection points throughout Europe, with over 118 million pallet movements per year. For more information, visit our website https://www.lpr.eu/.
Together, we can shape a circular supply chain for a better future!
Euro Pool Group takes full responsibility for our actions and decisions. As part of our selection process, a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is required upon acceptance of the job offer (costs will be reimbursed).
Let's shape a sustainable future together. Apply now!
We invite both internal and external applicants for this position, with internal candidates being given priority in case of equal suitability.
-Founded in France in 1992 and specialized in the management and rental of pallets for food manufacturers and European distributors.
-By working together, we will achieve our goal of reducing our CO2 emissions per movement by 20% by 2025.
-In 2020, we made the decision to only use wood for our pallets that comes from PEFC Chain of Custody certified forests.
-With more than 135 service centres in Europe, we are able to deliver and collect our pallets anywhere, at any time.
-We have been recognized for our environmental, social, and responsible actions in the day-to-day performance of our activities. With our "Platinum" rating, LPR is among the top 1% of companies in terms of CSR performance.
-Through new technologies and knowledge, we were able to lower our washing temperature in 2022 which resulted in significant reduction of between 47% and 52% in our gas consumption.
-In 2017 we agreed that we want to reduce our carbon footprint by 20% by 2025 by implementing several improvement projects.
Emmanuelle COLLET | Contact Person
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