AdresseAt Everstores, we are building a next-generation technology platform to unlock the D2C (direct-to-consumer) e-commerce asset class at scale and provide exit liquidity to small merchants. We have raised €20m in funding from Earlybird Venture Capital, Picus Capital, Viola Credit, and top-tier angels. We were founded in 2022 and are based in Berlin.
Our team combines deep expertise across engineering, data, e-commerce, and investing. We’re ambitious entrepreneurs that approach everything from first principles and with curiosity as we problem-solve at the frontier of challenging open-ended problems. We are always looking for humble talent that moves fast, fears average, and takes extreme ownership to join our ranks.
Opportunity
- You’ll cover all legal topics throughout our deal executions, including deal-related structuring, legal due diligence and closing.
- You’ll build frameworks for legal issues related to operating our portfolio of e-commerce brands, e.g. data privacy & protection, supplier contracts, product certificates, etc.
- You’ll refine and optimise our corporate structuring from a legal standpoint in the context of transfer pricing considerations, asset vs. share deals, and collateral and debt structures.
- You’ll coordinate and manage external legal advisors and law firms across geographies (mainly EU countries and the UK).
- You’ll cooperate closely with Everstores business leaders to understand and develop legal strategies and playbooks, in particular across Acquisitions, DD & Integrations, Finance, and the C-Level.
- You’ll be the go-to person for all legal topics within the Everstores group and set the standards from scratch.
Key Requirements
- You are a fully qualified German lawyer (1st and 2nd state exams) with a strong academic background or similar degree from foreign university (i.e. UK).
- You have +2 years of post-qualification legal experience in the area of Corporate M&A with an international law firm or from an in-house corporate law function.
- You have expertise in commercial and contract law, as well as data protection.
- You have strong analytical skills which allow you to quickly understand and tackle legal issues within the broader business context in a pragmatic way.
- You’re an excellent communicator in both English and German, including in the context of drafting and negotiating contracts.
Core Values
- We prefer to move fast and iterate.
- We have a growth mindset and fear average.
- We believe in taking extreme ownership and granting autonomy to others in their work.
- We share in both successes and failures.
- We think the best ideas should always win regardless of where they come from.
- We focus on outcomes and don’t confuse activity with progress.
