Legal Counsel to company in Southern Sweden

About the Company You will be proivided with more information regarding the company during the recruitment process. Asta Agency is partnering with the company in this recruitment process. The recruitment is managed by Asta Agency, and you will be directly employed by the company upon successful placement. About the role As Legal Counsel, you will be the legal anchor for the entire Group, the person who holds the threads together across commercial, corporate, capital-markets and regulatory matters. Reporting directly to the Group CEO, this is a broad and genuinely independent role with real autonomy to shape the legal function from the ground up. You will engage and coordinate a network of external advisers, including patent portfolio agents, legal counsel and the company's certified adviser, acting as the internal hub through which all external legal relationships are channelled and directed. Day to day, you will draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, oversee capital-markets compliance and disclosure obligations, and support the ongoing corporate transformation alongside the CEO, Managing Directors and the board. With operations spanning two countries and a listed environment with both equity and debt instruments in play, the legal agenda is varied, consequential and genuinely yours to own. Key responsibilities include: Supporting the board with meeting preparation and acting as keeper of minutes. Managing corporate governance and company-law matters across the Group. Overseeing capital-markets compliance, insider logs, press releases and Nasdaq regulatory requirements. Managing IP matters including applications, renewals and licensing agreements across jurisdictions. Supporting management on GMP compliance, manufacturing authorisations and engagement with regulatory authorities such as the Swedish Medical Products Agency and EMA. Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, research agreements, clinical trial agreements and NDAs. Building and maintaining a contract management framework, including a standard template library and contract register. Ensuring Group-wide compliance with data protection legislation. Qualifications and personal attributes You are a commercially minded, structured and self-driven lawyer who thrives in an environment where no days look the same, and where your judgement and initiative genuinely matter. You are comfortable managing complexity across multiple disciplines, and you bring both the legal rigour and the interpersonal confidence to serve as the go-to person for all things legal across a listed group. You communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, know when to escalate and when to act, and take real ownership of your agenda. In addition, you have: A law degree and qualification as an attorney or equivalent. 5–8 years of post-qualification experience, ideally from a combination of private practice and in-house. Solid experience across commercial contracts, corporate governance and capital-markets or listed-company compliance. Experience coordinating or managing external legal advisers. Fluency in English; Swedish and/or Danish is a strong advantage. Meritorious experience: Background in the pharmaceutical, life sciences or regulated manufacturing sector. Familiarity with Nasdaq First North rules and disclosure obligations. Experience with IP management and licensing. Knowledge of GMP regulatory frameworks or pharmaceutical regulatory compliance. Additional information Start: As soon as possible - according to agreement. Location: Malmö, with occasional travel to Denmark. Scope: Full-time. Salary: By agreement. We apply ongoing selection in this recruitment process, which means the position may be filled before the final application date. We therefore recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding Asta Agency’s recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us at ellen@astaagency.se. About Asta Agency Asta Agency is a recruitment and staffing company helping businesses across Sweden find the right professionals, with a primary focus on Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. We recruit and provide consultants within sales, marketing, HR, customer service, finance, administration, IT, and tech – both specialists and generalists. With a strong focus on quality, long-term partnerships, and smart solutions, we support both companies and candidates in taking the next step. Learn more about how we work with recruitment, staffing, and temp-to-perm solutions at astaagency.se.