Do you have a passion for Corporate Law and M&A? “We’re at the heart of it!”

DNV Group Legal is responsible for providing legal advice to all business areas on a global basis and consists of 37 lawyers and support staff in a distributed team located at Høvik, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Hamburg, London, and Houston. The Group Legal function is headed by Group Legal Director who is located at Group headquarters at Høvik and reports to the Group CFO. 

Group Legal’s Corporate/M&A team is responsible for providing legal support on a global basis related to corporate law matters, including M&A transactions, corporate venture investments, internal restructurings, and general advice to senior management. 

DNV’s current strategy has a significant focus and ambition of in-organic growth, which drives a high level of M&A activities. DNV has also over the last couple of years built a Corporate Venture organization with significant ambitions and funds. Group Legal’s Corporate/M&A team is a key player in all of DNV’s M&A and venture activities.

We are now looking to strengthen the Corporate/M&A team at Høvik with additional capacity and competence to meet the needs of the organization. We are seeking a high-achieving corporate lawyer with a commercial mindset and M&A/venture experience from either a well-renowned law firm or an in-house legal position. The vacant position will primarily focus on M&A/venture, internal restructurings, and other national and international corporate/commercial matters.

The position offers great development opportunities for both legal and commercial skills. 

We are looking for professionals with confidence and a curious, proactive attitude towards problem-solving. 

Qualifications:

• Master of Law degree or equivalent from a Norwegian or foreign university with solid academic credentials.
• Minimum 3 years relevant working experience, including M&A/venture transactions, is required.
• Excellent communication skills, both soft, oral and written.
• Proficiency in both Norwegian and English. Other language skills are considered an advantage.
• Strong integrity and work ethic.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Project management skills and experience.

For further information, please contact:

Group Legal Counsel, Torbjørn Bekken, +47 47019654.

Group Legal Counsel, Morten Aass Monsen, +47 95774695.

What we offer

As a lawyer in DNV, you will work with dedicated and competent colleagues in an exciting and international environment. Every day, you will be exposed to challenging tasks and a wide range of stakeholders. Join us, and you will have great opportunities to make an impact.

Reasons to join us

• Attractive rewards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 6 weeks annual vacation, subsidized canteen, competitive pension, insurance, and parental leave agreement, in addition to a global profit share scheme. 
• Work/life balance. We offer flexible working hours and workplace, with a focus on work/life balance for our employees.
• Supportive and caring culture. Our international culture embodies diverse colleagues who value teamwork and inclusion across business areas and borders. We offer opportunities for our employees to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, throws after-works and informal meetings all year long for you to join. 
• Career and development. DNV offers extensive possibilities to grow and develop your competencies and career ambitions. We have a strong company culture with an emphasis on a growth mindset, knowledge sharing, and professional and personal development.
• By joining DNV you become part of a world-leading company whose purpose is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our values “we care, we share, we dare” characterize how we work and behave towards each other and our customers.
• Our Høvik office is in beautiful surroundings by the sea and can offer access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts etc. We have more than 30 activity groups for you to join, as well as gym facilities and a kindergarten located on our premises. It is also worth noting that we offer free parking and shuttle buses to and from Skøyen, Lysaker, and Sandvika. 

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.