We Live to Discover

Jack Wolfskin lives to discover and encourages people to go on new outdoor adventures, connecting with nature and rewilding themselves. Through sustainable German engineered apparel, footwear and equipment that protects and inspires, we enable everyone to experience more moments of outdoor discovery. Our success is based on a shared wanderlust and the collective input from our team of free spirits, forward thinkers and discoverers. Sharing the same values, we focus on having a positive impact through product innovations, more sustainable solutions and business practices as well as advocacy programs.
We encourage an open forum of ideas throughout all departments and honor collaborative discoverers who lead by introducing new paths. A career with Jack Wolfskin is anything but ordinary.
We Live to Discover

Jack Wolfskin lives to discover and encourages people to go on new outdoor adventures, connecting with nature and rewilding themselves. Through sustainable German engineered apparel, footwear and equipment that protects and inspires, we enable everyone to experience more moments of outdoor discovery. Our success is based on a shared wanderlust and the collective input from our team of free spirits, forward thinkers and discoverers. Sharing the same values, we focus on having a positive impact through product innovations, more sustainable solutions and business practices as well as advocacy programs.
We encourage an open forum of ideas throughout all departments and honor collaborative discoverers who lead by introducing new paths. A career with Jack Wolfskin is anything but ordinary.
Join us as soon as possible at our headquarter in Idstein as a Legal Office Manager (Part-Time, 20 hrs/week) (m/f/d).
The story begins

General Assistance & Departmental Support

  • Preparation of incoming invoice entries (system: ENAIO)
  • Administration and archiving of files (digital & physical): contract files and corporate records
  • Coordination of signature processes with executive management
  • Handling incoming and outgoing mail and courier services
  • Maintaining and updating the internal departmental task list
  • Requesting tourist tax information and forwarding to municipalities
  • Business registrations and de-registrations
  • Drafting store contracts (franchise & retail), including supplementary agreements
  • Drafting other contracts, agreements, and terminations based on templates
  • Support for cross-departmental projects (e.g. mail merges, data management)

Trademark Law

  • Legalization of documents (via notary, district court, BVA Cologne, consulate)
  • Coordination with notaries for preparation and execution of appointments
  • Compilation and submission of trademark use evidence (including communication with Sales, Product & Marketing)
  • Review of product names upon request from product departments and communication with Callaway

Contract Management – JW Group (independent responsibility)

  • Receipt, scanning, deadline tracking, and archiving of contracts (digital and paper)
  • Independent deadline management including communication with departments
  • Monthly reporting of leasing contracts to Finance (under US-GAAP / ASC 842)
  • Monitoring of task feedback and follow-up tracking

Contract Management – Retail (in addition to JW Group, independently managed)

  • Monitoring ongoing contractual processes
  • Liaison between Retail, Real Estate, and Finance
  • Communication with landlords regarding contract exchanges, signatures, shipping/returns, scanning, and distribution
  • Regular reporting on options, contract terms, etc.

Retail Lease Guarantees

  • Supporting Finance in the application and exchange of lease guarantees
  • Recovery and tracking of returned lease guarantees
  • Coordination with landlords, Finance, and Retail
  • Deadline and term monitoring, including the handling of active and expiring guarantees
Your proven path
  • Completed vocational training as a legal assistant, commercial training, or similar qualification
  • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience
  • Strong knowledge of contract management and trademark law
  • Experience in a law firm is a plus
  • High service orientation
  • Independent, structured, and responsible way of working
  • Reliability in handling confidential legal matters
  • Solid understanding of general contract law and real estate administration
  • Strong MS Office skills
  • Good command of both German and English (spoken and written)
  • Excellent communication skills and hands-on mentality
  • We are an outdoor gear company and we act like it
    • Exciting product environment and international setting within a responsible and sustainable company
    • Flexible working arrangements
    • Attractive employee discounts and company benefits
    • Free water, coffee, and tea specialties
    • Informal corporate culture and casual dress code
    • Bike leasing – monthly subsidy for up to two leasing contracts
    • EGYM – company fitness with access to over 7,000 gyms
    • Team events and outdoor sports activities
    • "Likeminded" – our partner for mental health and personal development
    • Company languages: German and English – access to language courses
    • Employee referral program
    Want to join us?
    Join us and apply online at our career portal, stating your desired salary and earliest start date.

    Job Details

    Title
    Legal Office Manager (Part-Time, 20 hrs/week) (m/f/d)
    Area of activity
    Legal
    Location
    Idstein (Headquarter)
    Entry level
    Employee
    Contract type
    Unlimited

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    HR specialists
    recruiting@jack-wolfskin.com
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    We can only answer questions here and do not accept applications sent to this email address. Please submit applications online via our career portal. Email applications will not processed.
    Please note: We can only answer questions here and do not accept applications sent to this email address. Please submit applications online via our career portal. Email applications will not processed.